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Earth Science Semester A Final Exam.
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Which water conservation strategy is being used when a household uses eco-friendly cleaning products?
a) Pollution Prevention
b) Limiting Consumption
c) Reusing and Recycling
d) Energy Reduction
How was the San Andreas Fault formed?
a) Consistent Seismic Activity
b) The creation of land in a subduction zone
c) Two plates moving past each other
d) Two plates colliding with one another.
Which of the following would lower the levelized cost of energy for a project?
a) Decreased Total Production
b) Increased Total Production
c) Increased Capital Expenses
d)
What is one of the two ways seismic waves help scientists understand Earth’s layers?
a) Scientist uses seismic waves to observe the interaction between the ocean and the land.
b) Scientists can generate seismic waves in order to observe their paths through Earth.
c) Scientist can observe which seismic waves change the composition of the layers they pass through.
d) Scientist can observe how seismic waves change speeds when passing through different layers.
How do beach nourishment and vegetation management differ in ways they manage beach erosion.
a) Only vegetation management replaces sand on the beach.
b) Only vegetation management brings in plants to keep sand on beaches.
c) Only beach nourishment provides protection from floods.
d) Only beach nourishment relies on humans.
Which of the following is a possible consequence of damage to infrastructure due to flooding?
a) The flow of goods is decreased or halted
b) Homes and businesses are washed away
c) Pollutants are spread to farmland.
d) Flood waters may contain pollutants that enter the groundwater.
In which situation would alley cropping be most useful for sustainable farming?
a) Growing crops on a mountainside.
b) Growing crops that need the same nutrients from the soil.
c) Growing crops that require a lot of shade.
d) Growing Crops near the ocean
Which of the following statements about flood mitigation is true?
a) Minimal research has been done comparing the costs of funding flood mitigation projects to the cost of repairs after flood
b) It is cheaper to pay for repairs after flooding has occurred than to fund flood mitigation projects.
c) It is cheaper to fund flood mitigation projects than to pay for repairs after flooding has occurred.
d) Towns and cities receive no help from the federal government when it comes to flood mitigation.
Which of the following sources of pollution decrease the oxygen level of water.
a) Plant Fertilizer
b) Gasoline
c) Toxic Metals
d) Polybichlorinated Phenols (PCBs)
Which of the following is an effect of water pollution?
a) Use of chemical fertilizers to enhance production
b) Overgrazing
c) Tilling the Soil
d) High concentration of nitrogen in water
How does storm water management help control flooding in cities?
a) It creates emergency flooding protocols.
b) It helps to relocate homes off of the floodplain.
c) It mandates elevating all structures above flood level.
d) It includes providing areas of green space to help with run off.
Which is an impact of conventional farming on the environment.
a) Decreases the amount of water supply.
b) Decreases cost for equipment and energy usage.
c) Decreases land usage.
d) Decreases the chance of water pollution through runoff
Iceland straddles a divergent boundary. What landform could we expect to see in the part of Iceland that the boundary crosses?
a) Trenches
b) Mountains
c) Rift Valley
d) Terraces
How did the use of coal affect human activity in the 1800’s
a) The steel industry used coal to produce electricity, making electricity available to everyone across the country.
b) The food industry used coal to make plastics, making storing goods more efficient.
c) Mining for coal developed technology required to mine for gold out west.
d) The railroad industry used coal to power steam engines, allowing businesses to build more factories for production of goods.
What is the fall line?
a) A raised area in the foothills of the Appalachian Mountains
b) A tall, steep area where rivers form rapids and water falls
c) A flat, lowland area on the coast of the Atlantic Ocean.
d) The center of a river that is easily navigable for ships.
What is a strategy that manufactures can use to reduce the human costs of extracting minerals for use in cell phones?
a) Manufactures can continue to mine in third world countries where labor is extremely cheap.
b) Manufactures can avoid conflict minerals and buy from countries with fair labor laws.
c) Manufactures can increase cost of the product which should result in better pay for miners.
d) Manufactures could be taxed extra for their part in potential child labor.
Which of the following show how mining for materials used in smart devices does NOT impact the environment.
a) Increased soil erosion
b) Degrades vegetation
c) Creates competition for water
d) Increases child labor
A town develops green space on top of an apartment building. This provides a relaxing place for the renters while also allowing the owners to charge higher rents. Which benefits of green space does this situation provide?
a) health and economic
b) environmental, health, and economic
c) environmental and health
d) environmental and economic
According to Mohs hardness scale, a mineral with a hardness of 5 can scratch a mineral with a hardness of 4, but not a mineral with a hardness of 6.
a) True
b) False
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At which continental feature would you expect to find metamorphic rock?
a) lake bottom
b) volcano
c) mid ocean ridge
d) mountain
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