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- vironmental Science B Diagnostic Test 1 (Environmental Science B Diagnostic - PC: Erie CSD)
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- Assessment Summary
- Grade Received: 88.0% (8.80 pts out of 10.00 pts)
- Grade Received: 77.5% (19.38 pts out of 25.00 pts)
- Question Number 1 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which category includes the water used to drink, wash the laundry, and water the lawn?
- Your Answer
- B. Domestic water use
- Question Number 2 Points: 0.00/5.00
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- Which category includes the water used to cool an electric plant?
- Your Answer
- C. Industrial water use
- Question Number 3 Points: 0.00/5.00
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- Which of the following is not considered degradation of an aquatic ecosystem?
- Your Answer
- B. Algal bloom from nutrient rich runoff
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- How does pollution of aquatic ecosystems usually affect biodiversity?
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- A. Biodiversity is increased as a result of pollution.
- Question Number 5 Points: 0.00/5.00
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- Which of the following would not lead to pollution of a river system?
- Your Answer
- D. Runoff from the within the watershed
- Question Number 6 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which federal act would the EPA enforce if a ship was dumping waste into the ocean?
- Your Answer
- C. Marine Protection, Research, and Sanctuaries Act
- Question Number 7 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- How much water does the average American use daily?
- Your Answer
- C. 80 - 100 gallons per day
- Question Number 8 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What is turbidity?
- Your Answer
- C. A measure of water clarity
- Question Number 9 Points: 0.00/5.00
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- Which activity accounts for the largest percentage of residential water use?
- Your Answer
- C. Taking showers
- Question Number 10 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What can happen if there are high levels of plant nutrients such as nitrates or phosphates in a lake?
- Your Answer
- A. An algal bloom can occur and lead to a fish kill.
- Question Number 11 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- How would you best describe water quality?
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- C. A measure of the characteristics of water that make it suitable for different uses
- Question Number 12 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which of the following is an example of non-point-source pollution?
- Your Answer
- C. Runoff of fertilizer from suburban lawns
- Question Number 13 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What do you call water that is safe to drink?
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- C. Potable water
- Question Number 14 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What are the consequences of waterborne pathogens in drinking water?
- Your Answer
- A. Higher rates of infant mortality and childhood disease
- Question Number 15 Points: 0.00/5.00
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- Which is the first process used in wastewater treatment?
- Your Answer
- C. Disinfection
- Question Number 16 Points: 0.00/5.00
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- Which of the following is not a criteria for measuring water quality?
- Your Answer
- C. The pH of the water
- Question Number 17 Points: 0.00/5.00
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- Which federal act empowered the EPA to control the dumping of chemical wastes in U.S. waters?
- Your Answer
- A. Clean Water Act
- Question Number 18 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which federal act was designed to assist states in wastewater management?
- Your Answer
- D. Water Quality Act
- Question Number 19 Points: 0.00/5.00
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- Which of the following strategies would NOT conserve agricultural water use?
- Your Answer
- C. Planting crops that are more drought tolerant
- Question Number 20 Points: 0.00/5.00
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- Why is potable water considered a luxury in many countries?
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- D. It is inexpensive but many people don't have access to potable water.
- Question Number 21 Points: 5.00/5.00
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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 22 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which category includes the water used for irrigating a field of soybeans?
- Your Answer
- A. Agricultural water use
- Question Number 23 Points: 0.00/5.00
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- What structure would you construct across a river to form a reservoir for water storage?
- Your Answer
- A. A bridge
- Question Number 24 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which federal act set the goal of cleaning up surface water in America?
- Your Answer
- A. Clean Water Act
- Question Number 25 Points: 0.00/5.00
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- Low levels of an organic chemical from a plastic factory are found in a river. The concentrations of this chemical increase in organisms as you move up the food chain. What is this an example of?
- Your Answer
- D. Subsidence
- Question Number 1 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Where does the largest percentage of the water we use in the United States come from?
- Your Answer
- D. Surface water
- Question Number 2 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What type of water management project can supply water for irrigation? (Choose the BEST answer.)
