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AP Environmental Science Final

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 29mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Area where new crust is being created...

a)

Mid Atlantic Ocean Ridge

b)

Himalayan Mountains

c)

Aleutian Islands

d)

Peru

2.

Which environment is characterized by frequent fires?

a)

Desert

b)

Grassland

c)

Temperate Forest

d)

Tundra

3.

Catalytic converters reduce which of the following pairs of pollutants from car exhaust?

a)

Carbon dioxide and Ozone

b)

Carbon dioxide and Particulates

c)

Carbon Monoxide and Hydrocarbons

d)

Lead and Mercury

4.

Red Pine trees are only growing in the northern most cool areas of the US. How will climate change impact distribution of Red Pine in the future?

a)

Red pine will only grow in the wetter climates of the southeast

b)

Red pine will spread to the southwest

c)

Red pine will shift to northward into Canada

d)

Red pine will expand southward to Caribbean nations

5.

Which of the following statements identifies a concern associated with the increased proportion of GM crops being grown?

a)

GM crops cannot be grown in marginal soils

b)

Runoff from GM crop fields can lead to increased eutrophication

c)

Use of GM seeds can lead to loss of genetic diversity in crops

d)

GM crops cannot withstand herbicide application, reducing crop yield

6.

Brown pelicans eat fish, as a result of El Nino, the population in southern California of brown pelicans as declined. Which of the following best explains the relationship between El Nino event and the population decline?

a)

Warmer ocean temps can cause fish to move to colder water away from pelican nests

b)

Lower surface heights can result in nest sites being isolated too far from food supply

c)

Male pelicans get disoriented due to the lack of moisture and fail to return to the nest with food

d)

Predatory seal populations increase dramatically due to decreased rainfall

7.
The two main agents of erosion are...
a)
wind and flowing water
b)
gravity and frost wedging
c)
oxygen and water
d)
carbon dioxiede and wind
8.

The rate at which water flows through the soil is called soil percolation or ______.

a)

Groundwater

b)

Permeability

c)

Soil Pores

d)

Porosity

9.

Which of the following has shifted the storage of carbon from sediment to the atmosphere?

a)

Mining of coal

b)

Combustion of fossil fuels

c)

Increased occurrence of acid precipitation

d)

Extraction of crude oil

e)

Industrial smog

10.

Which of the following best describes the process of photosynthesis?

a)

Oxygen, water, and solar energy are used to produce carbon dioxide and sugar.

b)

Oxygen, sugar, and solar energy are used to produce carbon dioxide and water.

c)

Carbon dioxide, water, and solar energy are used to produce oxygen and sugar.

d)

Carbon dioxide and oxygen combine to from water and sugar.

e)

Carbon dioxide and water are used to produce oxygen, sugar and more carbon dioxide.

11.
The Mississippi River carries agricultural runoff to the Gulf of Mexico.  What phenomenon results?
a)
a dead zone
b)
regular flooding of the Mississippi delta
c)
return of mining refuse water
d)
Gold tides
12.
Which of the following could be described as "non-point source" pollution?
a)
A farmer dumps her waste into a stream that runs through her property.
b)
A mining impoundment pond overflows.
c)
Over 100,000 acres of continuos farmland has water with excess levels of nitrates.
d)
Waste water from a nuclear plant spills into a nearby waterway.
13.

What factor describes when populations decrease because animals are moving out of a population?

a)

Emigration

b)

Limiting Factors

c)

Immigration

d)

Exponential Growth

14.
Which limiting factor is independent of the number of individuals in a population?
a)
competition
b)
parasitism/disease
c)
stress
d)
natural disasters
15.

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

a)

the population overshoots above the carrying capacity

b)

the population stops growing

c)

growth begins to slow down due to limited resources

d)

growth is speeding up due to an abundance of resources

16.
Nesting birds often space themselves evenly from other nests. This pattern is called
a)
clumped dispersion.
b)
uniform dispersion.
c)
random dispersion
d)
scatter dispersion
17.
Lichens and mosses that first live in uninhabited areas are examples of
a)
secondary species
b)
non-native species
c)
pioneer species
d)
climax species
18.
The sea otter is a(n) ___________ that influences the survival of many other species in its ecosystem.
a)
Cute furry creature
b)
endangered species
c)
keystone species
d)
important animal
19.

Toxins that get passed up the food chain in increasing amounts

a)

biomagnification

b)

compaction

c)

compounding

d)

non-elimination

20.

environmental advantage of no-till agriculture

a)

less erosion

b)

decrease in labor costs

c)

increased use of herbicides and pesticides

d)

increased need for irrigation

21.

Emphasis on use of pesticides, herbicides, and monoculture

a)

green revolution

b)

agricultural revolution

c)

industrial revolution

d)

subsistence agriculture

22.

