Quiz about AS EM Unit 1 Review

Question 1

What are some Ecological Impacts of Ozone Depletion?

Accepted Answer

The breakdown of Ozone led to more UV light and a reduced biodiversity.

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Sea Levels Rise

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Warmer Atmosphere

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Reduction of plant diversity

Question 2

What are some sources of CFCs when it comes to Ozone Depletion?

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Aerosols

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Refrigerants

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Decomposition

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all of the above

Question 3

Management Strategies for Climate Change?

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Reduce carbon emissions by (driving electrical vehicles)

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Planting Trees (carbon capture and storage)

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Use less Fossil Fuels

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Montreal Protocol

Question 4

Human Impacts of Ozone Depletion?

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Skin Cancer

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Cataracts

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Respiratory Issues

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Eye Irritation

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Chemical Weathering

Question 5

What is the chemical compound of Ozone Depletion?

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CFCs

(Chlorofluorocarbons)

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Carbon dioxide

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Mathane

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Sulfur dioxide

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Nitrogen Oxides

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NItrogen Oxide

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VOCs

Question 6

Global warming is a phenomenon related to _______

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Greenhouse effect

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Ecological balance

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Evaporation

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Desertification

Question 7

What will happen if deer is missing in the food chain below?

Grass ==> Deer ==> Tiger

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The population of tiger decreases & the population of grass increases

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Tiger will start eating grass

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The population of tiger increases

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The population of grass decreases

Question 8

Energy flow in ecosystem is _________.

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Unidirectional

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Multidirectional

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Bidirectional

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All around

Question 9

What layer of the atmosphere is the hottest?

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thermosphere

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troposphere

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stratosphere

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exosphere

Question 10

What layer of the atmosphere contains weather?

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troposphere

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stratosphere

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thermosphere

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exosphere

Question 11

What is the most abundant gas in the atmosphere?

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nitrogen

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oxygen

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argon

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carbon dioxide

Question 12

What layer of the atmosphere is labeled C?

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mesosphere

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thermosphere

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troposphere

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stratosphere

Question 13

The wolves in this image are an example of a ____________

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population

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organism

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habitat

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ecosystem

Question 14

The image an example of a ____________

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ecosystem

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organism

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bioshphere

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population

Question 15

The majority of life on earth receives its energy from ______________

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the sun

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plants

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heat

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chemicals in the air

Question 16

One of the main roles of the ocean is _________________

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to regulate temperatures in the atmosphere

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trap heat near earth

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absorb ultraviolet radiation

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add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere

Question 17

What process is represented at stage 3?

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precipitation

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evaporation

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condensation

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runoff

Question 18

What process is represented at stage 1?

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evaporation

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condensation

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runoff

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precipitation

Question 19

What process is represented at stage 4?

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runoff

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evaporation

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condensation

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precipitation

Question 20

What process is represented at stage 2?

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condensation

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evaporation

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runoff

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precipitation

Question 21

Identify the key phrase best associated with sustainability from the following list.

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Responsible environmental interaction

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Maximize natural resource consumption

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Short-term financial goals supersede long-term environmental quality

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Seek to promote environmental depletion

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Minimize destruction of fossil fuels

Question 22

The process where plants absorb water through the roots and then give off water vapor through their leaves.

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Transpiration

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Respiration

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Oxygen

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Infiltration

Question 23

When humans burn fossil fuels, most of the carbon quickly enters the as carbon dioxide.

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Atmosphere

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Water

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Sun

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Air

Question 24

Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?

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planting trees

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cooking with gas

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burning wood

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riding in a bus

Question 25

What does not produce carbon dioxide?

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Photosynthesis

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Burning Fossil Fuels

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Animal respiration

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Plants decaying

Question 26

How do living organisms return carbon to the atmosphere in the carbon cycle?

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decomposition and respiration

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respiration and photosynthesis

Question 27

How does the carbon in grass become part of a lion?

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The carbon ends up in the lion's food chain.

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The lion eats the grass

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Carbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion.

