Quiz about AP Environmental Unit 7 Vocabulary

Question 1

Implicated in human neurological damage

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Lead

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Sulfur dioxide

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Ozone

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Hydrocarbons

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Particulates

Question 2

Is the major pollutant that electrostatic precipitators are designed to remove from power-plant smokestack emissions

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Particulates

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Sulfur dioxide

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Lead

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Ozone

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Hydrocarbons

Question 3

Considered harmful in the troposphere but beneficial in the stratosphere

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Ozone

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Sulfur dioxide

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Lead

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Hydrocarbons

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Particulates

Question 4

Most often cited as the causative factor for acid deposition

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Sulfur dioxide

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Lead

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Ozone

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Hydrocarbons

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Particulates

Question 5

The three main anthropogenic sources of gaseous air pollutants in the United States are

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industry, transportation, and energy production

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soil erosion, volcanoes, and forest fires

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soil erosion, volcanoes, and energy production

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industry, construction, and agriculture

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industry, transportation, and agriculture

Question 6

Composed of fibers known to cause lung disease

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asbestos

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radon

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lead

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carbon monoxide

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formaldehyde

Question 7

Emitted from most manufactured building materials and furniture

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formaldehyde

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asbestos

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radon

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lead

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carbon monoxide

Question 8

Found in old plumbing pipes and fixtures and some ceramic glazes

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lead

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asbestos

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radon

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carbon monoxide

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formaldehyde

Question 9

Colorless, odorless gas that is a naturally occurring decay product of uranium

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radon

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asbestos

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lead

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carbon monoxide

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formaldehyde

Question 10

Which of the following is the human health impact most closely associated with atmospheric particulates?

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Asthma

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Cataracts

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Diabetes

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Melanoma

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Obesity

Question 11

Smoke from forest fires is most likely to affect air quality over larger areas for many days when

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a persistent atmospheric inversion exists in the region

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smog is produced due to chemical reactions in the atmosphere

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oak trees are burned, releasing terpenes into the atmosphere

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primary, rather than secondary, forests are burned

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vegetation in the region is green and burns more slowly

Question 12

The majority of atmospheric mercury is produced by

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coal-burning power plants

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medical waste incinerators

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volatilization of lead-based paint

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runoff from thermometer factories

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municipal waste incinerators

Question 13

Which type of electricity-generating power plant releases radioactive materials as well as toxic metals such as lead and arsenic under normal operating conditions?

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Coal-burning

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Nuclear

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Hydroelectric

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Solar

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Geothermal

Question 14

Has a stronger affinity for hemoglobin than oxygen has

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carbon monoxide

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carbon dioxide

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methane

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radon

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sulfur dioxide

Question 15

Is a flammable gas produced by landfills

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methane

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carbon dioxide

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carbon monoxide

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radon

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sulfur dioxide

Question 16

Has been implicated as the cause of as much as 15 percent of lung cancer cases

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radon

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carbon dioxide

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carbon monoxide

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methane

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sulfur dioxide

Question 17

Is an important precursor to acid rain

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sulfur dioxide

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carbon dioxide

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carbon monoxide

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methane

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radon

Question 18

Catalytic converters reduce which of the following pairs of pollutants in car exhaust?

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Carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons

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Carbon dioxide and ozone

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Carbon dioxide and particulates

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Lead and mercury

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Methane and particulates

Question 19

Is primarily responsible for acid rain in the northeast United States

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coal

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uranium-238

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natural gas

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oil

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solar

Question 20

Currently proven global reserves are expected to be largely exhausted within the next 50 years.

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oil

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uranium-238

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coal

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natural gas

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solar

Question 21

Is renewable

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solar

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uranium-238

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coal

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natural gas

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oil

Question 22

Occurs naturally in bedrock and leads to the formation of radon

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uranium-238

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coal

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natural gas

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oil

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solar

Question 23

Approximately how many more times acidic, in terms of H+ concentration, is precipitation in the northeastern United States as compared to precipitation in the South Pacific?

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10

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0.1

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2

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20

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100

Question 24

The primary cause of acid precipitation in the northeastern United States is

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burning of sulfur-containing fossil fuels to produce electricity

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the large number of automobile air conditioners leaking Freon

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deforestation, which reduces the number of trees removing atmospheric CO2

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strip-mining, which releases large quantities of particulates into the atmosphere

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global warming, which speeds the chemical reactions that produce acids

Question 25

A paper company located on the banks of a river discharges its treated wastewater into the river.

Which of the following would be the best control group to evaluate the treated wastewater from the paper company?

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A sample of water upstream from the same river

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A sample of distilled water

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A sample of water from a nearby river

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A sample of water downstream from the same river

Question 26

A paper company located on the banks of a river discharges its treated wastewater into the river.

Which of the following would be the best location to obtain a water sample from to determine if the paper plant is affecting the acidity of the river?

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Immediately downstream from the paper plant

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Immediately upstream from the paper plant

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At an upstream tributary to the river

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At a downstream tributary to the river

Question 27

A paper company located on the banks of a river discharges its treated wastewater into the river.

Which of the following water quality indicators should be measured to best determine if the wastewater is increasing the acidity of the river?

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The amount of hydrogen ions

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The amount of dissolved oxygen

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The total suspended solids

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The species richness

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