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Mr. Gain's Franklin High School APES course comprehensive final exam review.
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1
A treaty that helped save the ozone layer.
Montreal Protocol
Endangered Species Act
Kyoto Protocol
Clean Air Act
2
This legislative act made waters “fishable and swimmable”.
SMCRA
CWA
ESA
CERCLA
3
More impervious surfaces (like roofs, driveways, & roads) means...
more point-source pollution
more groundwater recharge
less runoff to fill reservoirs
less groundwater recharge
4
Produced by combustion of hydrocarbons
VOC's
SO2
NOx
CO
5
Using the pyramid, what will the following percentages give you? (25% sand, 60% clay, 15% silt)
silty clay
sandy clay
sandy loam
clay
6
Water pollution from a single pipe into a river
Criteria Pollution
Point-Source Pollution
Secondary Pollution
Non Point-Source Pollution
7
Arctic Ocean ice melts --> ocean surface water temperature increases --> more ice melts
positive feedback loop
negative feedback loop
8
Which is not a characteristic of IPM?
the use of safe chemicals
use of high concentrations of pesticides
Introducing natural predators
the use of traps and weeding by hand
9
Tiny particles in the atmosphere (dust & pollen)
SO2
VOC's
NOx
PM
10
What kind of growth model is shown on the graph?
Logistic Growth
Intrinsic Growth
Exponential
Boom-Bust Growth
11
Air pollution phenomenon caused by smog trapped under a layer of warm air.
temperature inversion
stratification
greenhouse effect
albedo
12
The following fossil fuel produces the fewest emissions
Petroleum
Nuclear
Methane
Coal
13
India's major issue with population control ...
Immigration
Tourism demand
Lack of contraceptive knowledge
Low status of women
14
Evaporating gasoline and pine sap are examples
NOx
SO2
PM
VOC's
15
Climatograph for what BIOME?
Desert
Tundra
Tropical Rainforest
Taiga
16
Farming method for growing on steep mountain slopes
strip farming
contour plowing
crop rotation
terracing
17
Earth's current population
8.2 billion
6.2 billion
10 billion
7.4 billion
18
Where is most of Earth's freshwater located?
Aquifers (groundwater)
Lakes & Rivers
Icecaps & Glaciers
Atmosphere
19
What is the waste produced by hydrogen fuel?
CO2
H2O
H+
H2SO4
20
The first step of treating wastewater at a municipal sewage treatment plant is
Water removed from sludge
solid waste material separated out
disinfection using chlorine
water undergoes aeration to reduce offensive odors
21
pH of 7.2 becomes 4.2
100x more acidic
1,000x more alkaline
1,000x more acidic
100x more alkaline
22
What is "K" on the graph?
limited resource consumption
biotic potential
carrying capacity
exponential growth
23
Toxins building up in a SINGLE ORGANISM
Biospherification
Bioremediation
Biomagnification
Bioaccumulation
24
Which of the following crops
does not
provide most of the world’s food?
Barley
Maize
Rice
Wheat
25
Controls the TRADE of species and associated products.
CITES
SMCRA
ESA
CERCLA
26
The use of heavy equipment to move overburden downhill during the strip mining of coal
Mountaintop Removal
Longwall Mining
Placer Mining
Shaft Mining
27
What could you add to acidic water or soil to neutralize it?
Milorganite
Calcium Carbonate
Carbonic Acid
Limestone
28
Concern associated with GMO's
Reduced crop yield
Lack of genetic diversity
Soil quality problems
Pesticide treadmill
29
Most common type of wild population distribution
uniform
clumped
chaotic
random
30
What increases as organic material is added to a stream?
DO
fecal coliform
pH
BOD
31
What's the primary component of natural gas?
propane
butane
methane
xylene
32
A gas decay product of uranium which can cause health issues, including lung cancer.
Iron
Radon
Lead
Mercury
33
Which is NOT BIOMASS?
wood
corn
coal
animal waste
34
Which country is the leading consumer of coal?
China
Canada
USA
India
35
Vegetarians help conserve Earth's resources because they...
eat less food
eat fewer calories
eat compostable food
eat at a lower trophic level
36
The use of nitrogen-based fertilizers in the Midwestern US can cause...
