Statistics for Energy/System Definitions

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Hint	Answer	% Correct
Energy cannot be created or destroyed	1st law of thermodynamics	80%
When a company says or shows that are "green" while they may not be	greenwashing	80%
Only a fraction of energy is passed from one trophic level to another	10% rule	60%
No transfer of energy is 100% efficient	2nd law of thermodynamics	60%
Idea that humans must manage global system through government action	anthropocentric	60%
The maximum number of living organisms a region can sustainably support	carrying capacity	60%
System that can exchange energy but not matter	closed system	60%
Idea that everything has intrinsic value and environment should be managed through personal restraint	ecocentric	60%
System that can exchange neither energy nor matter	isolated system	60%
System that can exchange both matter and energy	open system	60%
Things that happen (ie. photosynthesis)	processes	60%
Ability of an environment to respond to ecological harm or disruption	resilience	60%
Something made from the two previous answers	system	60%
Idea that technology should be used to help/manage environment and be developed	technocentric	60%
Environmental point of no return	tipping point	60%
Crystal molecule that traps a methane molecule inside	clathrate	40%
Things we can count, measure, touch	elements	20%