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| Primary sewage treatment involves |
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| A. Removing solids from water |
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| Feedlots are a major cause of _________ in water. |
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A. Viruses
B. Coliform bacteria
C. Nitrates
D. Phosphates
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| Toxic metals such as lead, cadmium and mercury |
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| C. Can be toxic in extremely small quantities |
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| Cultural eutrophication results from |
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| The water pollutant that most commonly threatens human health is |
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| Factories, sewage treatment plants and oil wells are __________ sources of water pollution. |
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| The United States has a drought cycle that brings dry periods about every ____ years |
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| Which of the following factors is the most important factor in determining whether a country is "water rich" or "water poor"? |
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| E. Renewable water supplies |
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| A country's renewable water supplies are generally made up of |
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| A. Surface runoff and infiltration into accessible aquifers |
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| The largest river in the world is the |
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| Water enters groundwater by |
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| The hydrologic compartment that contains the greatest amount of fresh water is |
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| Natural evaporation processes are mainly driven by |
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| B. Liquid water turning to vapor well below boiling temperature |
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| Transpiration is the way plants |
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| A. Return large amounts of water to the atmosphere |
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| Which of the following is not a factor in determining how much or how little precipitation a region receives? |
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| Many fish contain high levels of _____________ and should either not be eaten or their consumption should be limited. |
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| The most common metallic air pollutant is |
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| Lead is dangerous because it acts as a(n) |
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| The most dangerous airborne particulates are those |
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| B. Small enough to be drawn into the lungs |
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| Carbon monoxide is produced by |
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| C. Incomplete burning of fuels |
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| The brown haze in smog is caused by |
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| Which of the following criteria pollutants result mainly from burning coal |
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| Criteria pollutants are those that |
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| A. Contribute the most to air quality degradation |
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| Fugitive emissions are produced by |
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| D. Strip mining, rock crushing and other dust-producing activities |
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| B. Become dangerous after reacting in the atmosphere |
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| Primary pollutants are those that are |
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| A. Released directly in dangerous forms |
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| Quicksilver is another name for |
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| Much of the ultraviolet light from the sun is absorbed by _______ as it passes through the atmosphere. |
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| The "ozone hole" that causes concern among scientists and the public is an ozone depletion in the |
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| The correct sequence of atmospheric zones upward from the earth's surface is |
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| B. Troposphere, stratosphere, mesosphere, thermosphere |
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| B. Tiny particles and droplets suspended in the air |
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| The two main gases making up the lower atmosphere are |
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| The atmospheric zone where most weather events occur is the |
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| The earth's earliest atmosphere was probably composed mainly of __________, which has/have since largely dissipated into space. |
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| Climate is a description of ________ weather conditions. |
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| What causes sea water to become less salty? |
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a. Melting sea ice
b. River inflow
c. Rain
d. All of the above* |
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| Water at the seafloor is saltier than water at the sea surface. |
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| On average, how much salt is there in 1,000 pounds of seawater? |
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| El Nino is the result of global warming |
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| Other than melting glaciers and ice sheets, which of these factors has made the largest contribution to the rise of sea level over the past 100 years? |
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| a. Warming of ocean surface waters |
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| According to NOAA….Throughout its history, Earth’s climate has varied, reflecting the complex interactions and dependencies of the solar, oceanic, terrestrial, atmospheric, and living components that make up planet Earth’s systems. |
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| According to NOAA, a climate literate person |
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a. Understands the essential principles of Earth’s climate system,
b. Knows how to assess scientifically credible information about climate,
c. Communicates about climate and climate change in a meaningful way,
d. Is able to make informed and responsible decisions with regare to actions that may affect climate
e. All of the above* |
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| Which ocean is the saltiest? |
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| Water near the seafloor is saltier than water at the sea surface |
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| Changes in oceans salinity patterns may indicate changes in |
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a. Ocean circulation
b. Earth’s water cycle
c. Climate
d. All of the above* |
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| Salinity is a measure of what property of seawater? |
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