Environmental Science Review #2

The natural process of nutrient buildup in water is called _______________.

• desalination

• eutrophication

• xeriscaping

• salination

The Clean Water Act _________________________.

• allows companies to turn saltwater into fresh water

• makes it illegal to release pollution from a point source without a legal permit

• funded many companies to clean up oceans

• allows countries to add chemical nutrients into drinking water

Which of the following is an example of nonpoint-source pollution?

• sewer pipe

• runoff produced by a pile of snow

• factory

• a septic system

Desertification is caused by all of the following except ____________________.

• wind erosion

• grazing animals

• chemical problems

• water erosion

________________________ is the removal of soil by water, wind, ice, or gravity.

• Deforestation

• Erosion

• Weathering

• Desertification

Human activities that occur on land and are directly related to the land are called ____________________.

• land use

• land cover

• global coverage

• humanized land activity

Which of the following is a type of water pollution?

• nutrient pollution

• sediment pollution

• thermal pollution

• all of the above

Any solid or liquid waste that is toxic, flammable, or corrosive is considered what?

• hazardous

• industrial

• municipal solid

• sanitary

Recently, the size of the human population has been

• decreasing slowly

• decreasing exponentially

• increasing slowly

• increasing exponentially

The ______________ is considered an endangered species in Ohio.

• mouse

• bald eagle

• white tailed deer

• blue jay