West Nile Virus nationwide
Great Lakes water shortages
Hypoxia in the Gulf of Mexico
Drought in the Pacific Northwest
37
Fishing practice that destroys BENTHIC habitats:
Bottom Trawling
Purse-Seines
Long-line
Drift Nets
38
Type of country?
Developed
LDC
Developing
MDC
39
An r-selected species
human
koala
frog
polar bear
40
Largest to smallest particle size ...
sand - clay - silt
silt - sand - clay
sand - silt - clay
clay - silt - sand
41
The Earth's 6th MAJOR EXTINCTION
Anthropocene
Precambrian
Jurassic
Quaternary
42
Clean up method that allows oil to dissolve into the water column
Dispersants
Bioremediation
Sorbents
In situ Burning
43
Create cracks within rock in order to provide pathways for the release of natural gas and oil
hydraulic fracturing
well boring
mountaintop removal
derrick pump
44
Major water supply in the Great Plains region of the US
Aral Sea
Mississippi River
Lake Michigan
Ogallala Aquifer
45
Largest particle size?
C
D
A
B
46
What kind of GROWTH?
Zero
Stable
Rapid
Negative
47
Why does increased dissolved CO2 result in lower pH of ocean water?
A positive feedback cycle lowers the pH
CO2raises global temp which lowers pH
It forms carbonic acid when dissolved in the ocean
CO2 kills phytoplankton which reduces pH
48
The following are all advantages of conservation-tillage farming, except
decreases the need for pesticides and herbicides
reduces soil erosion
reduces air pollution
improves soil and water quality
49
How does Saudi Arabia get its drinking water?
Desalination (salt removal)
Surface water (lakes / rivers)
Atmospheric collection (rain)
Groundwater aquifers
50
A type III species on a survivorship curve
frog
whale
songbird
polar bear
51
Brown gas from automobiles that contributes to the color of smog
NOx
SO2
VOC's
CO
52
Which of these is not an example of passive solar heating
Sunroom
Solar Greenhouse
PVC's
Building materials to increase heating efficiency
53
Growth rate = 2% ... How many years for the population to double?
35
30
25
20
54
Coal-burning power plants give this off, which can produce acid rain
PM
NOx
SO2
VOC's
55
As water temperature increases, DO levels
increase
vary
decrease
stay constant
56
Where is the world's LARGEST HYDROELECTRIC DAM?
Iceland
China
United States
Russia
57
Positive of nuclear power ...
possible meltdown
Uranium disposal
uses renewable resources
emits only H20 with energy production
58
The role each species plays within its ecosystem; its way of life
realization
career
niche
fundamentality
59
Which SOIL HORIZON has the most humus?
O-horizon
B-horizon
A-horizon
E-horizon
60
Atmospheric particulates can contribute most directly to ...
Diabetes
Asthma
Melanoma
Cataracts
61
The point at which 1/2 of the tested animals die from certain exposure levels of a substance
LD-50
OD-50
ED-50
CD-50
62
When freshwater is removed from a well near the coast, and saltwater comes out of the well
Cone of Depression
Saltwater Intrusion
Transpiration
Infiltration
63
A density-dependent factor:
food
fire
tornado
drought
64
Type of succession: rock exposed by a retreating glacier
primary
quaternary
secondary
tertiart
65
It what atmospheric layer does weather occur?
Thermosphere
Stratosphere
Troposphere
Mesosphere
66
At a continental - continental DIVERGENT plate boundary
Island Arcs
Subduction Zone
Mid-Oceanic Ridge
Rift Valley
67
What is most FRESHWATER USED for?
Industry
Fishing
Agriculture
Domestic Use (households)
68
100x more powerful than a 5.2 richter magnitude earthquake...
5.4
7.2
6.2
3.2
69
"Bad" Ozone is found in the...
troposphere
stratosphere
thermosphere
mesosphere
70
How is tar sand produced into fuel
mixed as additive into pertroleum
mined and treated with steam to extract bitumen
fermented and ethanol used as fuel
mined and treated with hot water to extract ethanol
71
Most of the energy consumed in the U.S. comes from
Oil
Nuclear
Coal
Natural Gas
72
Global circulation cell between latitudes of 0 and 30 degrees
Dura Cell
Polar Cell
Hadley Cell
Ferrell Cell
