GEOG 1070 Study Guide - Midterm Guide: Mono Lake, Evaporation, Soil Texture
3 Apr 2016
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Sediment accumulated and covered the plant in layers. How is coal mined: strip mining if coal is near the surface where coal is usually found in seams. What are some individual & policy solutions to reduce carbon footprint: transportation: driving slower, tire inflation, measuring your thermostat, appliances, insulation, policy: tax credits, subsidies, rebates , laws. Energy efficiency: a measure of the fraction of energy used relative to the total energy available in a given source. Net energy yield: total amount of usable energy from a resource vs energy expended to make it available. Lng: liquefied natural gas natural gas that has been compressed to make transportation of it easier. Fracking: extraction of natural gas that is tightly bound in shale deposits by applying chemicals and water under high pressure. Strip mining: a type of surface mining in which a trench is dug to extract the minerals, then a new trench is dug parallel to the old one.
