AP Environmental Science: Unit – 8 – Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution Practice Test
AP Environmental Science: Unit – 8 – Aquatic and Terrestrial Pollution Practice Test
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Question 1 of 22
1. Question
Consumption of which hazardous material is known to affect the thyroid gland?
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Question 2 of 22
2. Question
The legislation that sets the national standards for safe drinking water is known as the
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Question 3 of 22
3. Question
Which type of pollution is most likely to be present at a coal mining site in rural Virginia?
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Question 4 of 22
4. Question
Transit Company A and Waste Company B were contracted to transport and store hazardous industrial waste products and it was found that their holding tanks were corroded and leaking hazardous contents. The disposal site is designated a superfund site and will require federal funding for environmental cleanup. Under which articles of federal legislation could this company be held financially liable for the cost of cleanup?
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Question 5 of 22
5. Question
Which of the following is least likely to be a dangerous consequence of leachate from a sanitary landfill?
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Question 6 of 22
6. Question
Eutrophication is due to an excess of what nutrients?
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7. Question
Which of the following is the most controversial method for oil spill cleanup?
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Question 8 of 22
8. Question
The process of recycling a product into the same product is known as:
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Question 9 of 22
9. Question
One of the big contributors to water pollution in the Great Lakes is eutrophication. Which of the following is least likely to cause eutrophication?
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Question 10 of 22
10. Question
Many times eutrophication creates dead zones or hypoxic zones in bodies of water. The most famous dead zone in North America occurs where the Mississippi River outflows into the Gulf of Mexico. What important resource do dead zones not have?
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Question 11 of 22
11. Question
Pollution is one of the major environmental issues affecting humans today. Urbanization has created the heat island effect. What type of pollution are heat islands?
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Question 12 of 22
12. Question
Electronic waste such as cathode ray tube televisions and computer monitors may contain this toxic metal.
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13. Question
Which Act is the principal federal law governing the disposal of solid waste and hazardous waste?
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14. Question
The increasing concentration of a toxic substance in the tissues of organisms at successively higher levels of the food chain is known as
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Question 15 of 22
15. Question
Which of the following is considered a point source of water pollution?
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Question 16 of 22
16. Question
Which of the following sources of hazardous substances contaminates water when drinking water passes through pipes in older homes and can potentially damage the nervous system and kidneys?
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Question 17 of 22
17. Question
Tim is the Director of U.S. Operations atop a multinational oil and petroleum company, Company X. The United States refining facility is producing a liquid by- product and Tim has made the executive decision to dispose of the waste product in the river that runs alongside the facility. To abide by federal law, Company X will need to apply for a discharge permit through the National Pollutant Discharge Elimination System (NPDES). Which specific federal law imposes the permitting system for point-source discharge of pollutants into “navigable waters”?
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Question 18 of 22
18. Question
Small fish eating bacteria and phytoplankton, which both contain relatively high levels of mercury, is an example of:
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Question 19 of 22
19. Question
During the process of sewage treatment, which stage removes large objects, such as leaves, diapers, tampons, and wet-wipes?
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Question 20 of 22
20. Question
Fishermen have harvested certain fish to the point where the population of that fish is decreasing. This level of direct harvesting could cause
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Question 21 of 22
21. Question
The diagram below shows the relationship between some of the organisms in a marine food web. Which of the following is MOST LIKELY to happen if a large number of phytoplankton are killed from runoff entering the ocean?
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Question 22 of 22
22. Question
The tall wetland plant, purple loosestrife, was brought from Europe to the United States in the early 1800s as a garden plant. The plant’s growth is now so widespread across the United States that it is crowding out a number of native plants. This situation is an example of
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