Spring Semester Environmental Science Review

River pollution is found to come from a nearby factory. This is called

What is Not a cause of depletion of resources?

Pampa draws its water for wells and pumps from the

All of the following are harmful affects of an oil spill except

The final layer of the atmosphere that extends into outer space is the ___

Weather that creates a cyclic wetter seasonal year in the USA is attributed to a term called ____.

Factories dumping warm water used to churn turbines into water sources is a form of ___ pollution.

Gases that are released in the atmosphere that trap heat are called

Which of the following is NOT a type of irrigation method?

All of the following are benefits of solar energy except

What is a cause of depletion of resources?

Which of the following is not a cause of the Dust Bowl?

All of the following are non-renewable sources of energy except

Excess fertilizer causing an increase in nitrogen in water is a form of ___ pollution.

Trash on beaches would be a

All of the following are renewable resources except

All of the following are ways surface water are polluted except

Clear cutting down large mass areas of trees is called

Greenhouse gas emissions are added to the atmosphere by all the ways except

Which of the following is NOT a way groundwater is contaminated?

Long-term weather patterns over a long period of time is called the ___.

Sources that can be traced back to the original pollution source are

All of the following are caused by a shift in tectonic plates except __

Topsoil washed away during a flash flood into river basins is a form of ____ pollution.

All of the following are benefits of wind energy except

The first layer of the atmosphere closest to the Earth is ___.

All of the following are effects of climate change on the environment except __

What is the purpose of the ozone layer?

A pollution source that cannot be traced back to the original or single source is a

Aquifers being used faster than they are replenished results in

Precipitation falling with a pH of over 5.6 caused by pollution is called

Which of the following is a benefit of electric vehicles ?

Returning of a mined area to it's original state before being mined is called

Laws placed to prevent minerals from being extracted from mines where child labor, militia, or smugglers are

Conservation of the environment means