Seaport ECOL 100 Quiz 3 (2014) Graded

Question: The leading nonpoint source of water pollution is?

Question: People migrate to cities because?

Question: Typical rain in the eastern United States is at least _______ times more acidic than natural precipitation would be.

Question: Most of earth's weather occurs in the

Question: Which of the following is not a dangerous indoor air pollutants list?

Question: One in every ____ people on the planet is infected with the organism that causes tuberculosis and one in every ____ will eventually become sick with tuberculosis.

Question: With less than 5% of the worlds population, the U.S. generates ___ of the worlds solid waste.

Question: Of the following organisms, the group that is LEAST likely to be killed by heavy oil components are

Question: The effects of ozone depletion on humans includes all of the following, EXCEPT

Question: Each year approximately ___________ plastic bags are used and usually discarded throughout the world

Question: Of the following materials, which has the lowest recycling rate

Question: Which of the following is not an advantage to burning solid waste?

Question: The Great Lakes possess ___% of all the surface fresh water in the United States.Your Answer: 95

Question: Tuberculosis is caused by

Question: Carcinogens cause

Question: The MOST populous city in the world is ______.

Question: Pollutants entering the Great Lakes of North America can take up to ______ years to be flushed into the Atlantic Ocean.

Question: Breathing the air of Mexico City is like smoking _____ pack(s) of cigarettes each day.

Question: A mega city has a population of at least ________ people

Question: In an integrated waste management approach, which of the following strategies should be given the first priority?

Question: A temperature inversion is the result of

Question: Ecocities allows residents

Question: Which of the following is by far the leading cause of water pollution?

Question: Ozone depletion is

Question: Compost is MOST accurately describes as

Question: Which of the following is not a factor that hinders recycling or reuse

Question: Risk is expressed as a probability of suffering from

Question: All of the following are considered to be biological hazards EXCEPT

Question: The worst acid deposition occurs in

Question: Using various types of plants that function as pollution sponges to clean up contaminants e.g. radioactive substances is known as?

Question: Lichens are good indicators of?

Question: The most serious air pollution problem especially for poor people is

Question: Areas in the U.S. where hazardous waste have contaminated the environment, that are identified by the Environmental Protection Agency to be cleaned up on a priority basis are known as?

Question: In cultural eutrophication, fish die from

Question: Recycling of most of the world's electronic waste (e-waste) is mostly done

Question: Which of the following is the LEAST desirable from an environmental standpoint?