Environmental Management

Which of the following natural cycles

are likely to be directly affected by

transport-related environmental

impacts?

• Phosphorus and carbon cycles

• Nitrogen and water cycles

• Carbon and nitrogen cycles

• Water and phosphorus cycles

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following statements

relating to the water cycle is true?

• Climate change will result in

  reduced precipitation in some areas

• Climate change will result in

  increased levels of evaporation in

  some areas

• Climate change will result in

  increased levels of condensation

  in some areas

• All of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

Which of the following is not a named

ecosystem service?

• Provisioning

• Regulating

• Facilitating

• Supporting

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following could be

categorised as a ‘receptor’ using the

‘source, pathway, receptor’ model?

• Wetland habitat

• The wind

• Oil drum

• Concrete drainage channel

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NGSS.MS-LS1-8

Which of the following statements is

false?

• Businesses that cause pollution

  could receive a fine

• Businesses that cause pollution

  could damage their reputation

• Businesses that cause pollution

  could incur significant costs

• Businesses that cause pollution

  are unlikely to breach legislation

Which of the following statements applies to ethical decision making in business?

• What is considered ethical does not change over time

• Ethics are an important part of the triple bottom line

• Ethical values are the same in all countries

• There is no legal basis for ethical decision making

The large scale discharge of effluent from automated dishwashers, when passed through a sewage treatment works to a river, is likely to have a significant negative impact on which of the following cycles?

• Phosphorous cycle

• Nitrogen cycle

• Carbon cycle

• All of the above

Which of the following groups of organisms in a forest ecosystem are likely to have the greatest biomass?

• Hawk

• Herbivorous insect

• Carnivorous insect

• Fox

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

• Water

• Atmosphere

• Sun

• Air

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

• cooking with gas

• trees planting

• burning wood

• riding in a bus