- Your Answer
- D. The construction of a water diversion project or the construction of a dam and reservoir
- Question Number 3 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What is the primary source of energy in the biosphere?
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- D. The sun
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- Which of the following is not considered a renewable energy resource?
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- D. Nuclear
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- What type of ecosystem do mosses, cattails, sedges, and grasses dominate?
- Your Answer
- A. A marsh
- Question Number 6 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What is a negative ecological consequence of dumping human waste in the ocean?
- Your Answer
- A. Death of marine organisms and pollution in marine waters
- Question Number 7 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which federal agency is responsible for protecting human health and the environment?
- Your Answer
- C. Environmental Protection Agency
- Question Number 8 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which of the following is not an environmental consequence of ozone depletion?
- Your Answer
- D. All of these are environmental consequences of ozone depletion.
- Question Number 9 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which of the following activities would increase your ecological footprint the least?
- Your Answer
- D. Reading a book while sitting on the porch on a sunny afternoon
- Question Number 10 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What is the name of the federal legislation designed to regulate air pollution emissions?
- Your Answer
- C. Clean Air Act
- Question Number 11 Points: 0.00/5.00
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- What do you call the lines on a topographic map that indicate the elevation of the land forms?
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- D. Topographic lines
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- Which layer of the earth is in the center of the planet?
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- A. The core
- Question Number 13 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which of the following is not considered a fossil fuel?
- Your Answer
- D. Nuclear energy
- Question Number 14 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What is the biggest environmental concern regarding nuclear power plants?
- Your Answer
- A. The long term storage of high-level nuclear waste
- Question Number 15 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What process moves water from the atmosphere to the earth?
- Your Answer
- C. Precipitation
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- Which of the following is a disadvantage of using nuclear energy to generate electricity?
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- B. Nuclear power plants emit a lot of greenhouse gases.
- Question Number 17 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What is the main advantage of renewable energy resources?
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- B. Supplies of these energy resources are unlimited.
- Question Number 18 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What type of nation has a higher rate of population growth?
- Your Answer
- B. Developing
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- How does the atmospheric temperature change in close proximity to the ocean?
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- C. In the winter, the temperature is cooler by the ocean than it is inland.
- Question Number 20 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What do you call areas of land that are used to capture power from the wind?
- Your Answer
- B. Wind farms
- Question Number 21 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What is nuclear fusion?
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- D. A nuclear reaction in which the nuclei of two different atoms are joined together
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- In the early history of the United States, what was the primary source of energy used by people?
- Your Answer
- A. Coal
- Question Number 23 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What type of growth rate is the human population currently exhibiting?
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- B. Exponential growth rate
- Question Number 24 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which of the following is an example of point-source pollution?
- Your Answer
- A. Discharge of hot water from a power plant
- Question Number 25 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What is a device that uses the mechanical energy of a turbine to generate an electric current?
- Your Answer
- D. An electric generator
- Question Number 26 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What do you call the transfer of heat from the direct contact between two objects?
- Your Answer
- A. Conduction
- Question Number 27 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- How would you describe energy security?
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- C. A reliable and sustainable supply of energy resources
- Question Number 28 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What is the primary effect of ozone depletion?
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- B. An increase in ultraviolet rays striking the earth
- Question Number 29 Points: 0.00/5.00
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- Which area of the United States is best suited for wind farms?
- Your Answer
- B. Southeastern states
- Question Number 30 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What do you call the transfer of light energy from the sun to the earth?
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- D. Radiation
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- What do you call the reduction of stratospheric ozone?
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- D. Stratospheric depletion
- Question Number 32 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What do you call a measure of the environmental costs incurred by the activities of a person or country?
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- A. Ecological footprint
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- If a county has air pollution concentrations above the NAAQS for a particular pollutant how is it labeled by the EPA?
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- A. Attainment
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- What do you call the transfer of heat from an iron to the clothes that you are pressing?
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- C. Heat
- Question Number 35 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which of the following factors does not affect the climate of a region?