Agriculture that features large numbers of animals in a small area with corn or other feeds being shipped in rather than pasture

a)

IPM

b)

aquaculture

c)

hydroponics

d)

CAFO

23.

What form of nitrogen is found in the atmosphere and then captured by nitrogen fixing bacteria?

a)

N2

b)

NH4

c)

NO2

d)

NO3

24.

Which of the following would be best addressed with contour plowing?

a)

eutrophication

b)

soil erosion

c)

soil salinization

d)

pesticide tredmill

25.

Which of the following would be best addressed with contour plowing?

a)

eutrophication

b)

soil erosion

c)

soil salinization

d)

pesticide tredmill

26.
Desertification usually occurs when
a)
humans leave an area alone to undergo secondary succession
b)
soil productivity decreases due to drought and poor farming practices
c)
winds carry large amounts of sand from nearby deserts
d)
irrigation water is continually used in arid regions of the country
27.
E-waste is harmful because:
a)
It leaches heavy metals such as lead
b)
Is highly reactive
c)
Is a well known teratogen
d)
Cannot be recycled
28.
What three components have to be present to create photochemical smog?
a)
VOCS, PANS, Carbon Dioxide
b)
VOCS, Ozone, Nitrogen Monoxide
c)
Nitrogen Dioxide, Sunlight, and VOCS
d)
Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Ozone
29.
Uranium 238 decays to make this carcinogenic gas found in the bedrock
a)
Asbestos
b)
Radon
c)
Lead
d)
Thalidomide
30.
A neurotoxin that accumulates in food chains through biomagnification
a)
Pb
b)
Hg
c)
As
d)
CO
31.
Can be used to raise the pH of water, soil, and used in scrubbers
a)
H2SO4
b)
HNO3
c)
CaCO3
d)
CFC's
32.
One of the six types of air pollution monitored by the EPA.  Is formed from incomplete combustion.
a)
CO2
b)
CO
c)
SO2
d)
O3
33.
DDT is a POP (Persistent Organic Pesticide) that can act as an endocrine disruptor.  Which would it have the greatest effect on?
a)
Producers
b)
Primary Consumers
c)
Secondary Consumers
d)
Autotrophs
34.
Plastics
a)
decompose readily in water
b)
Decompose slowly, if at all, and persist for decades
c)
Releases radioactive isotopes
d)
Decompose in landfills to produce methane
35.

Which fuel contains the most SULFUR?

a)

wood

b)

oil

c)

natural gas

d)

coal

36.

What device reduces SO2 emissions in power plants?

a)

scrubber units

b)

electrostatic precipitators

c)

catalytic converters

d)

afterburners

37.

Type of fuel source that causes DEFORESTATION

a)

Solar energy

b)

Nuclear fission

c)

Geothermal

d)

Biomass

38.

Which of the following 2 use PASSIVE solar energy?

a)

south-facing room with windows

b)

solar oven

c)

solar panels

d)

photovoltaic cells

39.

Source of energy that causes noise pollution and increase death in birds

a)

wind energy

b)

solar energy

c)

geothermal energy

d)

biomass energy

40.
Which is NOT an example of biomass?
a)
wood
b)
crop leftovers (the part of the plant that isn't consumed)
c)
manure and/or trash
d)
petroleum
41.
Nuclear energy generates ________ waste instead of _____________.
a)
radioactive, air pollutants
b)
air pollutants, ash
c)
CO2, uranium ore
d)
radioactive, uranium ore
42.
what is the earliest stage of coal? (this has the least amount of energy and is the youngest)
a)
peat
b)
lignite
c)
bituminous
d)
anthracite
43.
which of these FOSSIL FUELS burns the cleanest?
a)
coal
b)
natural gas
c)
motor oil
d)
petroleum
44.
Most of the developing countries in the world depend on _______ for their main source of energy.
a)
renewable sources
b)
nuclear
c)
biomass (including wood, manure, etc)
d)
coal
45.
Passive solar design includes all of the following except
a)
large windows on the south side of the house
b)
floor and walls that will store heat in the winter
c)
overhang that blocks the sun in the summer, but allows it inside in the winter
d)
trees that block the sun for the entire year
46.
The main advantage to using natural gas as a fuel or to power industrial plants is that
a)
natural gas is more abundant and cheaper to harvest/mine
b)
it burns cleaner and has less air pollutants
c)
natural gas is one of the most harmful fossil fuels to the environment
d)
it is better for the economy than coal or petroleum 
47.

When conducting an experiment you should have 1 control and at least how many different tests?

a)

0

b)

1

c)

2

48.

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

a)

The pesticide being used

b)

The response of the insects growth when exposed to the Pesticide

c)

The response of the plants when exposed to the pesticide

d)

The Control group not exposed to the pesticide

49.

Which method of farming would Murphy use if she lived along a steep mountain?

a)

Terrace Farming

b)

Vertical Farming

c)

Aquaphonics

d)

Strip Farming

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