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The chart above compares the daily water use per person to the price of water in selected countries. Which of the following conclusions can be correctly drawn using only the data in the chart?

Increased water use is generally correlated with lower water prices

Of the following sources, which supplies the most commercial energy in the world today?

Oil

Which of the following will occur if the trend of global temperature increase continues?

The troposphere will contain more water vapor

Acid rain is associated with which of the following?

burning of fossil fuels

Why do introduced species often become pests?

they displace native species

US residents are how many times more likely to die from breast cancer than residents of Hungary?

1.5

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas that is also a by product of anaerobic respiration?

A: Methane, CH4 (remember: methane is produced anaerobically through the decomposition of organic matter in swamps and shit)

If the population of a country grows at a rate of approximately 5% per year, the number of years required for the population to double is closest to

15 years

For a certain insecticide, the LD-50 dosage level for rats is determined to be 250 milligrams per kilogram of body mass. ON the basis of this information, which of the following is the best prediction regarding the consequences of receiving this dosage of the insecticide?

500 out of every one thousand rats would die

Which of the following identifies the two factors thought to be the most harmful to biodiversity?

Destruction of habitat and invasion by nonnative species

Which of the following is the primary environmental problem associated with the use of nuclear power to generate electricity?

Disposal of radioactive waste

The major human health problem related to radon accumulation is

lung cancer

radon pollution causes?

lung cancer

The major cause for the decline in the worldwide catch of fish since 1990 is

overfishing

Compared to a coal fired power plant that produces the same amount of energy, a nuclear power plant generates more

thermal pollution


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