Environmental Awareness and Responsibility Test Questions

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This course explores the fundamental concepts of environmental science, focusing on the impact of human activities on natural systems and the importance of sustainable practices. Students will examine key topics such as resource conservation, pollution, climate change, and biodiversity, as well as the ethical, social, and economic dimensions of environmental responsibility. Through case studies and practical activities, the course encourages an understanding of individual and collective roles in promoting environmental stewardship and equips students with the knowledge and skills necessary to make informed, responsible decisions for a more sustainable future.

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Scientific American Environmental Science For A Changing World 3rd Edition by Susan

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Chapter 1: environmental Literacy and Sustainability

Lessons From a Vanished Society

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Q1) What does an environment include?

Answer: An environment includes the biological (living)and physical (nonliving)surroundings in which any given living organism exists.

Q2) What type of scientific study do the data in this graph represent?

A)applied science

B)empirical study

Answer: A

Q3) Due to their complexity,any given response to an environmental problem involves significant _____,and no one response is likely to present the ultimate solution.

A)sliding reinforcers

B)trade-offs

C)wicked problems

D)anthropogenics

E)tragedies

Answer: B

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Chapter 2: Science Literacy and the Process of Science

Fungal Attacker Threatens North American Bats

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Q1) How does a peer-reviewed article compare to an Internet blog?

A)Both are equally analyzed and evaluated by scientists in the field prior to publication.

B)Any person can easily create and publish a peer-reviewed article.

C)A peer-reviewed article is likely to contain opinions that are not supported by data.

D)A blog must be written by a researcher and not a reporter.

E)The study design and results are evaluated in a peer-reviewed article.

Answer: E

Q2) The dependent variable in your study is the ______________.

A)number of foxes

B)type of forest

C)size of the area

D)number of hares surviving

Answer: D

Q3) Why is it difficult to establish policies to deal with environmental problems?

Answer: There are often conflicts between protecting the environment and serving the short-term interests of one societal group or another.Stakeholders often have differing needs,and policy makers must balance all these considerations while still protecting human populations and the environment.

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Chapter 3: Information Literacy and Toxicology Lead in the Water

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Q1) What is the chemical interaction and effect of decrease in enzyme activity when both lead and cadmium are given to rats?

A)antagonistic effect causing a 35% decrease in enzyme activity

B)additive effect causing a 35% decrease in enzyme activity

C)synergistic effect causing a 25% decrease in enzyme activity

D)antagonistic effect causing a 25% decrease in enzyme activity

Answer: B

Q2) Which of the following is the term for chemicals that work together in the body to produce toxic effects greater than the sum of their individual effects would predict?

A)additive

B)synergistic

C)antagonistic

D)disruptive

E)agonistic

Answer: B

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Chapter 4: Ecosystems and Nutrient Cycling Engineering

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Q1) Which nutrient is found only in solid or liquid form on Earth?

A)carbon

B)nitrogen

C)phosphorous

D)both carbon and nitrogen

E)carbon,nitrogen,and phosphorous

Q2) Denitrifying bacteria convert nitrate into ________,thus returning nitrogen to _________.

A)ammonia; its most stable form

B)nitrogen gas; the atmosphere

C)proteins; a usable form

D)ammonia; its least stable form

E)nitrogen gas; the soil

Q3) Dr.Rock,the scientist studying nutrient cycles,discovers all the nutrients on Plant Y move through the atmosphere.This is different than the nutrient cycles on Earth since the ____ cycle does not move through the atmosphere.

A)nitrogen

B)carbon

C)water

D)phosphorus

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Chapter 5: Population Ecology Gray Wolves Return to Yellowstone

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Q1) What is one negative effect of a low-density population?

A)competition for resources

B)quick spreading of disease

C)inbreeding

D)increased fighting

Q2) The biotic potential (r)of a population occurs when _____________.

A)the birth rate equals 100

B)the death rate equals 0

C)there are no environmental limits to survival or reproduction

D)both the birth rate equals 100 and the death rate equals 0

Q3) Population density is best defined as _____________.

A)the location and spacing of individuals with their range

B)the number of individuals per unit area

C)individuals found in groups or patches within a habitat

D)individuals spread out irregularly over an environment and with no discernable pattern

Q4) How might the fact that a threatened prairie plant you are in charge of managing is an r-selected species influence the way you manage the population?

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Q5) Why would a clumped distribution be an advantage for a bee-pollinated plant?

