Environmental Science

Short definitions – define the following terms (5 points each, 50 points total)

1. Mafic igneous rock –

2. Felsic igneous rock –

3. Clastic sedimentary rocks –

4. Metamorphic rock –

5. Continental Ice Sheet –

6. Mountain Glacier –

7. Cirque

8. Esker –

9. Moraine –

10. Mountain snowline –

Questions (5 points each)

11. Give an example of non-point source water pollution.

12. How is acid rain an example of “externalization of costs”?

13. What is the pH of acid rain?

14. Where was the first real atomic bomb dropped?

15. Why is Uranium 238 used for atomic bomb development?