APES Final
Approximately 60% of municipal solid waste in the united states is composed of some form of organic matter that could be composted. every american generates approximately 2 kg of waste every day. The amount of compostable waste that could be generated by one individual in a week would be closest to how many kg?
8.4 kg
Which of the following represents a positive feedback loop in the arctic that is associated with anthropogenic climate change?
Arctic ocean ice melts, ocean surface water temperature increases, more ice melts
Which of the following is the most likely root for mercury to enter the food web?
Burning coal
Carbon dioxide and particulates are emitted by volcanoes. particulates form stratospheric aerosols that reflect sunlight. which of the following best describes the impact of atmospheric carbon dioxide and stratospheric aerosols?
Carbon dioxide contributes to global warming and aerosols cause cooling
Which of the following would most likely reduce the concentration of ground level ozone in the air of a city?
Decrease in the emissions of nutritious oxides
Which of the following describes a potential human health effect most likely to be associated with a thermal inversion?
Increase in respiratory irritation due to increase levels of fine airborne particulates
Which of the following scenarios is not likely to result in increase temperatures in the arctic ?
Increase melting of sea ice decreases the sea level and leads to more arable land area that can be farmed
The suns radiation provides the energy for all of the following except what?
Plate tectonics
Which of the following is the best description of bio accumulation?
The absorption of a substance by on organism at a rate greater then the rate of elimination
the spread of infectious diseases is expected to increase climate change manly because
Warmer temps. allow disease carrying insects to survive in areas that were once to cold
increased atmospheric co2 concentration is expected to cause which of the following global changes?
a significant loss of biodiversity in the tropics
Which of the following is the human health impact most closely associated with atmospheric particulates
asthma
Catalitic converters reduce which of the following pairs of pollutants in car exhaust ?
carbon monoxide and hydrocarbons
Major anthropogenic sources of nitrogen pollution include commercial fertilizers, vehicle exhaust, industrial air pollution, and what?
discharge of sewage to surface waters
Recent studies have found that fine particulate matter with a diameter of 2.5 micrometers or less can have negative human health effects. Which of the following correctly links the negative human health effect to an anthropogenic source of fine particulate matter ?
high rates of respiratory disease from power plant emissions
Brown pelicans are fish eating birds, as a result of an el nino event the pop. of brown pelicans declines. which of the following best describes the relationship in the el nino event and the pop. decline
warmer ocean waters can cause fish to move to colder water farther from pelican nest sites
Water vapor is a greenhouse gas and is produced by burning fossil fuels, however anthropogenic water vapor doesn't contribute significantly to global warming because water vapor...?
water vapor has a short residence time in the atmosphere.