Q6) Why is weather considered to be a density-independent factor?

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Chapter 6: Community Ecology the Florida Everglades: a

Community in Cris

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Q1) The field that addresses how a given ecosystem is structured and how the species living in it interact is known as ________________.

A)population ecology

B)community ecology

C)nutrient cycles

D)ecosystem services

E)resilience ecology

Q2) The historic flow of water in South Florida was from Lake Okeechobee,with the main flow moving ________________.

A)south through the Everglades and into Florida Bay

B)east-west across Florida

C)southeast through the Everglades to Miami and the Atlantic Ocean

D)north to Orlando

E)east through West Palm Beach and into the Atlantic Ocean

Q3) According to your data,which site has greater species evenness?

A)site 1

B)site 2

C)They have the same species evenness.

Q4) Why are decomposers and detritivores essential members of any ecosystem?

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Chapter 7: evolution and Extinction a Tropical Murder

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Q1) Green and blue coral snakes are found in even numbers on an small isolated Pacific island.A hurricane hits the island and randomly kills the majority of the blue coral snakes.The remaining coral snakes repopulate the island,with green now being the predominant color.With regards to evolution,this change is considered an excellent example of ___________.

A)the founder effect

B)speciation

C)directional selection

D)natural selection

E)the bottleneck effect

Q2) Coevolution is a type of ____________.

A)natural selection

B)speciation

C)genetic recombination

D)genetic mutation

E)extirpation

Q3) Some people insist that human activity is not affecting extinction rates.Many people point out that in the history of Earth,there were several periods of mass extinction before humans were around.As a scientist,what could you do to change their views?

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Chapter 8: Biodiversity Palm Oil Plantations Threaten

Tropical Forests

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Q1) Why is palm oil a good alternative to other edible oils?

A)Palm oil plantations produce more oil per acre than other oil crops.

B)Palm oil is cheaper.

C)Palm oil is healthier than other edible oils containing trans fats.

D)Palm oil can be sustainably farmed.

E)All of these choices are correct.

Q2) Which of the following is NOT true of endemic species?

A)They exist in only one area on Earth.

B)They are specially adapted to their environment.

C)An endemic population cannot easily disperse to share genes with other populations.

D)They are less susceptible to extinction than other species.

E)They are commonly found in small isolated ecosystems.

Q3) How could the effects of global warming diminish ecosystem services? Use genetic,species,and ecosystem diversity in your answer.

Q4) Which island would have the highest number of endemic species? A)A B)B C)C

Q5) What is the connection between endemic species and endangered species?

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Chapter 9: Preserving Biodiversity a Forest Without Elephants

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Q1) Why are elephants killed by poachers?

A)for their tail,to make bracelets form the hair

B)for their eyes,which are thought to have medicinal powers

C)for their tusks,to make jewelry and carvings

D)All of these choices are reasons poachers kill elephants.

Q2) Which region of DNA molecules do conservation geneticists study?

A)promoters

B)the entire gene sequence

C)a portion of the gene sequence that encodes a protein

D)small sequences of repeating nucleotides

E)Conservation geneticists actually study RNA molecules.

Q3) Which of the following groups make up the landscape species suite for the northeastern forests of Congo?

A)giraffes,chimpanzees,and mountain gorillas

B)savanna elephants,giraffes,and chimpanzees

C)forest elephants,giraffes,and mountain gorillas

D)savanna elephants,hyenas,and cheetahs

E)forest elephants,chimpanzees,and mountain gorillas

Q4) Why would DNA fingerprinting be a useful tool to monitor some populations of endangered species?

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Chapter 10: Human Populations the Kerala Model

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Q1) Which of the following correctly describes the relationship between carrying capacity and ecological footprints in a region?

A)Less developed regions tend to have a greater number of people,but a smaller per capita ecological footprint.

B)More developed regions tend to have a greater number of people,but a smaller per capita ecological footprint.

C)Less developed regions tend to have a fewer number of people,but a smaller per capita ecological footprint.

D)Less developed regions tend to have a fewer number of people,but a larger per capita ecological footprint.

E)More developed regions tend to have a greater number of people,but a greater per capita ecological footprint.

Q2) Worldwide,most human populations are located close to ____.

A)oceans or rivers

B)mountains

C)grasslands

D)deserts

E)forests

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Chapter 11: Urbanization and Sustainable Communities

Creating Green Cities

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Q1) Which of the following statements is true about the world's population?

