APES Quarter Exam

The average large gold mine uses over ________ tons of cyanide per year

1500

Burning oil products for transportation produces how much of the world's CO2 emissions?

43%

Which of these wastes will break down in the least amount of time in a landfill?

Aluminum

Which of these is not classified as a hazardous waste?

Arsenic

The estrogen-mimicking chemical used to harden plastics is called?

BPA

Which is also called the Superfund Act

CERCLA

Which of the following is the most likely route for mercury to enter the food web?

Coal-burning emissions -> deposition -> ocean -> plankton -> fishes

Which of the following is a metamorphic rock?

Gneiss

Currently, oil has a high net energy ratio because

It comes from cheap-to-extract deposits.

Which was once widely used in the US as a gas additive?

Lead

Which of the following infectious diseases is not among the five most deadly?

Meningitis

The vast majority of solid wastes in the United States is from

Mining

Phytodegradation

Plants such as poplars can absorb toxic organic chemicals and break them down into less harmful compounds which they store or release slowly into the air

photostabilization

Plants such as willow trees and poplars can absorb chemicals and keep them from reaching groundwater or nearby surface water

A statement such as, " Smokers will probably get lung caner" is which of these?

Possibility

Phytoextraction

Roots of plants such as Indian mustard and brake ferns can absorb toxic metals such as lead, arsenic, and others and store them in their leaves. Plants can then be recycled or harvested and incinerated

Which is not a means of transmitting the HIV virus from person to person?

Sneezing or Coughing

The second law of thermodynamics means dictates which of the following?

Some high-quality energy is always degraded

Which of the following is true about utility bitts for these consumers?

The bills do not include public health costs, such as those associated with air pollution

Which of the following best describes acid mine drainage?

The leakage of water containing toxic materials from coal and metal mines

Which of the following is considered an advantage of using nuclear power to generate electricity?

There is no CO2 emitted from the nuclear reaction

The Lyme disease bacterium is passed onto humans directly from

Ticks

The largest open pit gold mine is found in

Utah

Which is not one of the four Great Plains states that the US Department of Energy calls the "Saudi Arabia of wind power"?

Wyoming

A person experiencing liver damage after a lifetime of alcohol abuse is showing

a chronic effect

Abandoned mines or spoil heaps often contain Sulfur ores. When rainwater seaps into the mines or through the spoil heaps, by bacterial action hydrogen sulfide is converted to sulfiric acid. This often pollutes groundwater and nearby streams

acid mine drainage

Match the solid waste problems with the current method of managing each type of waste: incineration

air pollution

Tuberculosis is caused by

bacteria

The weakness of electric cars is their

batteries

Match the hazard with the example: infectious diseases

biological hazard

Which is the reason bioplastics have not replaced plastics made from organic polymers?

bioplastics cost more to produce

In an integrated waste management approach to solid waste, which of the following would be given last priority?

bury

Which is not true about reducing energy wastes?

can not be done with current technology

Which is the correct definition of an LD50?

causes death for 50% of animals in 18 days

Match the hazard with the example: plastics in baby bottle

chemical hazard

The EU and Japan have dealt with e-waste by adopting a cradle-to-grave approach that includes

consumers pay a recycling tax

All of the following are means of detoxifying hazardous and toxic wastes, except

crushing and grinding

Match the hazard with the example: poverty

cultural hazard

Match the hazard with the example: unsafe highways

cultural hazard

The most common chemical to extract gold is

cyanide

Rhizofiltration

dangling roots and greenhouses absorb some radioactive pollutants

Which term describes the time it takes to use up approximately 80% of the mineral reserves at a given rate of use?

depletion time

Which of these substance is classified as a supertoxin - less than 7 drops - is a lethal dose?

dioxin

A major limitation of using photovoltaic cells to generate electricity is that they

do not produce as much electricity on cloudy days

This term refers to the amount of a substance a person ingests, inhales, or absorbs through the skin.

dose

Which is not a by-product of oil distillation?

food additives

CAFE standards regulate

fuel efficiency in a fleet of cars

Extraction of natural gas by the process of hydraulic fracturing is most likely to result in which of the following environmental problems?

groundwater contamination

The effects of neurotoxins can result in all of the following, except

hair loss

Waste that must be stored safely for many thousands of years is classified as

hazardous

Which of the following is not true of nuclear powered electricity generators?

high net energy yield

DDT, PCBs, atrazine, bisphenol-A, and phthalates are all examples of

hormonally active agents

Millions of miners that have moved into tropical forests and other tropical regions looking for gold use the very destructive technique known as

hydraulic mining

Which of the following is true about hydrogen?

hydrogen gas is a fuel produced by using other forms of energy

The system responsible for defense against disease and harmful substances is the

immune system

Which is not a way to reduce the incidence of infectious diseases in less-developed countries?

increase antibiotic use in livestock

Which of the following is true of natural gas?

it emits less carbon dioxide than other fossil fuels

What happens to the majority of U.S. municipal solid wastes?

landfill

Which of the following methods is the most common way to deal with e-waste in the U.S.?

landfills or incinerators

which of the following is not a long-term harm to the environment caused by mining?

large amounts of radioactivity

Which of the following is not an advantage of locating wind farms offshore?

less costly to install

Match the hazard with the example: smoking

lifestyle choice

Which statement is not true of surface impoundments?

liners will not leak

All of the following are viral diseases, except

malaria

Match the solid waste problems with the current method of managing each type of waste: recycling

most expensive

Waste that includes paper, food wastes, cans, bottles, yard waste, glass, wood, and similar items is called

municipal solid waste

Oil sand is made up of all of the following except

natural gas

Match the hazard with the example: earthquakes

natural hazard

Match the disease or description with the proper term: cancer

nontransmissible

Match the disease or description with the proper term: heart disease

nontransmissible

Match the solid waste problems with the current method of managing each type of waste: composting

odor and rodents

In the United States, most of our energy comes from

oil

Integrated waste management focuses on

only on waste reduction

This term refers to a substance's resistance to breakdown.

persistence

Which of the following methods uses natural or genetically engineered plants to absorb, filter, and remove contaminants from soil and water?

phytoremediation

Which of the following is true about waste-to-energy incineration?

produce energy

A gaseous decay product of uranium that is found in rocks

radon

Which of the following is the least desirable from an environmental standpoint?

recycle

Which of the following does not encourage sustainable use of mineral resources?

reduce production of automobiles

The most energy-efficient beverage container on the market is

refillable gas

Which is not part of the nuclear fuel cycle?

releasing carbon dioxide

Taking a refillable coffee cup to the office and using it instead of throwaway cups is an example of ___________________.

reuse

Which type of seismic wave CANNOT cross liquids

s wave

Which of the following is not a type of metallic mineral?

shale

Match the disease or description with the proper term: currently the leading cause of death in developing countries

transmissible

Match the disease or description with the proper term: flu

transmissible

Match the disease or description with the proper term: is infectious and contagious

transmissible

Match the disease or description with the proper term: leading cause of death in 1900 worldwide

transmissible

Phytodegradation

trees uptake toxic organic as nutrients for storage and release into the air

Electricity is produced by a steam turbine in a nuclear rector by

using radioactive fuel to boil water

Match the solid waste problems with the current method of managing each type of waste: deep well disposal

water pollution

Match the solid waste problems with the current method of managing each type of waste: landfills

water pollution