APES 4.7 Understanding Water and Climate Effects

The higher the albedo, the more energy the surface ____.

• absorbs

• reflects

• refracts

• emits

Steeper watersheds have more ______.

• Run-off and soil erosion

• Vegetation

• Permeable soil

• Infiltration

Sandy soils are more ______.

• Permeable

• Impermeable

• Polluted

• Eroded

Impermeable concrete reduces ______.

• Groundwater recharge

• Soil erosion

• Vegetation

• Run-off

Dams are created to control ______.

• Flooding

• Vegetation

• Soil erosion

• Pollution

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What is a dead zone?

• Area with high oxygen

• Area with low oxygen

• Area with no water

• None of the above.

Buffer strips are used to ______.

• Increase fertilizer run-off

• Reduce fertilizer run-off

• Increase water pollution

• None of the above.

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Dead zones at the mouth of the Mississippi River occur every ______.

• Winter

• Summer

• Spring

• None of the above.

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Algae decomposition is a process done by ______.

• Fish

• Bacteria

• Plants

• None of the above.

What is the primary cause of dead zones in aquatic environments?

• Excessive nutrient pollution

• Overfishing

• Climate change

• Deforestation

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