Question 1

What is an example of nonpoint source pollution?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​drain pipes 
B)  ​oil wells 
C)  ​golf courses 
D)  ​underground mines 
E)  sewage treatment plants​ 
A)  ​drain pipes 
B)  ​oil wells 
C)  ​golf courses 
D)  ​underground mines 
E)  sewage treatment plants​ C

Question 2

Federal subsidies are provided to U.S.farmers who reduce water use in irrigation.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 3

What has increased the annual reliable runoff available for our use by nearly 33%?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​sustainable water use practices 
B)  ​dams 
C)  ​aquifers 
D)  ​drip irrigation 
E)  water conservation subsidies​ 
A)  ​sustainable water use practices 
B)  ​dams 
C)  ​aquifers 
D)  ​drip irrigation 
E)  water conservation subsidies​ B

Question 4

What class of pollutant are acids,salts,and metals?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​oxygen-demanding wastes 
B)  ​organic plant nutrients 
C)  ​inorganic plant nutrients 
D)  ​inorganic chemicals 
E)  ​sediment 
A)  ​oxygen-demanding wastes 
B)  ​organic plant nutrients 
C)  ​inorganic plant nutrients 
D)  ​inorganic chemicals 
E)  ​sediment

Question 5

Drip irrigation systems have an efficiency of 90 to 95%.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

What has resulted along floodplains from channelization and loss of vegetation?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​increased droughts 
B)  ​reclamation of wetlands 
C)  ​lower rates of pollution 
D)  ​increased flooding 
E)  decreased biodiversity​ 
A)  ​increased droughts 
B)  ​reclamation of wetlands 
C)  ​lower rates of pollution 
D)  ​increased flooding 
E)  decreased biodiversity​

Question 7

What aquatic ecosystem receives the vast majority of the global inputs of pollution?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​benthic zone of abyssal plain 
B)  ​swiftly flowing stream 
C)  ​deep-water ocean 
D)  ​coastal parts of the ocean 
E)  slow-moving river​ 
A)  ​benthic zone of abyssal plain 
B)  ​swiftly flowing stream 
C)  ​deep-water ocean 
D)  ​coastal parts of the ocean 
E)  slow-moving river​

Question 8

​Human activities can greatly accelerate the rate at which nutrients and organic substances enter aquatic ecosystems from their surrounding watersheds in a process called _________________________.

Accepted Answer

cultural e

Question 9

What type of irrigation commonly used in developing nations loses 45% of the water applied?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​center pivot 
B)  ​drip 
C)  ​gravity 
D)  ​flood 
E)  sprinkler​ 
A)  ​center pivot 
B)  ​drip 
C)  ​gravity 
D)  ​flood 
E)  sprinkler​

Question 10

What action could help decrease the single largest use of domestic water in the United States?​

Accepted Answer

A)  Use a drip system in your garden.​ 
B)  ​Install a low-flow shower head. 
C)  ​Use native plants in your landscaping. 
D)  ​Install a water-saving toilet tank. 
E)  Use gray water to water your houseplants.​ 
A)  Use a drip system in your garden.​ 
B)  ​Install a low-flow shower head. 
C)  ​Use native plants in your landscaping. 
D)  ​Install a water-saving toilet tank. 
E)  Use gray water to water your houseplants.​

Question 11

What is the portion of surface runoff that we can generally count on as a stable source of freshwater?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​surface water 
B)  ​drainage basin 
C)  ​reliable runoff 
D)  ​watershed 
E)  precipitation​ 
A)  ​surface water 
B)  ​drainage basin 
C)  ​reliable runoff 
D)  ​watershed 
E)  precipitation​

Question 12

What is the main problem with the Ogallala,the world's largest aquifer that is located in the U.S.?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​government subsidies 
B)  ​it is essentially a one-time deposit of liquid natural capital with a very slow rate of recharge 
C)  ​land subsidence 
D)  ​pollution 
E)  over-irrigation​ 
A)  ​government subsidies 
B)  ​it is essentially a one-time deposit of liquid natural capital with a very slow rate of recharge 
C)  ​land subsidence 
D)  ​pollution 
E)  over-irrigation​

Question 13

Withdrawing freshwater from deep aquifers amounts to mining a nonrenewable resource.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 14

The use of dams,reservoirs,and water transfer projects has increased threats from flooding in some cases.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Spaces in rock and soil called the zone of ____________________ are completely filled with water.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Spaces in rock and soil called the...