A)Population growth has reached peak levels.

B)People are moving out of cities and into rural areas.

C)People are moving out of rural areas and into cities.

D)Equal amounts of people live in rural areas and cities.

Q2) How much more carbon dioxide does the country of Spain emit than the city of Barcelona?

A)3.4

B)10

C)6.6

D)2.3

Q3) Which of the following are impacts of sprawl?

A)Sprawl limits transportation options,forcing people to drive cars.

B)Sprawl reduces pollution,as pollutants get dispersed over a large area.

C)Sprawl promotes physical activity,as people have to walk long distances to get to their cars parked in huge parking lots.

D)The low-density development of sprawl enables more open space to be saved.

E)Sprawl has lower infrastructure costs and a smaller ecological footprint compared with downtown urban centers.

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Chapter 12: Environmental Health Eradicating a Parasitic Nightmare

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Q1) Why is Guinea worm disease (GWD)not a zoonotic disease?

Q2) About 72% of zoonotic disease,including Ebola,comes from which of the following?

A)environmental change

B)wildlife

C)air pollution

D)habitat loss

E)infected drinking water

Q3) How might poor water quality be a result of all the variable types of a population-that is,cultural and social factors,economic stability or instability,and environmental factors?

Q4) In the northeastern United States,habitat fragmentation has caused an increase in which of the following?

A)a schistosomiasis-carrying snail

B)incidences of Lyme disease

C)Guinea worm disease

D)the Zika virus

E)cholera

Q5) Why does urbanization sometimes lead to an increased incidence of waterborne pathogen infections?

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Q6) Why do you think 75% of all emerging infectious diseases are zoonotic?

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Chapter 13: ecological Economics and Consumption Wall to Wall,

Cradle to Cradle

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Q1) What is the monetary value attributed to essential ecosystem services? Who calculated this value,and how can it be useful to place a monetary value on ecosystem services?

Q2) What is the correct order of ecosystem services from greatest to least in billions of dollars?

A)recreation > aesthetic,spiritual,educational value > food production > air quality

B)food production > habitat > recreation > genetic resources

C)habitat > recreation > air quality > aesthetic,spiritual,education value

D)genetic resources > recreation > soil formation and erosion control > water supply

E)air quality > water supply > pest control > recreation

Q3) According to the data in the graph,which country would be most affected by a severe drought?

A)Luxembourg

B)Australia

C)Canada

D)Kuwait

E)Oman

Q4) What are assumptions of mainstream economics that fall short?

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Chapter 14: environmental Policy the World Tackles Ozone

Depletion

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Q1) In the United States,government officials selected to regulate an industry are often chosen from a pool of industry executives because they possess detailed knowledge of that industry that other candidates lack and therefore can best regulate it.What unintended consequences might this arrangement result in?

Q2) Which of the following is an example of a transboundary problem?

A)pollution in Mexico's Tijuana River closing beaches in San Diego where the river empties into the sea

B)acid rain falling in Canada because of industrial emissions from the United States

C)currents concentrating garbage in areas of the Atlantic Ocean

D)All of these answer choices are examples of a transboundary problem.

E)None of these answer choices are examples of a transboundary problem.

Q3) Which of the following statements is TRUE of CFCs?

A)A CFC is an industrial chemical that was once used as a refrigerant.

B)A CFC is a type of ultraviolet radiation between UV-A and UV-B.

C)CFCs are used to cook food at the McMurdo research station.

D)CFCs react with water to generate ozone.

E)Both B and C are true.

Q4) Explain the role of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA).

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Chapter 15: managing Solid Waste a Plastic Surf

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Q1) In what year was per capita generation of municipal solid waste the greatest?

A)2014

B)1995

C)1960

D)1990

E)2000

Q2) The four Rs to help an individual limit waste production are _______________.

A)reclaim,rename,retake,and recycle

B)recycle,recycle,recycle,and recycle

C)ratify,rectify,remedy,and reframe

D)refuse,reduce,reuse,and recycle

E)revamp,retrofit,reduce,and regulation

Q3) Declining to take a plastic bag for a few items purchased at a store is an example of ________.

A)refusing

B)reducing

C)reusing

D)recycling

E)demanufacturing

Q4) What is the difference between degradable and biodegradable waste?

