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APES Final Review

Quiz by Samantha Lynch

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  • Q1
    Which pollutant was once widely used in the U.S. as a gasoline additive?
    Lead
    Copper
    Radon
    Mercury
    60s
  • Q2
    Which pollutant is a gaseous decay product of uranium that is found in rocks?
    Iron
    Mercury
    Lead
    Radon
    45s
  • Q3
    Which pollutant is a leading cause of lung cancer in the U.S.?
    Mercury
    Iron
    Radon
    Lead
    45s
  • Q4
    Which pollutant poses a health risk to humans who eat large quantities of marine fish such as swordfish and tuna?
    Radon
    Copper
    Mercury
    Lead
    45s
  • Q5
    Which location has large quantities of methane hydrates located in this region & if released will contribute significantly to global climate change?
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    D
    B
    A
    E
    45s
  • Q6
    Which location is currently experiencing the largest average annual temperature increase because of anthropogenic climate change?
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    C
    D
    B
    A
    45s
  • Q7
    Which location has damaging tornadoes occurring frequently?
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    C
    B
    D
    A
    45s
  • Q8
    Which location is experiencing fragmentation of tropical forests due to human activities, leading to loss of biodiversity?
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    E
    C
    A
    B
    45s
  • Q9
    Which location has been the largest petroleum exporter for the past four decades?
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    A
    D
    E
    C
    45s
  • Q10
    The sun's radiation provides the energy for all of the following except
    plate tectonics
    cloud formation
    ocean currents
    hurricanes
    45s
  • Q11
    Catalytic converters reduce which of the following pairs of pollutants in car exhaust?q
    CO2 & ozone
    Lead & mercury
    CO & hydrocarbons
    CO2 & particulates
    45s
  • Q12
    Which soil composition would be the best choice for lining a landfill?
    Mostly silt, half sand, little clay
    Equal clay, sand, and silt
    Mostly clay, half sand, little silt
    Mostly sand, half clay, little silt
    45s
  • Q13
    All of the following are considered household hazardous waste except...
    food scraps
    bug spray
    motor oil
    batteries
    45s
  • Q14
    Which of the following is the most likely explanation of how herbicides affect amphibians?
    The herbicides accumulate in groundwater because they are fat soluble.
    The herbicide acts as a nutrient and causes an algal bloom.
    The herbicides act as endocrine disruptors.
    Herbicides contain heavy metals.
    45s
  • Q15
    Based on the data, which site most likley has a construction site immediately upstream from it?
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    Site C
    Site A
    Site D
    Site E
    45s

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