Deck 5: Future Challenges

Question 1

The current population of the earth is closest to what number?

A) 8 million
B) 80 million
C) 800 million
D) 8 billion

Answer 1

D

Question 2

The earth's population is currently said to be increasing in what way?

A) Linearly
B) Logarithmically
C) Exponentially
D) Retrograde

Answer 2

C

Question 3

Particulates and CO₂ are both examples of what?

A) Solid waste
B) Fossil fuels
C) Air pollution
D) Infrastructure

Answer 3

C

Question 4

What letter grade did the American Society of Civil Engineers assign to the United States when evaluating its infrastructure, in both 2005 and 2009?

A) A
B) B
C) C
D) D

Question 5

The Joint Dark Energy Mission and the Titan Explorer are both future challenges from which discipline?

A) Infrastructure
B) Transportation
C) Pollution
D) Aerospace

Question 6

Which of the following is not an example of infrastructure?

A) Satellite
B) Railroad
C) Bridge
D) Canal

Question 7

The U.S and western Europe are currently experiencing higher birth rates than those found in the rapidly developing countries found in Asia, Central and South America.

Question 8

U.S. is currently the world leader in percentage of paper and cardboard recycled.

Question 9

The number of doctorates awarded in the U.S. has increased due to a sharp increase in the number of U.S. citizens enrolled in those programs

Question 10

The major cause of air pollution is the burning of gasoline, oil or coal