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- A. Earthquakes
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- Which of the following pollutants is not produced by burning fossil fuels?
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- D. All of these pollutants are produced by burning fossil fuels.
- Question Number 37 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Why do you think few aquatic organisms have legs?
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- C. Legs are not necessary for support or movement.
- Question Number 38 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What is true of mineral resources?
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- A. They are nonrenewable because they are formed by geologic processes which take a long period of time.
- Question Number 39 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which fossil fuel was the first to be widely utilized to supply energy?
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- A. Coal
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- Approximately how much has our energy consumption increased between 1950 and 2000?
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- B. 3 times
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- Which of the following is a measure of area used in the United States to calculate your ecological footprint?
- Your Answer
- C. A square meter
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- What do you call a measure of change in the environment as a result of human activities or a natural event?
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- C. Environmental footprint
- Question Number 3 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which of the following has the most positive environmental impact?
- Your Answer
- C. Photosynthesis
- Question Number 4 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which of the following activities would increase your ecological footprint the most?
- Your Answer
- A. Driving your car around the neighborhood because you are bored
- Question Number 5 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Why is the ecological footprint measured in units of area?
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- A. The area represents the amount of land or water needed to supply natural resources and absorb waste products as a result of human activities.
- Question Number 6 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which of the following lifestyle choices would reduce your ecological footprint?
- Your Answer
- A. Buy a car with the best gas mileage.
- Question Number 7 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What do you call a measure of the environmental costs incurred by the activities of a person or country?
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- A. Ecological footprint
- Question Number 8 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which of the following lifestyle choices would increase your ecological footprint?
- Your Answer
- A. Buy the biggest car that you can afford.
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- Which terms describes the use of resources and economic goods?
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- C. None of these answers are correct.
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- Which of the following choices has a negative environmental impact?
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- D. Choosing to turn the thermostat up during the winter instead of putting on a sweater
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- In which layer of the atmosphere is the ozone layer?
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- B. Stratosphere
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- What type of air pollutant is produced by the exhaust system of a car?
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- B. Primary pollutant
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- What is the term for the thinning of the ozone layer over the poles?
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- D. Polar hole
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- Which federal act utilized a market approach to reduce emissions related to acid precipitation?
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- B. Clean Air Act
- Question Number 5 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What type of pollutant is ground-level ozone?
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- C. Secondary pollutant
- Question Number 6 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which of the following primary air pollutants is a precursor to acid precipitation?
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- C. Sulfur dioxide
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- Which of the following air pollutants is formed by the reaction between VOCs and nitrogen oxides in the presence of light?
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- D. Sulfur dioxide
- Question Number 8 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which organization is responsible for monitoring air quality and developing standards for the concentration of pollutants in the atmosphere?
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- B. EPA
- Question Number 9 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What are the primary pollutants that produce acid precipitation when combined with water vapor in the atmosphere?
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- B. Nitrous oxides and sulfur dioxide
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- Which of the following is the international agreement written to reduce ozone-depleting pollutants?
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- A. Clean Air Act
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- Which of the following primary air pollutants is produced by the combustion of fossil fuels and interferes with the transport of oxygen in your blood?
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- A. Carbon monoxide
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- Which of the following primary air pollutants is a precursor to acid precipitation?
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- B. Nitrogen oxides
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- Which of the following is the international agreement written to reduce greenhouse gas emissions?
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- A. Clean Air Act
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- What is a rapid decrease in the pH of the water in an aquatic ecosystem called?
- Your Answer
- A. Acid precipitation
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- What type of air pollutant is put into the air directly by human activities or natural events?
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- D. Secondary pollutant
- Question Number 16 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- What does NAAQS stand for?
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- A. National Ambient Air Quality Standards
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- Which is not an effect of acid precipitation on humans?
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- B. An increase in respiratory illness in children
- Question Number 18 Points: 5.00/5.00
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- Which chemicals destroy ozone in the ozone layer?
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- A. Chlorofluorocarbons
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- What human activities emit the primary pollutants that produce acid precipitation?
