Apes Final Review

Which fuel contains the most SULFUR?

• wood

• oil

• natural gas

• coal

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

What device reduces SO₂ emissions in power plants?

• scrubber units

• electrostatic precipitators

• catalytic converters

• afterburners

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-3

Which of the following 2 use PASSIVE solar energy?

• south-facing room with windows

• solar oven

• solar panels

• photovoltaic cells

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

Which is NOT an example of biomass?

• wood

• crop leftovers (the part of the plant that isn't consumed)

• manure and/or trash

• petroleum

Passive solar design includes all of the following except

• large windows on the south side of the house

• floor and walls that will store heat in the winter

• overhang that blocks the sun in the summer, but allows it inside in the winter

• trees that block the sun for the entire year

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

NGSS.MS-PS3-4

The main advantage to using natural gas as a fuel or to power industrial plants is that

• natural gas is more abundant and cheaper to harvest/mine

• it burns cleaner and has less air pollutants

• natural gas is one of the most harmful fossil fuels to the environment

• it is better for the economy than coal or petroleum 

A student is running an experiment. They are studying the effects of a pesticide on insects, which of the following is the independent variable?

• The pesticide being used

• The response of the insects growth when exposed to the Pesticide

• The response of the plants when exposed to the pesticide

• The Control group not exposed to the pesticide

What is happening at the 'A' on the graph?

• the population overshoots above the carrying capacity

• the population stops growing

• growth begins to slow down due to limited resources

• growth is speeding up due to an abundance of resources

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

The disadvantages of using nuclear energy include all of the following except

• the possibility of using radioactive fuel in weapons

• radioactive waste disposal

• the amount of CO₂ released by the reactors

• reactor accidents

• the mining of uranium

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NGSS.HS-ETS1-3

The difference between weathering and erosion is that

• weathering happens in the tropics; erosion happens in temperate environments

• erosion refers to the breakdown of the rock; weathering refers to the removal of the rock from its landscape

• weathering refers the the breakdown of the rock; erosion refers to the removal of the rock from its landscape

• weathering is a chemical process; erosion is strictly physical

• there is no difference between weathering and erosion