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Human Impacts On The Environment (Part 2)
Test Description: Summative Assessment Review
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following would be an accurate example of nonpoint-source pollution?
A
A chemical plant dumping waste directly into a river
B
Oil Spill
C
a dog pooping in a pond
D
Runoff containing oil and waste from local farms and neighborhoods
2) The United States and Canada have signed cooperative agreements on many environmental issues dating back to the early 1970s. These and many environmental protection laws emerged following this disaster in 1969.
A
The Red Tide of Tampa Bay
B
The Exxon-Valdez Oil Spill
C
The Dust Bowl
D
The Cuyahoga River Fire
3) The ________________________ is the primary federal law in the United States governing water pollution.
A
Water Purity Act
B
Clean Water Act
C
Water Preservation Protocol
D
Water Safety Law
4) Which of the following would be a positive way to reduce local water pollution?
A
Switching from grape flavored gum to cinnamon.
B
Always go to the bathroom in the creek out back.
C
If you have to dump bleach down the drain, make sure it's Clorox brand.
D
Conserve personal water use by showering instead of taking a bubble bath.
5) Nonpoint-source pollution is easy trace back to one specific source location.
A
TRUE
B
It depends what time of year it is.
C
It depends on how severe the local water has been polluted.
D
FALSE
6) Mining of minerals, ores, rocks, and fossil fuels takes place only in the _______________________________.
A
geosphere
B
hydrosphere
C
biosphere
D
cryosphere
7) Which of the following would be the most likely to directly result in the extinction of a possibly rarespecies.
A
Reclamation
B
Deforestation
C
Strip Mining
D
Reforestation
8) The most abundant element in our atmosphere is __________________.
A
Argon
B
Oxygen
C
Nitrogen
D
Hydrogen
9) __________________________ is caused when nitrogen and carbon compounds in air react to sunlight. This generally occurs in sunny urban areas with high population and fossil fuel consumption.
A
Photo-chemical Smog
B
Carbon Monoxide
C
Acid Precipitation
D
El Nino
10) Acid Precipitation/Rain can occur under which of the following situations?
A
Neither of these could result in acid precipitation/rain
B
Both of these could result in acid precipitation/rain
C
A factory emits smoke saturated in nitrogen and sulfur oxide compounds into the atmosphere
D
A volcano erupts ejecting sulfur oxide compounds into the atmosphere
11) The mix of both solid an liquid particles in the air is called. This is what is measured to determine local air quality in many cities around the world.
A
conglomerate waste
B
residual compounds
C
particulate matter
D
a glitter bomb
12) These can react with sunlight and destroy important ozone molecules in the stratosphere that protect us from dangerous UV rays from the Sun.
A
Organic Sulfates
B
Photochemical smog particles
C
Chlorofuorocarbons
D
Nitrogen Oxide Molecules
13) _______________________ is a gas released from vehicles and industrial sources, which can kill humans by preventing oxygen from reaching the blood.
A
Carbon Monoxide
B
Ozone
C
Nitrogen Oxide
D
Carbon Dioxide
14) The carbon cycle is natural process by which carbon is transferred through the biosphere, atmosphere, hydrosphere, and geosphere over time. Which of the following situations would not be involved in this process?
A
Neither of these would be involved in this process.
B
plant photosynthesis
C
Both of these would be involved in this process.
D
humans breathing out
15) Carbon dioxide is released when fossil fuels are burned. Carbon dioxide is a greenhouse gas, which means ___________.
A
it can turn yellow houses green
B
it can improve growing conditions for many plant species
C
it can reflect heat from the sun back into space
D
it can reradiate heat from the sun and trap heat in the atmosphere
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