APES Unit 6 Pollution Review
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- Q1Taking a refillable coffee cup to the office and using it instead of throwaway cups is an example of ____.reducingrecyclingrefusingreusing30s
- Q2The probability of suffering harm from a hazard that can cause injury, disease, death, economic loss, or damage is referred to as ____.exposurenegligencedangerousrisk30s
- Q3What is by far the leading cause of water pollution?ocean-going shippingfactoriesagriculture activitiesmining30s
- Q4Which statement about acid deposition is false?Several thousand lakes in Norway and Sweden contain few fish.Low pH increases plant nutrients in forest soils.Crops are harmed by low pH.Forty-five U.S. states have issued warnings to not eat fish.30s
- Q5Which location led to the development of Superfund?Minamata, JapanLake ErieChernobylLove Canal, NY30s
- Q6What term refers to harmful chemicals emitted directly into the air from natural processes and human activities?photochemical smogdirect smogsecondary pollutantsprimary pollutants30s
- Q7Human inputs of outdoor air pollutants occur mostly ____.along the oceansin the mountainsin rural areasin urban areas30s
- Q8A good indicator of water quality is the number of ____.protozoaducksfishcoliform bacteria30s
- Q9Major air pollutants include ____.nitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and dioxide, excess water vapor, VOCs, and suspended particulate matternitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and dioxide, sulfur compounds, VOCs, and suspended particulate matternitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and dioxide, argon, excess water vapor, and suspended particulate matternitrogen oxides, carbon monoxide and dioxide, sulfur compounds, excess water vapor, and suspended particulate matter30s
- Q10What are the two forms of indicators for water quality?Physical and EnvironmentalBiological and PhysicalEnvironmental and BiologicalBiological and Conditional30s
- Q11The most dangerous activity that individuals might do on a regular basis is to ____.drink alcoholfly on airplanessmoke cigarettesdrive or ride in cars30s
- Q12How many barrels of oil were spilled due to Deepwater Horizon?500 million100 million100 billion500 billion30s
- Q13What major event occured to make the Clean Water Act?Oil in the Colorado RiverPollution in the Hudson RiverFire on the Cuyahoga RiverOil leak in Gulf of Mexico30s
- Q14The town of Times Beach, Missouri is now what?State ParkPortWaste areaLandfill30s
- Q15A person experiencing liver damage after a lifetime of alcohol abuse is illustrating ____.superacute exposurea chronic effecta subchronic effectan acute effect30s