Earth & Environmental review

What would most most likely happen if coastal North Carolina increased implementation of wind energy?

• Investment costs to taxpayers would decrease

• The production of greenhouse gases would decrease.

• Turbines could be built i highly populated areas because of low noise pollution.

• The energy output would be consistent because wind patterns are always predictable.

What would most likely result if more farms were developed along river basins in North Carolina?

• An increase in water pollution.

• an increase in average rainfall.

• an increase in nonnative species.

• an increase in severe weather events.

Which will cause an increase in runoff and infiltration in an area?

• contouring farmland

• a drought

• digging wells

• excessive rain

Which is most often a result of a warm air mass moving over a cooler air mass?

• a decrease in wind speed

• a decrease in cloud cover

• an increase in precipitation

• an increase in air pressure

What is a possible consequence of the destruction of a marsh?

• decrease flooding

• decrease filtering of water

• increased types of plant life

• increased habitat for organisms

Which geographic features from as a result of continental-continental convergent plates?

• rift valleys

• volcanic islands

• oceanic trenches

• mountain ranges

Which would be the best way to reduce the environmental impact of conventional agricultural practices?

• increase pesticides use

• decrease crop rotation

• decrease fertilizer usage

• increase use nonnative species

What effect would uncontrolled population growth have on land?

• increased soil fertility and decreased erosion

• increased soil fertility and increased erosion

• decreased soil fertility and decreased erosion

• decreased soil fertility and increased erosion

In the hydrologic cycle, which process contributes to a decrease in groundwater levels?

• infiltration

• evaporation

• precipitation

• condensation

Which is least likely to cause changes in global climate?

• a tsunami event

• an El Nino event

• a volcanic eruption

• radiation from solar flares