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- B. Burning fossil fuels
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- What type of air pollutant is formed by a chemical reaction in the atmosphere?
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- B. Primary pollutant
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- In which layer of the atmosphere do birds fly?
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- D. The troposphere
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- Which gas makes up about 21% of the atmosphere?
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- C. Oxygen
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- How does the ozone layer help protect life on earth?
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- B. The ozone layer absorbs harmful ultraviolet radiation.
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- Which layer in the atmosphere is closest to the earth?
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- B. The stratosphere
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- Which layer of the atmosphere is closest to outer space?
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- D. The troposphere
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- What happens to air pressure as you go higher in the atmosphere?
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- B. The air pressure goes up as you go higher.
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- Which of the following processes does not release carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?
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- D. Photosynthesis
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- What do you call the transfer of energy across space?
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- D. Radiation
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- Which gas makes up 78% of the atmosphere?
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- D. Nitrogen
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- In which layer of the atmosphere do you find the ozone layer?
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- B. The stratosphere
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- What type of climate is best for generating solar power?
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- D. Lower latitudes and sunny
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- Where is electricity produced for people's energy needs?
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- A. A power plant
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- How would you describe energy security?
- Your Answer
- C. A reliable and sustainable supply of energy resources
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- What is a device that transfers electrical energy from one circuit to another?
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- B. A transformer
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- What do you call the network that connects generated electricity to its users?
- Your Answer
- A. A power grid
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- Which nonrenewable energy resource provided over 40% of the world's energy needs in 2005?
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- B. Natural gas
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- What are geothermal heat pumps used for?
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- A. Cooling and heating buildings
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- What do scientists measure to determine the possible presence of natural gas and petroleum reserves under the ground?
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- C. Seismic waves
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- Which of the following reactions is used to generate power in a nuclear reactor?
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- B. Nuclear fission
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- What structure is built to produce hydroelectricity?
- Your Answer
- B. A hydroelectric dam
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- Approximately how much has our energy consumption increased between 1950 and 2000?
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- B. 3 times
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- What type of industrial complex is used to process crude oil?
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- C. Oil refinery
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- What are characteristics of a passive solar home in the northern hemisphere?
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- C. South-facing windows
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- Which of the following is not a product of petroleum refineries?
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- D. Radioactive waste
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- What is nuclear fission?
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- C. A nuclear reaction in which the nucleus of an atom is split
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- Which of the following is the federal program designed to encourage the use of energy efficient products and practices?
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- C. ENERGY STAR
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- Which state in America produces the most petroleum?
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- D. Texas
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- Which of the following countries has the lowest price for gasoline?
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- D. United States of America
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- What do you call a device that is used to generate electricity from solar energy?
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- C. A photovoltaic cell
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- What is the difference between passive and active solar heating?
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- B. Active solar heating relies on pumps or fans to move fluids that are heated by the sun. Passive solar heating uses only sunlight to generate heat.
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- Which of the following structures is used to generate electricity from wind power?
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- D. A wind turbine
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- Which of the following is a strategy to reduce energy consumption?
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- C. Tax credits for purchasing energy-efficient appliances
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- Which branch of the government leases government land and off-shore sites for mineral or energy development?
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- A. Bureau of Land Management
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- Who sponsors the Energy Star Program?
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- D. OPEC
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- What is a measure of the amount of energy transferred per unit of time?
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- B. Power
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- Which of the following is a strategy that increases energy security?
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- C. Encourage the development of alternative energy resources
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- What are four ways that individuals or families could reduce their energy consumption?
- Your Answer
- buy energy efficient light bulbs
- use an energy efficient re-fridge
- unplug appliances when not used
- close windows when heat is on
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- Which energy resource has the greatest capacity to threaten our energy security?
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- C. Petroleum
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- How does the U.S. make up for the difference between its energy consumption and its energy production?
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- D. The U.S. imports energy resources.
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- What is the term for the time at which maximum levels of petroleum extraction are reached?
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- C. Peak oil
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- Besides the organization of oil exporting nations in the Middle East, what other countries do we import petroleum from?
