Apes Exam

_____________ is the process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them to create new products.

• Reducing

• Repurposing

• Recycling

• Composting

Which of the following describe the relationship between D.O. and B.O.D.?

• When D.O. decreases, the B.O.D. decreases

• When D.O. decreases, the B.O.D. increases

• When B.O.D. decreases, the D.O. decreases

• When B.O.D. increases, the D.O. decreases

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NGSS.HS-LS2-3

Which is NOT an example of biomass?

• wood

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

• manure and/or trash

• petroleum

Which type of fuel produces the most sulfur?

• wind

• coal

• biomass

• nuclear fission

Which of the following energy sources has the lowest negative environmental impacts?

• Biomass

• Nuclear

• Natural Gas

• Solar

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Which of the following characteristics is common to coal and petroleum

• Both were formed by the remains of ancient marine organisms

• Both release significant amounts of mercury when burned.

• Both are considered renewable resources.

• both are forms of ancient organic matter buried deep within the earth's crust.

• Both require fractional distillation

Nuclear reactors produce energy through the process of

• Incineration

• Transmutation

• Fusion

• Breeding

• Fission

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Which of the following is the most likely to lead to acid rain?

• the release of carbon dioxide from a coal-fired power plant

• the release of carbon monoxide from automobiles.

• the release of sulfur dioxide from a coal-fired power plant

• The release of methane from a cattle feedlot

• the release of particulates from a coal-fired power plant

Select the two characteristics that determine which type of biome an ecosystem is.

• Climate

• Temperature

• Elevation

• Precipitation

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Soil sample that is 60% clay, 30% silt, and 10% sand has which texture? 

• clay

• clay loam

• sandy loam

• silt