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Chapter 16: Freshwater Resources Toilet to Tap

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Q1) Which of the following continents has the greatest water scarcity?

A)North America

B)South America

C)Africa

D)Antarctica

E)Europe

Q2) What happens when the water table drops below sea level in aquifers near the ocean?

A)saltwater intrusion

B)seawater conversion to freshwater

C)freshwater intrusion

D)contamination of the entire aquifer with saltwater

E)There is no consequence to this.

Q3) How much less water do newer Energy Star washing machines use compared with older models?

A)10%

B)25%

C)50%

D)75%

E)90%

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Chapter 17: Water Pollution Suffocating the Gulf

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Q1) Why are sources of point source pollution considered easier to "fix" than nonpoint source pollution sources?

Q2) What could be the effects of runoff and land use in the watershed that feeds the waters at the beach?

A)Water quality and quantity could both be affected.

B)Water quality but not quantity could be affected.

C)Water quantity but not quality could be affected.

D)Neither water quality nor quantity could be affected.

Q3) How can you explain to your neighbor that her perfectly manicured,monocultural,heavily fertilized lawn may be contributing to the destruction of ecosystems in the Gulf of Mexico?

Q4) Which characteristic is TRUE of all water pollution?

A)Chemical contaminants cause all water pollution.

B)There are no organic substances that cause water pollution.

C)All water pollution degrades the quality of water.

D)Water pollution is always caused by humans.

E)Water pollution is always caused by a local source.

Q5) Why is the prevention of soil erosion one of the best management practices to reduce the amount of pollution being delivered to the Mississippi River?

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Chapter 18: marine Ecosystems Ocean Acidification: the

Chapter 19: Forests Returning Trees to Haiti

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Q1) The emergent layer of the forest is the ___________.

A)lowest level of the forest,where herbaceous plants and fungi emerge out of the soil

B)region where a tree taller than the canopy is rising above the canopy layer

C)upper layer of the forest where the crowns of most of the tallest trees meet

D)area where the smaller trees live under the canopy and try to emerge into the sunlight

E)layer most often used for timber harvest

Q2) The key to the regeneration of Haiti's forests is _______________________.

A)finding alternative sources of energy

B)finding alternative sources of food,building materials,and income

C)changing the species used for charcoal production

D)both finding alternative sources of energy and finding alternative sources of food,building materials,and income

E)All of these answer choices are correct.

Q3) The dependence on charcoal as an energy source in Haiti is referred to as a vicious cycle with regard to environmental degradation.Why?

Q4) How does the layering or stratification of forests contribute to overall animal biodiversity?

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Chapter 20: soil Resources and Grasslands Restoring the Range

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Q1) Under ideal conditions,it takes about _____________ to make 1 millimeter of soil.

A)5 years

B)10 years

C)5 months

D)1 year

E)20 days

Q2) The grassland that is found in cold climates is known as a ____________________.

A)pampa

B)steppe

C)tall-grass prairie

D)savanna

E)northern mixed grass prairie

Q3) Human activity has caused the degradation of grasslands.How has grassland degradation in turn affected humans?

Q4) What are the challenges of a planned grazing approach to grassland management?

Q5) How does undergrazing reduce the biodiversity of grasslands?

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Q7) Explain why planned grazing is considered to be an approach based on biomimicry.

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Chapter 21: Mineral Resources No Stone Unturned

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Q1) Neodymium is a key ingredient in wind turbines and hybrid car batteries because of its __________.

A)tendency to occur in concentrated deposits

B)extreme magnetic ability

C)ability to produce electric currents with very little material

D)tendency to occur in concentrated deposits,its extreme magnetic ability,and its ability to produce electric currents with very little material

E)extreme magnetic ability and its ability to produce electric currents with very little material

Q2) Despite the development of safer techniques to process ores containing gold and silver,many areas of Africa,South America,and Asia still use toxic chemicals in their smelting process.Describe why this situation exists in those countries.

Q3) Rock is constantly made and destroyed in the process known as the __________.

A)tectonic cycle

B)mineral cycle

C)rock cycle

D)geological cycle

E)ore cycle

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Chapter 22: Feeding the World a Gene Revolution

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Q1) Given what you know about industrial agriculture and the Green Revolution,why is world hunger considered a "wicked problem"?

Q2) Why are many European countries opposed to the use of GMOs?

Q3) Why is 98% of the world's underfed population found in developing nations?

