APES Final Review

The layer of soil on the surface of the earth is at the top of the

• crust

• asthenosphere

• mantle

• core

• none of these are correct

The order of grades of coal from lowest energy content to highest energy content is

• anthracite, lignite, sub-bituminous, bituminous

• sub-bituminous, bituminous, lignite, anthracite

• sub-bituminous, bituminous, lignite, anthracite

• lignite, sub-bituminous, bituminous, anthracite

• anthracite, sub-bituminous, bituminous, lignite

What are the most populous countries, in order from largest to smallest?

• China, US, India

• India, China, Nigeria

• China, India, US

• China, India, Nigeria

Agricultural runoff from fertilizers used on farms is considered

• point source pollution

• non point source pollution

• a primary pollutant

• a mobile source

Which of these criteria pollutants leads to the formation of two major secondary pollutants?

• CO

• CO2

• NOx

• Pb

• SOx

If 50,000 kJ of energy is available to the primary producers in an ecosystem, how much will be available to the tertiary consumers?

• 5,000 kJ

• 500 kJ

• 50 kJ

• 5 kJ

What type of plate boundary is this?

• Convergent

• Divergent

• Transform

• Strike/Slip

The majority of the atmosphere is made of which gas?

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Carbon dioxide

• Water Vapor

The Montreal Protocol of 1987 banned _______ to help solve _____

• Nitrogenous runoff; oceanic dead zones

• Carbon emissions; climate change

• CFC emissions, the ozone hole

• Aerosol emissions; global cooling

What is the health risks could be connected to eating some fish from lakes or the ocean?

• They may be invasive species that impact native fish species populations.

• The Omega-3 fatty acids found in some fish can have a negative impact on cardiovascular health.

• If they are high on the food chain they may contain high levels of mercury or PCB's.

• They may have been exposed to inorganic nutrients from fertilizers.