Unit 8 AP Environmental Science

Much of the radiation emitted by the earth is captured and trapped in the

• stratosphere

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

Which of the following is a secondary pollutant and major component of photochemical smog?

• Carbon monoxide

• Methane

• Formaldehyde

• Radon

• Ozone

Which of the following is a strategy for reducing the effects of acid rain?

• Applying a layer of granite under lakes

• Reducing the depth of soils

• Adding methylmercury to lakes

• Adding calcium carbonate to soils

• Increasing electricity use

ID hazardous wastes and life cycle ”cradle to grave”

• CERCLA

• RCRA

• Clean Water Act

• NEPA

Define liability for individual toxic waste sites, clean up those sites from a fund, the Superfund, built from taxes and fines assigned to polluters

• CERCLA

• RCRA

• Clean Water Act

• NEPA

The pesticide Atrazine is a(n)

• neurotoxin

• mutagen

• endocrine disruptor

• viral disease spread by mosquitoes

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Which a point source of pollution?

• a factory smokestack

• runoff from city streets

• pesticides from agricultural fields

• fertilized from urban lawns

What is true of endocrine disruptors?

• attack hormones that invade the body and cause diseases

• blocks receptors of hormones so cells can't get signals

• increase the rate of chemical reactions, like enzymes

• transports substances in an organism, like insecticides

How are temperature and dissolved oxygen connected?

• warm water has less dissolved oxygen

• cold water has less dissolved oxygen

• there is no relation between temperature and amount of oxygen

Why is it best to recycle aluminum?

• it uses less energy to recycle it than to make new aluminum

• making new aluminum is dangerous to transport, store, and process

• it is hard to find new aluminum, so it should be recycled

• if it goes to a landfill, it will leach and increase the pH of lakes and streams