STS FINALS

• Describes whatever is happening outdoors in a given place at a given time.

  Weather
• How is weather measured?

  Through wind, temperature, humidity, atmospheric pressure, cloudiness, and precipitation
• Scientists that study weather patterns.

  Meteorologists
• Refers to what is happening to the atmosphere in a specific over a long period of time (30 years or more).

  Climate
• Scientists who study climate

  Climatologists
• Refers to changes in climate from one year to another

  Climate Variability
• What causes Climate Variability?

  Ocean conditions
• Change in climate over a time period from 10 to 100s of years

  Climate Change
• Is climate variability both natural and man-made changes?

  No.
• Climate change involves both natural and changes caused by people.

  True
• Extraterrestrial factors that affect climate.

  Solar output, earth-sun geometry, interstellar dust
• Ocean, atmosphere, and land factors that affect climate

  • Volcanic emissions
  • Mountain Building
  • Continental Drift
  • Atmosphere/Ocean Heat Exchange
  • Surface Reflectivity
  • Atmosphere Reflectivity
  • Atmospheric Chemistry
• Main natural factors that affect climate

  Earth-Sun Geometry & Greenhouse Effect
• Main human factors that affect climate

  Greenhouse gases
• Tiny solid particles or liquid droplets that remain suspended in the atmosphere for a long time.

  Aerosols
• Increase of the Earth's average surface temperature due to a build-up of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.

  Global Warming
• Proof of climate change.

  Temperature, CO2 Data, Melting glaciers, Global sea level rising
• What is the main objective of the Sustainable Development Goals of the United Nations?

  Eradicate poverty by 2030
• What is the standardize unit that measures resource use and waste?

  Global Hectares
• What is the standard response to eradicating poverty?

  Growth
• What is the threshold of the Earth for adequately sustaining life?

  $6,000 GDP per capita and a consumption of 1.9 hectares
• According to the majority of people in middle-and high-income countries, what puts the planet and society at risk?

  Overconsumption
• How many hectares should each of us consume annually based on resources available in the planet?

  1.8 Global Hectares
• What are two indicators of the quality of life given in the article of Jason Hickel?

  Life Expectancy and GDP
• What crisis in the planet would force us to slow down if we do not do so voluntarily?

  Climate Change and Resource Scarcity
• According to Hickel, what must be done instead of urging poor countries to "with rich ones"?

  Rich countries should "catch down" with the poorer ones
• How would the different areas of the world react to the idea of "de-development"?

  They will find alternatives due to their opposing beliefs
• STI does not play an important role in economic and social progress.

  False
• STI is a key driver of the long-term growth of an economy.

  True
• The progress of human civilizations throughout history mirrors the development of science and technology.

  True
• In a person's pursuit of a good life, what would he unconsciously do?

  Acquire, consume, or destroy what the world has to offer.
• Who wrote "The Question of Technology"?

  Martin Heidegger
• Reasons why there is a low level of innovation in the country.

  Weakness in STI human capital, low research and development expenditures, weak linkages in the STI ecosystem.
• The Philippines have a significantly higher score in a Mathematics and Science international test.

  False
• What rank did the Philippines get in the Global Innovation Index.

  59th among 132 economies.
• Annual ranking of countries by their capacity for, and success in innovation.

  Global Innovation Index
• Factors behind the weak performance of the STI sector.

  • Inadequate Human Resources
  • Underdeveloped research culture and productivity
  • Insufficient spending
  • Underdeveloped linkages among stakeholders
  • Lack of focus on information about markets or users and market system requirements
  • Need for more vigorous intellectual property culture
  • Barriers to building an innovative and entrepreneurial culture
  • Inadequate STI infrastructure
• What does technology offer?

  • Convenience
  • Pleasure
  • Happiness
  • Communication
• Ultimate medium for advertisement placements

  Television
• Successful in his attempt to send images through wires with the aid of a rotating metal disk.

  Paul Gottlieb Nipkow