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Maybe I was taking a different test...huh - RBOWMAN - 05-03-2006

My recent dantes test experience was on "Environment and The Race to Save the Planet. I have reread some prior postings and apparently my test differed a great deal from everyon elses. So let me bring you a different perspective.

1. LOTS OF QUESTIONS ON THE ATMOSPHERE..LAYERS..CHEM COMPOSURE
2. NOTHING ON PREHISTORIC MAN
3. OZONE IMPACT..CHARACTERISTICS AND LAYER IT IMPACTS
4. GREATEST USER OF PETROLEUM...TRANSORTATION ,INDUSTRY,ETC.
5. FOSSIL FUELS THEIR BEGINNINGS,FUTURE AND ALTERNATIVES TO THEM
6. THE SUN ,ITS' IMPACT POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE
7. GREENHOUSE WARMING..THE HOWS, WHYS AND IMPACT ON OUR FUTURE
8. TUNDRA,RANGELANDS, TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS,GRASSLANDS..DYNAMICS
9. PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS..KNOW THE DIFFERENCES AND PURPOSES
10. RENEWABLE RESOURCES VS NONRENEWABLE
11. THE IDEA OF SUSTAINABILITY
12. CARBON DIOXIDE AND HOW IT IMPACTS OUR ENVIRONMENT
13. WATER AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A POND IS LEFT ALONE
14. IRRIGATION AND ITS' IMPACT ON OUR ENVIRONMENT..COSTS, ENERGY
15. WHAT CONSTITUTES ENERGY IN THE WORLD OF OUR ENVIRONMENT
16. HOW SHOULD WE TREAT "STACKABLE" POLLUTION ISSUES
17. PHOTOSYNTHESIS THE HOW'S AND IMPACTS
18 ALGEA..IMPACT..DEVELOPMENT
19. OCEAN GROWTH COMPARED TO TROPICAL FOREST DEVELOPMENT
20. COAL AND ITS' POLLUTION IMPACT AND HOW BEST TO DEAL WITH IT
21. SOLAR HEATING AND AMOUNT OF HEAT ABSORBED BY EARTH
22. CURRENT POPULATION TRENDS..GROWTH AND DEATH RATES
23. ANTARTICA AND CARBON DIOXIDE FINDINGS
24. KEYSTONE AND INDICATOR FACTORS
25. FARMING AND SOIL CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
26. DESERTIFICATION..CAUSES ,IMPACT
27. INFANT MORTALITY RATES...
28. POPULATION ,COMMUNITY ETC..WHAT DO THEY MEAN AND HOW THEY DIFFER
29 EATHS EXPONENTIAL GROWTH AND CURRENT GROWTH PERCENT

THERE'S AT LEAST 50 QUESTIONS OR MORE CONTAINED IN THESE TOPICS..MORE THAN ENOUGH TO DEVELOP A CHECKLIST FOR STUDYING. GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!

Maybe I was taking a different test...huh - snazzlefrag - 05-03-2006

RBOWMAN Wrote:My recent dantes test experience was on "Environment and The Race to Save the Planet. I have reread some prior postings and apparently my test differed a great deal from everyon elses. So let me bring you a different perspective.