A)war

B)political unrest

C)inability to recover from natural disasters

D)lack of economic means to affect infrastructure solutions

E)All of these answer choices are correct.

Q4) Even though it is counterintuitive,how can overnutrition,the consumption of too many calories,be a problem for people of lower economic means?

Q5) _________ are organisms that have had their genetic information modified in a way that does not occur naturally.

A)HMOs

B)PMOs

C)GMOs

D)AMOs

E)Hybrids

Q6) Why are low-tech farming methods more accessible to female farmers?

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Chapter 23: sustainable Agriculture: Raising Crops Farming

Like an Ecosystem

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Q1) Which of the following BEST describes the original farming methods Janis and John were using?

A)sustainable agriculture

B)polyculture

C)agroecology

D)industrial agriculture

Q2) How much more profit could a farmer expect to make per acre per year if she used the organic farming method instead of the conventional farming method?

A)$558

B)$190

C)$748

D)$368

E)$465

Q3) Using ladybugs in the fields to help control insect pests is an example of _____ control:

A)cultural

B)mechanical

C)biological

D)chemical

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Chapter 24: Agriculture: Raising Livestock Can Meat Be Part of a

Healthy, Environmentally Conscious Diet

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Q1) If Mike does want to continue to eat beef,what is the BEST suggestion you can make to him?

A)He should eat hamburgers instead of steak,since he is less likely to have health issues with hamburgers.

B)He ought to reduce his beef intake by swapping beef for other meats or plant-based foods a day or two day a week.

C)He should feel good for knowing plants cannot provide the protein he needs to continue his activity level.

D)All of these answers are good suggestions.

Q2) If you pick up a package at the grocery store and it says,"grass-fed beef," what does that mean?

A)The cows in the CAFOs were fed grass instead of grain.

B)The cows have adapted,through several generations at the same farm,to digest grass instead of grain.

C)The cows are allowed to roam freely and graze on pasturelands.

D)The cows eat grass and quickly gain weight,making the meat very tender.

E)Since they are grass-fed,the cows have also been given high amounts of antibiotics.

Q3) List and describe several ethical issues involved with raising animals in CAFOs.

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Chapter 25: Fisheries and Aquaculture Fish in a Warehouse

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Q1) The collapse of fish populations is caused by many different factors.Which of the following technological advances aided in this collapse?

A)steam engines

B)flash freezing

C)trawler ships

D)huge nets

E)all of these answers

Q2) Which of the following statements is FALSE regarding aquaculture?

A)Aquaculture provides a reliable protein source and thus needed nutrition for a growing human population.

B)As aquaculture grows in scale,the reduced pressure on natural fisheries is better for ocean biodiversity as it reduces bycatch.

C)The dense concentration of farmed fish makes it easier to prevent disease outbreaks from occurring,and thus food security is always assured.

D)Aquaculture is more energy efficient,as it uses less fossil fuel and produces more fish per unit area than open-water fishing operations.

E)All of these answers are true statements about aquaculture.

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Chapter 26: coal Bringing Down the Mountain

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Q1) Which type of mining,surface or subsurface,has a greater impact on the environment,and why?

Q2) __________________ is removing dirt and rock that overlays a mineral deposit close to the surface in order to access that deposit.

A)Subsurface mining

B)Surface mining

C)Fracking

D)Deep mining

E)Hydraulic mining

Q3) What is a common criticism of mountaintop removal mine reclamation?

A)The evidence suggests that the original native species will never recolonize the reclaimed site.

B)The artificial channels do not host the same amount of biodiversity as the natural streams.

C)The Appalachian Mountains are a region of extremely high biodiversity,and the reclaimed sites will not recover similar levels of diversity.

D)All of these answers are correct.

E)None of these answers are correct.

Q4) How are mountaintop removal mines typically "reclaimed"?

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Chapter 27: Oil and Natural Gas the Bakken Oil Boom

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Q1) Unconventional reserves of oil or natural gas _________________.

A)can usually be recovered with traditional methods

B)may be recoverable with alternative techniques

C)will not be recoverable at all

D)cannot be used if they are recovered

E)are too expensive to recover

Q2) What is an unintended result of the Bakken boom?

A)increase in air pollution

B)increased the crime rate

C)road destruction

D)increased water pollution

E)All of the answers are unintended results.

Q3) Natural gas is seen as a bridge fuel to transition from oil to more sustainable options,since it _________________.

