WorksheetsEnvironmental science final review
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 2hrs 36mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is the main reason why fewer nuclear power plants are being built today compared to 40 years ago?
a)
Federal laws were passed prohibiting the development of new nuclear power plants.
b)
Nuclear fusion power plants are being built instead.
c)
Nuclear power plants have become too expensive to generate electricity at a reasonable cost.
d)
Supplies of U235 are exhausted
2.
Habitat loss, soil erosion, and air pollution are disadvantages of which renewable energy source?
a)
moving water
b)
biomass fuel
c)
wind
d)
solar
3.
Renewable energy is energy from sources that
a)
were once living organisms.
b)
humans manufacture.
c)
will take years to deplete.
d)
are constantly being formed.
4.
Hybrids vehicles have engines that use?
a)
an efficient gasoline engine and an electric motor.
b)
a fuel cell and solar cells.
c)
an efficient gasoline engine and a fuel cell.
d)
a photovoltaic cell and an electric motor
5.
Hydrogen gas could be used as a fuel source in the future because it
a)
can be burned as fuel.
b)
is abundant.
c)
is used in fuel cells.
d)
all of the choices.
6.
A geothermal power plant gets energy by
a)
pumping heated water or steam from geothermal reservoirs.
b)
heating fluid underground
c)
creating heat plumes
d)
circulating fluid underground.
7.
The percentage of energy put into a system that does useful work is
a)
renewable energy.
b)
energy conservation.
c)
energy efficiency.
d)
energy conversion.
8.
Some hazardous waste is disposed of by deep-well injection. This procedure
a)
stores wastes in layers of dry rock below the water table.
b)
all of the choices are correct
c)
violates federal law.
d)
pollutes the wells and water supplies of nearby residents.
9.
DDT is known as a(n) _____ pesticide because it breaks down slowly in the environment.
a)
persistent
b)
leachate
c)
source
d)
threshold
10.
Exposure to any amount of chemical that is less than the _____ dose has no adverse effect on health.
a)
External
b)
Toxic
c)
Threshold
d)
Source
11.
Construction of irrigation canals and dams has encouraged the spread of infectious diseases by increasing the habitat for _____ such as mosquitoes and snails.
a)
Degrade
b)
Endangered Species
c)
Water
d)
Vectors
12.
The _____ allows for owners who illegally dump hazardous waste to be sued and forced to pay for the cleanup of their sites.
a)
Clean Water Act
b)
Superfund Act
c)
Clean Air Act
d)
DDT Act
13.
Biodegradable plastics never completely _____.
a)
leachate
b)
turn to water
c)
degrade
d)
turn toxic
14.
Reducing solid waste by using less material is called _____ reduction.
a)
source
b)
tertiary
c)
secondary
d)
non-point
15.
Landfills have a plastic liner in the bottom of them to stop __________ from going into the soil.
a)
water
b)
leachate
c)
bacteria
d)
nutrients
16.
Photocoltaics are another name for?
a)
Solar Cells
b)
Batteries
c)
Biomass Energy
d)
Cogeneration
17.
An alternative energy technology that uses the temperature difference between layers of water to generate electricity is ocean _____.
a)
Solar Energy
b)
Biomass Energy
c)
Cogeneration
d)
TEC(Thermal Energy Conversion)
18.
Most solid waste in the US is made of _________.
a)
Plastic
b)
Paper
c)
Electronics
d)
Food
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