1. LOTS OF QUESTIONS ON THE ATMOSPHERE..LAYERS..CHEM COMPOSURE
2. NOTHING ON PREHISTORIC MAN
3. OZONE IMPACT..CHARACTERISTICS AND LAYER IT IMPACTS
4. GREATEST USER OF PETROLEUM...TRANSORTATION ,INDUSTRY,ETC.
5. FOSSIL FUELS THEIR BEGINNINGS,FUTURE AND ALTERNATIVES TO THEM
6. THE SUN ,ITS' IMPACT POSITIVE AND NEGATIVE
7. GREENHOUSE WARMING..THE HOWS, WHYS AND IMPACT ON OUR FUTURE
8. TUNDRA,RANGELANDS, TROPICAL RAIN FORESTS,GRASSLANDS..DYNAMICS
9. PRODUCERS AND CONSUMERS..KNOW THE DIFFERENCES AND PURPOSES
10. RENEWABLE RESOURCES VS NONRENEWABLE
11. THE IDEA OF SUSTAINABILITY
12. CARBON DIOXIDE AND HOW IT IMPACTS OUR ENVIRONMENT
13. WATER AND WHAT HAPPENS WHEN A POND IS LEFT ALONE
14. IRRIGATION AND ITS' IMPACT ON OUR ENVIRONMENT..COSTS, ENERGY
15. WHAT CONSTITUTES ENERGY IN THE WORLD OF OUR ENVIRONMENT
16. HOW SHOULD WE TREAT "STACKABLE" POLLUTION ISSUES
17. PHOTOSYNTHESIS THE HOW'S AND IMPACTS
18 ALGEA..IMPACT..DEVELOPMENT
19. OCEAN GROWTH COMPARED TO TROPICAL FOREST DEVELOPMENT
20. COAL AND ITS' POLLUTION IMPACT AND HOW BEST TO DEAL WITH IT
21. SOLAR HEATING AND AMOUNT OF HEAT ABSORBED BY EARTH
22. CURRENT POPULATION TRENDS..GROWTH AND DEATH RATES
23. ANTARTICA AND CARBON DIOXIDE FINDINGS
24. KEYSTONE AND INDICATOR FACTORS
25. FARMING AND SOIL CONSERVATION DEVELOPMENTS TO PROTECT THE ENVIRONMENT
26. DESERTIFICATION..CAUSES ,IMPACT
27. INFANT MORTALITY RATES...
28. POPULATION ,COMMUNITY ETC..WHAT DO THEY MEAN AND HOW THEY DIFFER
29 EATHS EXPONENTIAL GROWTH AND CURRENT GROWTH PERCENT

THERE'S AT LEAST 50 QUESTIONS OR MORE CONTAINED IN THESE TOPICS..MORE THAN ENOUGH TO DEVELOP A CHECKLIST FOR STUDYING. GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!

Thanks RBOWMAN,

Very helpful feedback!

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It sounds like SCIENCE to me....'Principles of Environmental Science'. I don't know what TESC is thinking by not counting is as such. Maybe DANTES' "weak" sounding name scares them off.

Same with 'Here's to Your Health'. I wish DANTES would call it 'Principles of Health Studies' or 'Intro to Health Science'.

Here's to Your Health
Race to Save the Planet

I doubt they could have given them any less 'academic' sounding names.

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Sorry RBOWMAN...I just had to get that off my chest.

Thanks again for your very detailed feedback. It will certainly help those of us who have yet to take this exam.

'Here's to Your Score' and may you win your 'Race to Pass the Exam', :p
Snazzlefrag

Maybe I was taking a different test...huh - ShotoJuku - 05-03-2006

[QUOTE=snazzlefrag]Thanks RBOWMAN,

Very helpful feedback!

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It sounds like SCIENCE to me....'Principles of Environmental Science'. I don't know what TESC is thinking by not counting is as such. Maybe DANTES' "weak" sounding name scares them off.

[SIZE="2"]???? How can an exam with the word "SCIENCE" in it not be science ????[/SIZE]

Maybe I was taking a different test...huh - Sammy - 05-03-2006

Bowman,

"Environment and Humanity: Race to save the planet (Ens-201-DE)" is listed as a DSST Natural science requirement satisfier. Unless you require a different science catagory such as physics of chemistry. I would talk to a different advisor. (Check you PM) TESC is usually very liberal when taking credits, so they are not scared of DSST or course names. Cool

Maybe I was taking a different test...huh - snazzlefrag - 05-04-2006

ShotoJuku Wrote:???? How can an exam with the word "SCIENCE" in it not be science ????

ShotoJuku,

The official name is "Environment & Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet".