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- D. Iran and Saudi Arabia
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- How would you describe energy security?
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- B. A fixed price for energy resources
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- What is the term for the organization of primarily Middle Eastern oil exporting nations?
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- D. OPEC
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- What happens during an energy crisis?
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- D. Prices for gasoline and some consumer goods go up.
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- What is the stored supply of oil that the United States can use in case of an energy crisis called?
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- D. Strategic Petroleum Reserve
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- A light bulb converts __________ energy to _________ energy.
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- A. Electrical, light
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- Where does geothermal energy come from?
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- A. The earth
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- Which of the following is a greenhouse gas produced by burning fossil fuels?
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- A. Carbon dioxide
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- What do you call a known deposit of a mineral or energy resource?
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- B. A mineral
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- Energy can transfer from one form to another. For instance, a piano transforms _____________ energy to ________ energy.
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- C. mechanical, sound
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- What is land reclamation?
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- A. Reclaiming ownership of the land once it has been mined
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- Which of the following is considered an advantage of renewable energy resources?
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- A. Compared to nonrenewable resources, there are fewer environmental impacts to using renewable resources.
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- Which of the following is not considered a renewable energy resource?
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- D. Nuclear
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- What type of emissions from burning coal lead to acid precipitation?
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- B. Nitrogen and sulfur oxides
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- Which of the following is not considered a fossil fuel?
- Your Answer
- D. Nuclear energy
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- Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of renewable energy resources?
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- A. Compared to nonrenewable resources, there are more environmental impacts to using renewable resources.
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- What is the gas generated by decomposition in landfills that can be used as a fuel source?
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- D. Methane
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- Which of the following fuels comes from the ancient remains of partially decomposed terrestrial plants?
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- A. Coal
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- Which of the following is considered a disadvantage of raising corn for fuel production?
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- D. Water pollution is greater than if you raise corn for animal feed.
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- What do you call liquid fuels that are made from organic matter, such as ethanol?
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- A. Biofuels
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- Of the following fuels used on a large scale in the last century to supply energy, which began to be utilized most recently?
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- Which fossil fuel was the first to be widely utilized to supply energy?
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- Which of the following fuels is a refined product of crude oil?
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- D. Petroleum
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- Which governmental department is responsible for overseeing our energy use, technological innovations, and the power grid?
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- B. Department of Energy
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- Which of following sectors consumes almost one-third of the energy used in the United States?
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- D. Transportation
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- What is the primary source of energy in the biosphere?
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- D. The sun
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- Which of the following countries has the highest energy use per capita?
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- D. United States of America
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- What is the source of fuel that is most widely used today?
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- C. Natural gas
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- What is the best definition for electricity?
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- A. Electricity is a form of energy made up of electrons.
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- Which of the following sectors consumes the most energy in the United States?
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- B. Industrial
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- How would you best describe water quality?
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- C. A measure of the characteristics of water that make it suitable for different uses
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- What do you call the water treatment process that removes trash or large sediments by passing water through a screen?
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- C. Filtration
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- Which federal act was designed to assist states in wastewater management?
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- A. Clean Water Act
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- Why does the Colorado River not regularly flow to the Gulf of California?
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- B. The headwaters of the Colorado river have been reduced as a result of dam construction.
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- What can happen if there are high levels of plant nutrients such as nitrates or phosphates in a lake?
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- B. An algal bloom can occur and lead to an abundance of fish.
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- Which water treatment process would discourage bacterial growth?
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- B. Disinfection
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- Identify five ways that would be easy for you and your family to conserve water use at home.
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- Turn off water while brushing teeth.
- Use the car wash instead of hose
- Flush your toilet less
- boil dirty water
- Dont let dish water run
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- Which water treatment process removes extra salt from water?
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- C. Desalinization
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- Which of the following is the BEST description of wastewater?
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- B. The water released from homes, businesses, and industry
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- Which water treatment process would remove a hamburger wrapper from a drinking water resource?
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- C. Filtration
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- What type of project would bring river water to a community hundreds of miles away from the river?