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The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant

Question 28

Organisms that do not decompose can be buried and become what?

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fossil fuels

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water

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nutrients

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air

Question 29

Which of the following is true about the greenhouse effect? you can choose more than one

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It is a natural process

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It is caused by gasses trap heat from infrared radiation

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It makes life on Earth possible

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It is the cause of global warming

Question 30

How does the law of conservation of energy relates to photosynthesis?

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Light energy from the sun is converted into chemical energy in glucose

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The energy from glucose is transform into light energy

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Energy from carbon dioxide is converted into chemical energy in Oxygen

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All other answers are correct

Question 31

What are the end products of cellular respiration?

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Carbon dioxide, water and ATP energy

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Carbon dioxide, glucose and water

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Oxygen, glucose and ATP energy

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Water, Carbon dioxide and Oxygen

Question 32

Carbon dioxide is created by

Accepted Answer

All answers are correct

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Burning fossil fuels

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Cellular respiration

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Decomposing organic matter

Question 33

The measure of goods and services produced by a country's businesses PLUS investments outside the country is termed:

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GNI

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GNP

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GDP

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PPP

Question 34

Sustainability, according to our syllabus, is defined as:

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the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs

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balanced use of resources

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the ability to meet the needs of the present without compromising the future needs

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meeting present needs without sacrificing future needs

Question 35

The part of the hydrologic cycle were water changes from a gas to a liquid

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condensation

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evaporation

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transpiration

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through-flow

Question 36

Natural interception is beneficial in the hydrologic cycle because it:

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Slows the flow of water, which can lead to increased rates of infiltration

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Cleans the water of toxins prior to infiltrating into the soil

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Allows animals such as bees and ants to drink water before it infiltrates into soils

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Increases the rate at which water cycles, making it widely available to living creatures.

Question 37

As anthropogenic interception increases, _.

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Runoff increases, infiltration decreases, through-flow also decreases

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Runoff increases, infiltration decreases, evaporation decreases

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Runoff decreases, infiltration increases, through-flow also increases

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It is not possible to tell.

Question 38

The 5 correct major gases that comprise the composition of the atmosphere are:

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Nitrogen, oxygen, CO2, argon, and water vapor

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Nitrogen, helium, oxygen, CO2, water vapor

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Hydrogen, oxygen, argon, helium, and water vapor

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Oxygen, nitrogen, fluorine, nitrogen, and water vapor

Question 39

___ radiation comes to Earth from the sun in space and is either __ or __.

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shortwave ; reflected or absorbed

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shortwave ; reflected or deflected

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longwave ; reflected or deflected

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longwave ; reflected or absorbed

Question 40

The natural greenhouse effect:

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Prevents some longwave radiation from escaping Earth's atmosphere

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Prevents ALL longwave radiation from escaping Earth's atmosphere

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Prevents some shortwave radiation from escaping Earth's atmosphere

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Prevents ALL shortwave radiation from escaping Earth's atmosphere

Question 41

Which of the following is a way to potentially avoid a tragedy of the commons?

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people sharing the resource work to manage the resource

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private ownership

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regulation by the government

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none of the above

Question 42

Which of the following are the main producers of marine ecosystems?

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phytoplankton

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plants

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bacteria

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zooplankton

Question 43

Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?

Accepted Answer

Carbon dioxide

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Water vapor

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Methane

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Nitric oxides

Question 44

CFCs alter the natural formation of ozone by:

Accepted Answer

breaking up ozone and reducing the amount of O2 needed to form ozone

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bonding with O3

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preventing UV radiation to strike ozone

Question 45

Though CFC production has been curtailed, the threat to upper atmosphericozone continues because CFCs

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persist and continue to destroy ozone for decades.

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become harmless quickly.

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destroy ozone for only a short time.

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persist but stop destroying ozone.

Question 46

Over ________________ of years, once-living matter that remains in the ground can transform into fossil fuels.

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millions

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hundreds

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thousands

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a few handful

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