APES Unit 8 Review

The largest component of municipal solid waste in the US is:

• Paper
• Plastic
• Yard Trimmings
• Metal

Organic matter like yard waste in landfills is a problem primarily because

• there is a high risk of toxic leaching

• it contains bacteria that spreads disease

• as it breaks down it can dissolve the containment

• it produces methane gas

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Increased use of inorganic (lab-made) fertilizers on crops contributes to:

• Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
• Increase in storm severity in southeastern U.S.
• Water shortages in California
• Saltwater intrusion on the East Coast.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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Which water quality test will best determine the disruption of photosynthesis caused by cloudy water conditions from sedimentation?

• Temperature

• Salinity

• Dissolved oxygen

• pH

• Turbidity

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Presence of fecal coliform bacteria suggests that

• a factory polluted the river

• a nearby treatment plant added chlorine to the waste water

• the water is safe for drinking

• untreated animal waste contaminated the water

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NGSS.MS-LS1-5

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

What is true of a lake that is experiencing eutrophication?

• decreased algae

• increased nutrients

• decreased sediments

• increased oxygen

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

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Which of the following is a strategy for reducing the effects of acid rain?

• Applying a layer of granite under lakes

• Reducing the depth of soils

• Adding methylmercury to lakes

• Adding calcium carbonate to soils

• Increasing electricity use

Define liability for individual toxic waste sites, clean up those sites from a fund, the Superfund, built from taxes and fines assigned to polluters

• CERCLA

• RCRA

• Clean Water Act

• NEPA

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

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Endocrine disruptors cause the following impacts to organisms

• increased respiratory rate

• damage to the cardiovascular system

• increased size of individual organisms

• birth defects and cancer

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Incineration of waste is primarily used

• to generate heat or electricity
• to reduce waste volume and mass
• to eliminate heavy metals
• when there is no other option

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