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- B. A dam
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- Which water treatment process causes bacteria and fine particles to clump together and sink to the bottom?
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- C. Disinfection
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- Which water treatment process removes unwanted odors or tastes in drinking water?
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- A. Aeration
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- Which federal act set the goal of cleaning up surface water in America?
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- A. Clean Water Act
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- Why is wastewater treatment important to aquatic ecosystems?
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- 7440604:C. Wastewater treatment reduces the amount of pollutants from homes and businesses. ,7440605:D. Wastewater treatment reduces the amount of runoff from agricultural land.
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- What do you call the solid material that remains after wastewater has been filtered?
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- D. Sludge
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- Which wastewater treatment process uses bacteria to digest sewage sludge?
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- A. Bioremediation
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- Which of the following is not considered a water management project?
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- A. Construction of a dam
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- What structure is built across a river to convert the energy of falling water into electricity?
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- C. A hydroelectric dam
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- What are the consequences to wetlands downstream from a dam?
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- C. The water flow of a river is reduced downstream from a dam, and wetlands disappear.
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- Which category includes the water used for irrigating a field of soybeans?
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- A. Agricultural water use
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- Along the Gulf Coast in Texas, fishermen harvest shrimp to sell. How would you describe the area of the gulf in which they catch their fish?
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- C. Fishery
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- Which of the following agricultural practices wastes the most water?
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- A. Fertilizing a corn field
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- Which category includes the water used to cool an electric plant?
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- C. Industrial water use
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- Which category includes the water used to produce car engines?
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- B. Domestic water use
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- Which category includes the water used for raising catfish in a pond?
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- A. Agricultural water use
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- What do you call water that is safe to drink?
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- A. Freshwater
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- Which category includes the water that you drink from a water fountain at school?
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- B. Domestic water use
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- Which of the following categories uses water to produce energy?
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- D. Power plant water use
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- Why does a person in a developing country consume less water than someone in the United States?
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- C. Potable water is expensive and not readily available in developing countries.
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- Which category includes the water used for irrigating a field of soybeans?
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- A. Agricultural water use
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- Along the Gulf Coast in Texas, fishermen harvest shrimp to sell. How would you describe the area of the gulf in which they catch their fish?
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- C. Fishery
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- Which of the following agricultural practices wastes the most water?
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- Which category includes the water used to cool an electric plant?
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- C. Industrial water use
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- Which category includes the water used to produce car engines?
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- B. Domestic water use
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- Which category includes the water used for raising catfish in a pond?
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- A. Agricultural water use
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- What do you call water that is safe to drink?
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- A. Freshwater
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- Which category includes the water that you drink from a water fountain at school?
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- B. Domestic water use
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- Which of the following categories uses water to produce energy?
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- D. Power plant water use
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- Why does a person in a developing country consume less water than someone in the United States?
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- C. Potable water is expensive and not readily available in developing countries.
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- Which term refers to the ground sinking because of groundwater depletion?
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- D. Subsidence
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- What are the consequences of subsidence?
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- B. Earthquakes
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- Which of the following can cause an algal bloom in an aquatic ecosystem?
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- C. The increase in nutrient levels in the water from runoff
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- Which term refers to the seeping of saltwater into an aquifer?
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- C. Sedimentation
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- What type of pollution would be caused by the discharge of warm water into a river from a power plant?
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- D. Thermal pollution
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- Oil is leaking from a motor boat into the water. What type of water pollution is this?
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- A. Chemical pollution
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- What are the possible consequences when sewage seeps into a river that is used for swimming and fishing?
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- C. Introduction of pathogens in the river
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- Which of the following is not considered degradation of an aquatic ecosystem?
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- D. Sedimentation from erosion of a construction site
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- What is the likely cause of a well going dry?
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- A. Groundwater depletion
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- Which of the following would not reduce the flow rate of a river?
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- B. Groundwater depletion
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- Where does the water in a lake or pond come from?
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- B. Precipitation, rivers and/or springs
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- What conditions might speed up the process of eutrification in a lake?
