WorksheetsAP Environmental Science Test Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 15mins
Catalytic converters reduce which of the following pairs of pollutants from car exhaust?
Carbon dioxide and Ozone
Carbon dioxide and Particulates
Carbon Monoxide and Hydrocarbons
Lead and Mercury
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?
Red pine will only grow in the wetter climates of the southeast
Red pine will spread to the southwest
Red pine will shift to northward into Canada
Red pine will expand southward to Caribbean nations
Which of the following statements identifies a concern associated with the increased proportion of GM crops being grown?
GM crops cannot be grown in marginal soils
Runoff from GM crop fields can lead to increased eutrophication
Use of GM seeds can lead to loss of genetic diversity in crops
GM crops cannot withstand herbicide application, reducing crop yield
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?
Warmer ocean temps can cause fish to move to colder water away from pelican nests
Lower surface heights can result in nest sites being isolated too far from food supply
Male pelicans get disoriented due to the lack of moisture and fail to return to the nest with food
Predatory seal populations increase dramatically due to decreased rainfall
The two main agents of erosion are...
wind and flowing water
gravity and frost wedging
oxygen and water
carbon dioxiede and wind
The rate at which water flows through the soil is called soil percolation or ______.
Groundwater
Permeability
Soil Pores
Porosity
Which of the following has shifted the storage of carbon from sediment to the atmosphere?
Mining of coal
Combustion of fossil fuels
Increased occurrence of acid precipitation
Extraction of crude oil
Industrial smog
Which of the following could be described as "non-point source" pollution?
A farmer dumps her waste into a stream that runs through her property.
A mining impoundment pond overflows.
Over 100,000 acres of continuos farmland has water with excess levels of nitrates.
Waste water from a nuclear plant spills into a nearby waterway.
What factor describes when populations decrease because animals are moving out of a population?
Emigration
Limiting Factors
Immigration
Exponential Growth
Which limiting factor is independent of the number of individuals in a population?
competition
parasitism/disease
stress
natural disasters
Nesting birds often space themselves evenly from other nests. This pattern is called
clumped dispersion.
uniform dispersion.
random dispersion
scatter dispersion
Lichens and mosses that first live in uninhabited areas are examples of
secondary species
non-native species
pioneer species
climax species
Which of the following is a primary cause of acid rain?
A) Carbon dioxide emissions
B) Sulfur dioxide emissions
C) Methane emissions
D) Nitrogen gas emissions
What is the main purpose of the Clean Water Act?
A) To regulate air pollution
B) To ensure safe drinking water
C) To restore and maintain the integrity of the nation's waters
D) To manage hazardous waste disposal
Which of the following best describes the concept of 'tragedy of the commons'?
A) Overfishing in international waters
B) Privatization of public lands
C) Conservation of endangered species
D) Urban development in rural areas