A)has more impurities than oil

B)is less efficient to burn

C)has a lower carbon footprint

D)releases more CO<sub>2</sub> than coal

E)releases more toxic pollutants

Q4) What is energy security,and why is it an important issue for many countries?

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Chapter 28: Air Pollution the Youngest Scientists

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Q1) Air pollutants released directly from any source are considered to be which of the following?

A)ozone

B)ground-level ozone

C)primary air pollutants

D)secondary air pollutants

Q2) What are two anthropogenic sources of outdoor air pollution? What are two natural sources of outdoor air pollution? Also list at least two of the major primary pollutants associated with these sources.

Q3) In developing countries,the main source(s)of indoor air pollution is/are _______.

A)particulates like soot as a result of cooking with wood or charcoal

B)mold

C)toxic chemicals

D)radon from the decay of uranium in rock that seeps through the foundations

E)lead

Q4) What is it about the nature of the human lung that makes it so vulnerable to air pollution? Further,how does damage to respiratory tissue serve as a gateway to other kinds of human health problems?

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Chapter 29: global Climate Change Climate Refugees

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Q1) Which of the following is NOT a greenhouse gas?

A)carbon dioxide

B)methane

C)nitrous oxide

D)halocarbons

E)sulfur oxides

Q2) Describe how Milankovitch cycles help explain past climate change.Explain why the current warming cannot be attributed to these cycles.

Q3) Species have responded to global climate change in various ways.Which of the following is an example of how species have responded?

A)shifting ranges

B)earlier blooming

C)migrating to higher altitudes

D)hatching earlier

E)all of these answers

Q4) How would applying the precautionary principle now to carbon dioxide emissions help to avoid,or at least lessen,some of the more serious outcomes of a changing global climate?

Q5) Explain how clouds can participate in both positive and negative feedback loops.

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Chapter 30: Nuclear Power the Future of Fukushima

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Q1) Approximately how much power does Alabama generate from nuclear energy?

A)39%

B)65%

C)less than 10%

D)28%

E)There is not enough data to tell.

Q2) Why is U-235 used more in nuclear reactors than U-238 is?

A)U-235 is more abundant.

B)U-235 is cheaper to mine.

C)U-235 is more reactive.

D)U-235 has fewer externalities.

E)U-235 produces less harmful radiation.

Q3) The first major nuclear accident was at ___________.

A)Chernobyl

B)Three Mile Island

C)Fukushima

D)Palo

E)There have been no major nuclear power plant accidents.

Q4) What is the half-life of a radioactive isotope,and how long is it?

Q5) How can nuclear waste best be disposed of?

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Chapter 31: Sun, Wind, Water, and Earth Energy Fueled by the Sun

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Q1) Geothermal energy is considered to be one of the most efficient methods to heat and cool a house,since the ground temperature being harnessed to either heat or cool a house is always around _______________ Fahrenheit.

A)10°

B)25°

C)55°

D)90°

E)125°

Q2) In what year is solar electricity generation projected to equal hydroelectric energy generation?

A)2016

B)2040

C)2035

D)2020

Q3) How does insulating pipes,using an on-demand water heater,and taking shorter showers save energy?

Q4) Why is the unit barrels of oil equivalents (BOE)used in examining energy patterns?

Q5) What areas are BEST suited for geothermal energy production,and why?

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Chapter 32: Biofuels Gas From Grass

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Q1) Describe the advantages and disadvantages of biofuels in terms of air pollution,relative to fossil fuels.

Q2) What are some of the concerns regarding the use of crops in biofuel production?

Q3) Fuels derived from current biomass are considered renewable since _________.

A)their production takes days or weeks

B)they have a higher carbon footprint than fossil fuels

C)they are a short-term option to our energy problem

D)they are not harvested from living material

E)they do not release any carbon back into the atmosphere when burned

Q4) Which of the following is the BEST option in terms of being environmentally friendly while operating a motor vehicle?

A)avoiding quick starts and speeding up to stop signs

B)removing golf clubs from the trunk unless going to the golf course

C)combining errands into one trip that minimizes driving miles

D)investing in a hybrid or all-electric car

E)biking or walking to work,to school,or to run errands

Q5) Explain the outcome of David Tilman's research and what it meant for biofuel crops.

Q6) What is biowaste? Describe the benefits of converting waste into energy.

Q7) List and describe at least three advantages and three disadvantages of biofuels.

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