Pick an example of a way we can reduce our carbon footprint

putting on extra clothes instead of turning the heat up, turn off lights when we leave a room, turning off appliances instead of leaving them on standby

Which of the following would most likely cause dead zones?

Rainfall patterns that increase freshwater runoff from land ecosystems

Which of the following are the 3 most common greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere?

carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane

What is the relationship between levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere and Earth's temperature?

Increase of greenhouse gasses creates a warming effect

Which of the following examples includes both a point and nonpoint source of pollution

Fertilizer from suburban lawns and wastewater from a water treatment plant

trap heat that is reflecting back into space

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Env. Science Midterm Review

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1
Scientists refer to changes in the average atmospheric conditions in an area over time as
weather
global warming
climate change
climate
2
Waste from which of the following is an example of nonpoint source pollution?
outgassing from a landfill
overflow from a sewage treatment plant
Dumping at a foode processing plant
runoff from agriculture fields
3
Pick an example of a way we can reduce our carbon footprint
putting on extra clothes instead of turning the heat up
turn off lights when we leave a room
turning off appliances instead of leaving them on standby
stop using social media
4
Which of the following would most likely cause dead zones?
constructing efficient water recovery and treatment plants
replacing coal-fired powerplants with windmills
Rainfall patterns that increase freshwater runoff from land ecosystems
farming practices that reduce nitrate and phosphate applications
5
What can happen to a fish when a dead zone occurs?
nothing, dead zones do not impact fish
they lose ability to reproduce
they suffocate
they can longer float in the water
6
The first step of the scientific process is
forming a hypothesis
collecting data
reporting results
observations and questions
7
Atmospheric conditions averaged over 30 years is called
climate change
climate
global warming
weather
8
Which of the following are the 3 most common greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere?
carbon dioxide, oxygen, water vapor
methane, nitrogen, oxygen
oxygen, hydrogen, water vapor
carbon dioxide, water vapor, methane
9
Algae is an example of a type of
plant
virus
phytoplankton
bacteria
10
Atmospheric conditions outside right now is called
weather
climate
global warming
climate change
11
What is the relationship between levels of greenhouse gasses in the atmosphere and Earth's temperature?
evaporation
the sun's UV rays changes gravity and creates a warming effect
Decrease of greenhouse gasses creates a warming effect
Increase of greenhouse gasses creates a warming effect
12
Increase in Earth's average temperature is called
global warming
climate
weather
climate change
13
Which of the following examples includes both a point and nonpoint source of pollution
A factory smokestack and a sewage overflow
Waste from animal feedlots and sediment from construction sites
Runoff from city streets and pesticides from agriculture fields
Fertilizer from suburban lawns and wastewater from a water treatment plant
14
Greenhouse gasses
facilitate the escape of heat released by organisms
trap heat that is reflecting back into space
protect us from magnetism
protect us from UV radiation
15
The biosphere is made up of all the nonliving things on Earth
True
False

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