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Questions 1-5 of 25:

1.

What model of forest life did Canadian forest ecologist Suzanne Simard propose in the 1990s? (from Chapter 4)

That forests were competitive systems where the strong survived and the weak perished.

That the collaborative systems of a forest communicate through trees.

That fungi were the basis of all the systems in the forest.

That forests were collaborative systems full of interrelationships.

2.

Why does the Boulby Mine have to be constantly pumped? (from Chapter 3)

Because the rock of the tunnels is soluable in water and the mine is below the ocean.

The mine has millions of holes that let water in.

Part of the mine is below the ocean and when big waves hit it, water gets in.

When potash is mined, it continuously releases water.

3.

During WWII what were the sinkholes in the Slovenian Highlands used for? (from Chapter 7)

Mass executions.

Storehouses for ammuntion.

Booby traps.

Resistance fighters hid there.

4.

Why are scientists studied dark matter in a rock salt mine? (from Chapter 3)

The company that runs the salt mine is also running dark matter experiments for eventual profit.

Salt acts as an insulator so that the tiny particles can be detected.

Dark matter particles are dangerous and the rock salt keeps them from escaping.

Rock salt stays stable for a very long time.

5.

What is a transcendental signifier? (from Chapters 12 - 13)

A sign that represents danger across cultures and time.

A sign that can be understood across all cultures and time.

A sign that represents nature across all cultures and time.

Mythology created by the transcendetalists in the 19th century.

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