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- D. A lakeshore developer protects the marsh on one side of her property.
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- In what zone will you find most ocean producers?
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- C. Intertidal zone
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- Which of the following is responsible for circulating ocean water around the planet?
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- D. Wind
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- In what zone of freshwater ecosystems does sediment accumulate?
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- A. The aphotic zone
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- What ecosystem covers over 70% of the planet?
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- B. Marine
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- Which ecosystem is found where the mouth of a river meets the ocean?
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- B. Estuary
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- What type of ecosystem are lakes and ponds?
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- D. Wetlands
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- What are the characteristics of a eutrophic lake?
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- A. High levels of nutrients and biological activity
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- In what marine ecosystem is productivity the greatest?
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- A. Estuary
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- Cypress trees are adapted to grow in soils with low levels of oxygen. In what type of ecosystem will you find them?
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- C. A swamp
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- Where do most of the dissolved nutrients in aquatic ecosystems come from?
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- D. Runoff and sediment
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- In which marine ecosystem would you be least likely to find brackish water?
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- D. Salt marsh
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- Where would you find a salt marsh?
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- B. Adjacent to a river's headwaters
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- How would you describe the littoral zone in a lake?
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- A. The area adjacent to the shore
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- What do you call the transitional temperature gradient that develops in temperate lakes during the summer?
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- C. A thermocline
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- What ocean zone lies over the benthic zone?
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- B. Intertidal
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- If you were a detritivore that fed on decaying organic matter, where in a lake would you find the most food?
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- D. The photic zone
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- Which marine ecosystem has the greatest biodiversity?
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- A. Coral reef
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- Which term describes the movement of water within an aquatic ecosystem?
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- A. Current
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- In what type of biome do organisms primarily live in water?
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- A. Aquatic biome
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- What characteristic differentiates freshwater and marine biomes?
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- C. Salinity
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- In what aquatic zone does organic matter accumulate?
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- B. Benthic zone
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- In what zone would you find nekton?
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- C. Benthic zone
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- In what zone would you find benthos?
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- C. Benthic zone
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- Where would you most likely find organisms that feed off of detritus?
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- C. Photic zone
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- In what aquatic zone does light cease to penetrate?
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- A. Aphotic zone
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- Why do most aquatic organisms need oxygen dissolved in the water?
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- A. Oxygen is necessary for cellular respiration.
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- In what zone is there sufficient light for photosynthetic organisms such as algae?
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- C. Photic zone
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- In what form does water generally appear in the atmosphere?
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- D. Water vapor
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- What process describes water falling to the earth from the atmosphere?
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- D. Precipitation
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- What is water that hits the ground and flows along the surface of the earth called?
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- C. Runoff
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- What process describes the phase change from a liquid to a gas?
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- B. Evaporation
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- What are ice, snow, and rain examples of?
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- D. Precipitation
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- Which is not a mechanism for water storage in the environment?
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- C. Oceans
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- What do you call the area of land that drains into a river system?
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- D. A watershed
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- What is the process of water moving through the soil in response to gravity?
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- B. Percolation
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- What process describes the phase change from a gas to a liquid?
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- A. Condensation
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- What process prevents water from forming runoff?
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- D. Transpiration
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- What do you call water that is stored in an aquifer or is percolating through the soil?
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- B. Ground water
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- What type of cycle is the water cycle?
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- C. Geological cycle
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- What do you call an area of porous, water-saturated rock below the ground?
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- A. Aquifer
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- About how much of the earth is covered by the oceans?
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- C. 70%
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- How is water in living things recycled when organisms die?
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- A. By the process of decomposition
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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
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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
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- Which federal agency is responsible for developing standards for water quality?
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- C. Environmental Protection Agency
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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
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- What zone of the ocean lies between high tide and low tide?
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- B. Intertidal
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- What ocean zone lies over the continental shelf?
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- B. Coastal
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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
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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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- N/A
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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.
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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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- N/A
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- What is turbidity?
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- A. A measure of biological activity in the water
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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
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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
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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.
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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.
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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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