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- Environmental Science B Diagnostic Test 1
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- Question Number 1 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- Why is the Ogallala Aquifer significant?
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- B. It provides 30% of the groundwater consumed in the United States.
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- Which federal act would the EPA enforce if a ship was dumping waste into the ocean?
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- C. Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
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- What do you call the section of a map that displays information required for interpreting the map?
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- C. Legend
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- Where would you find detritivores such as aquatic snails and scavengers such as crabs in a wetland?
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- B. The littoral zone
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- In what type of biome are the salinity levels equal to or greater than 30 ppt?
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- A. Brackish
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- Which layers of the earth make up the lithosphere?
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- B. The crust and the outermost layer of the mantle
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- Which of the following categories uses the most water globally?
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- D. Power plant water use
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- Which federal act empowered the EPA to control the dumping of chemical wastes in U.S. waters?
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- D. Water Quality Act
- Question Number 9 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- What are plains, mountains, and valleys examples of?
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- C. Geographic landforms
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- What process does not return water to the atmosphere?
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- C. Photosynthesis
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- What type of process is involved when rock dissolves in acidic rainwater and is worn away?
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- A. Chemical weathering
- Question Number 12 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- Which federal agency is responsible for developing standards for water quality?
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- C. Environmental Protection Agency
- Question Number 13 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- How does water temperature affect the concentration of dissolved oxygen?
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- B. The higher the water temperature, the lower the dissolved oxygen concentration.
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- In which saltwater wetland would trees be the dominant plant?
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- C. Salt marsh
- Question Number 15 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- What zone of the ocean lies between high tide and low tide?
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- B. Intertidal
- Question Number 16 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- What ocean zone lies over the continental shelf?
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- B. Coastal
- Question Number 17 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- Where would you find sphagnum moss, accumulated peat, and acidic water?
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- A. In a bog
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- If you were drilling a water well, how deep would you want to go?
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- N/A
- Question Number 19 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- Where would you find fish adapted to cool, oxygen-rich, fast moving waters?
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- A. The headwaters of a river
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- What do you call an introduced substance or change to an ecosystem which causes harm to the ecosystem?
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- Question Number 21 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- How can individuals have the biggest impact on water conservation?
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- A. Buy water efficient appliances and environmentally friendly products.
- Question Number 22 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- What do you call an ecosystem in which the land is submerged under water for part of the year?
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- D. Wetland
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- What are the possible consequences of the loss of marsh land in the riparian zone of a river?
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- What is turbidity?
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- A. A measure of biological activity in the water
- Question Number 25 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- What do you call the theory that accounts for mountain building, volcanoes, and earthquakes?
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- C. The theory of plate tectonics
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- Which of the following could be the cause of springs drying up?
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- A. Decrease in the water flow of a river
- Question Number 27 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- What do you call the structure that is constructed across a river to control water flow and produce hydroelectric energy?
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- B. A dam
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- What type of mineral resource is iron?
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- A. Metallic
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- What type of mineral resource is salt?
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- D. Renewable
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- What type of map illustrates the altitude of the physical features of the land?
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- D. A topographic map
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- Which layer of the earth includes the asthenosphere?
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- C. The mantle
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- Which category includes the water used to drink, wash the laundry, and water the lawn?
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- B. Domestic water use
- Question Number 33 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- What is another name for a manmade lake that is built to provide flood control or hydroelectric power?
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- C. Reservoir
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- What do you call the area of land through which water percolates into an aquifer?
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- B. A lake
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- What method of mining occurs at the visible level of the earth's crust?
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- C. Surface mining
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- What do you call the area of earth in which water is found?
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- D. Hydrosphere
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- Why is it important to measure the level of certain bacteria in water?
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- C. Bacteria can indicate the presence of pathogens in the water.
- Question Number 38 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- Which of the following is not a possible outcome for sewage sludge?
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- C. Use as building materials
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- Why is pH important to water quality?
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- B. Most aquatic organisms require a specific range of pH in their environment to survive.
- Question Number 40 Points: 1.00/1.00
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- What type of mineral resource is aluminum?
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- A. Metallic
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- Which of the following strategies encourages industry to conserve water? (Choose the BEST answer.)
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- B. Tax incentives for water and energy conservation
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- What is an ecological consequence of overfishing large predators?
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- D. An increase in smaller fish populations
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- How do you describe water with a salinity level higher than freshwater but lower than saltwater?
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- B. Brackish
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- At what type of boundary between tectonic plates would you expect mountain building processes to take place?
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- D. At a transform or divergent boundary
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