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Area where new crust is being created...
Mid Atlantic Ocean Ridge
Himalayan Mountains
Aleutian Islands
Peru
Which environment is characterized by frequent fires?
Desert
Grassland
Temperate Forest
Tundra
Catalytic converters reduce which of the following pairs of pollutants from car exhaust?
Carbon dioxide and Ozone
Carbon dioxide and Particulates
Carbon Monoxide and Hydrocarbons
Lead and Mercury
Red Pine trees are only growing in the northern most cool areas of the US. How will climate change impact distribution of Red Pine in the future?
Red pine will only grow in the wetter climates of the southeast
Red pine will spread to the southwest
Red pine will shift to northward into Canada
Red pine will expand southward to Caribbean nations
Which of the following statements identifies a concern associated with the increased proportion of GM crops being grown?
GM crops cannot be grown in marginal soils
Runoff from GM crop fields can lead to increased eutrophication
Use of GM seeds can lead to loss of genetic diversity in crops
GM crops cannot withstand herbicide application, reducing crop yield
Brown pelicans eat fish, as a result of El Nino, the population in southern California of brown pelicans as declined. Which of the following best explains the relationship between El Nino event and the population decline?
Warmer ocean temps can cause fish to move to colder water away from pelican nests
Lower surface heights can result in nest sites being isolated too far from food supply
Male pelicans get disoriented due to the lack of moisture and fail to return to the nest with food
Predatory seal populations increase dramatically due to decreased rainfall
The rate at which water flows through the soil is called soil percolation or ______.
Groundwater
Permeability
Soil Pores
Porosity
Which of the following has shifted the storage of carbon from sediment to the atmosphere?
Mining of coal
Combustion of fossil fuels
Increased occurrence of acid precipitation
Extraction of crude oil
Industrial smog
Which of the following best describes the process of photosynthesis?
Oxygen, water, and solar energy are used to produce carbon dioxide and sugar.
Oxygen, sugar, and solar energy are used to produce carbon dioxide and water.
Carbon dioxide, water, and solar energy are used to produce oxygen and sugar.
Carbon dioxide and oxygen combine to from water and sugar.
Carbon dioxide and water are used to produce oxygen, sugar and more carbon dioxide.
What factor describes when populations decrease because animals are moving out of a population?
Emigration
Limiting Factors
Immigration
Exponential Growth
What is happening at the 'A' on the graph?
the population overshoots above the carrying capacity
the population stops growing
growth begins to slow down due to limited resources
growth is speeding up due to an abundance of resources
Toxins that get passed up the food chain in increasing amounts
biomagnification
compaction
compounding
non-elimination
environmental advantage of no-till agriculture
less erosion
decrease in labor costs
increased use of herbicides and pesticides
increased need for irrigation
Emphasis on use of pesticides, herbicides, and monoculture
green revolution
agricultural revolution
industrial revolution
subsistence agriculture
Agriculture that features large numbers of animals in a small area with corn or other feeds being shipped in rather than pasture
IPM
aquaculture
hydroponics
CAFO
What form of nitrogen is found in the atmosphere and then captured by nitrogen fixing bacteria?
N2
NH4
NO2
NO3
Which of the following would be best addressed with contour plowing?
eutrophication
soil erosion
soil salinization
pesticide tredmill
Which of the following would be best addressed with contour plowing?
eutrophication
soil erosion
soil salinization
pesticide tredmill
Which fuel contains the most SULFUR?
wood
oil
natural gas
coal
What device reduces SO2 emissions in power plants?
scrubber units
electrostatic precipitators
catalytic converters
afterburners
Type of fuel source that causes DEFORESTATION
Solar energy
Nuclear fission
Geothermal
Biomass
Which of the following 2 use PASSIVE solar energy?
south-facing room with windows
solar oven
solar panels
photovoltaic cells
Source of energy that causes noise pollution and increase death in birds
wind energy
solar energy
geothermal energy
biomass energy
When conducting an experiment you should have 1 control and at least how many different tests?
0
1
2
A student is running an experiment. They are studying the effects of a pesticide on insects, which of the following is the independent variable?
The pesticide being used
The response of the insects growth when exposed to the Pesticide
The response of the plants when exposed to the pesticide
The Control group not exposed to the pesticide
Which method of farming would Murphy use if she lived along a steep mountain?
Terrace Farming
Vertical Farming
Aquaphonics
Strip Farming
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