I was trying to say that it would be BETTER if they called it something more academic. Something which more accurately reflected its content. They should call it something like "Principles of Environmental Science" instead of giving it a name that makes it sound like the latest marketing gimmick on a middle of the night infomercial.

Sorry for the confusion.
hilarious

Snazzlefrag

Maybe I was taking a different test...huh - ShotoJuku - 05-04-2006

snazzlefrag Wrote:ShotoJuku,

The official name is "Environment & Humanity: The Race to Save the Planet".

I was trying to say that it would be BETTER if they called it something more academic. Something which more accurately reflected its content. They should call it something like "Principles of Environmental Science" instead of giving it a name that makes it sound like the latest marketing gimmick on a middle of the night infomercial.

Sorry for the confusion.
hilarious

Snazzlefrag

[SIZE="2"]Not a problem - I needed to something new to think about besides (x + -1) = Pass Frigin College Mathematics anyway - Big Grin

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Maybe I was taking a different test...huh - snazzlefrag - 05-04-2006

ShotoJuku Wrote:Not a problem - I needed to something new to think about besides (x + -1) = Pass Frigin College Mathematics anyway -

My heart goes out to ya! Sad

Maybe I was taking a different test...huh - sgloer - 05-04-2006

RBOWMAN Wrote:THERE'S AT LEAST 50 QUESTIONS OR MORE CONTAINED IN THESE TOPICS..MORE THAN ENOUGH TO DEVELOP A CHECKLIST FOR STUDYING. GOOD LUCK TO ALL!!!

Truly a post worth of a champion! Big Grin

Maybe I was taking a different test...huh - snazzlefrag - 05-13-2006

Hi RBOWMAN,

Any results yet?

I just started going over the Insantcert material for this exam and, in the inimitable words of my old mum, "WTF?". This is going to be a long hard slog to get through all this material.

First, it seems that every term I read is entirely new to me.
Second, it seems that every new term I learn has an associated list of sub-terms, sub-sub-terms, and sub-sub-sub-terms (all new to me).
Third, trying to organize all those terms into concise study notes is a mammoth task.
Fourth, this is SO ABSOLUTELY a SCIENCE (I don't know what TESC is thinking).
Fifth, this subject is of almost zero interest to me.
Sixth, WTF?

After studying Instantcert, did you find this exam A) Easier than expected, B) Harder than expected, or C) WTF?

Just wondering!
hilarious

Thanks,
Snazzlefrag

Maybe I was taking a different test...huh - RBOWMAN - 05-14-2006

You probably have noticed that there have been no postings from me for the past two weeks. Our youngest daughter, Nicole, was diagnosed with cervical cancer just 14 days ago. She is now in the process of determining her next few steps in life to deal with raising a 10 year old son and fighting a battle she was so terribly unprepared for in all facets of her life. She lives in Minnesota..so we were there to help support her. Then while there, my Mother in New York had her Alzheimer's go from bad to rotten so we traveled over to Binghamton and had her placed on hospice. Life certainly can deal all of us some very humbling blows at a moments notice. I love to write and won the national award for creative writing some years back and then wrote a well none and often quoted Alzheimer's poem of tribute to my Mom called,"Nothing Left To Say". I mention all of this because right now with all that's going on I feel as if I want to find some words to say what my wife and I are feeling, but they have escaped me, Iam "hoping" to find them again very soon.
Okay, onto the other stuff... no, I haven't received the test results from THE ENVIRONMENT AND THE RACE TO SAVE THE PLANET. I expect to hear any day. I'll let you know when I do. Also, tesc , has agreed to accept this as a science credit. AND, finally, the posting I did regarding this test, I posted immediately after taking the test. It should be very, very right on in terms of the format and questions. If you can find the answers to these questions and use instantcert ...you'll do great. I promise. I was surprised by the number of noninstantcert question base brought up in this test. Know the answers to the areas I listed and the instantcert materials and all will be well. Take care my friend and God bless!