Question 16

When a lot of water is pumped from an aquifer,or when there is a drought,the ____________________ may become lowered.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of When a lot of water is pumped...

Question 17

Government ____________________ keep the price of water so low that users do not worry about wasting water.​

Accepted Answer

subsidies​

Question 18

In the spring and summer of each year a(n)____________________ occurs off the U.S.coast in the Gulf of Mexico mostly because of nitrates and crop fertilizers.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the spring and summer of each...

Question 19

What in Brazil has reduced household water bills by 40%?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​water taxes 
B)  ​water meters 
C)  ​national education campaign 
D)  ​subsidies 
E)  smart cards​ 
A)  ​water taxes 
B)  ​water meters 
C)  ​national education campaign 
D)  ​subsidies 
E)  smart cards​

Question 20

Agricultural activities are the leading cause of water pollution with organic chemicals and oxygen demanding wastes as the major pollutants.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

What is an example of nonpoint source pollution?

Federal subsidies are provided to U.S.farmers who reduce water use in irrigation.

What has increased the annual reliable runoff available for our use by nearly 33%?

What class of pollutant are acids,salts,and metals?

Drip irrigation systems have an efficiency of 90 to 95%.

What has resulted along floodplains from channelization and loss of vegetation?

What aquatic ecosystem receives the vast majority of the global inputs of pollution?

Human activities can greatly accelerate the rate at which nutrients and organic substances enter aquatic ecosystems from their surrounding watersheds in a process called _________________________.

What type of irrigation commonly used in developing nations loses 45% of the water applied?

What action could help decrease the single largest use of domestic water in the United States?

What is the portion of surface runoff that we can generally count on as a stable source of freshwater?

What is the main problem with the Ogallala,the world's largest aquifer that is located in the U.S.?

Withdrawing freshwater from deep aquifers amounts to mining a nonrenewable resource.

The use of dams,reservoirs,and water transfer projects has increased threats from flooding in some cases.

Spaces in rock and soil called the zone of ____________________ are completely filled with water.

When a lot of water is pumped from an aquifer,or when there is a drought,the ____________________ may become lowered.

Government ____________________ keep the price of water so low that users do not worry about wasting water.

In the spring and summer of each year a(n)____________________ occurs off the U.S.coast in the Gulf of Mexico mostly because of nitrates and crop fertilizers.

What in Brazil has reduced household water bills by 40%?

Agricultural activities are the leading cause of water pollution with organic chemicals and oxygen demanding wastes as the major pollutants.

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Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

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Exam 11: Water Resources and Water Pollution

What is an example of nonpoint source pollution?​

Federal subsidies are provided to U.S.farmers who reduce water use in irrigation.​

What has increased the annual reliable runoff available for our use by nearly 33%?​

What class of pollutant are acids,salts,and metals?​

Drip irrigation systems have an efficiency of 90 to 95%.​

What has resulted along floodplains from channelization and loss of vegetation?​

What aquatic ecosystem receives the vast majority of the global inputs of pollution?​

​Human activities can greatly accelerate the rate at which nutrients and organic substances enter aquatic ecosystems from their surrounding watersheds in a process called _________________________.

What type of irrigation commonly used in developing nations loses 45% of the water applied?​

What action could help decrease the single largest use of domestic water in the United States?​

What is the portion of surface runoff that we can generally count on as a stable source of freshwater?​

What is the main problem with the Ogallala,the world's largest aquifer that is located in the U.S.?​

Withdrawing freshwater from deep aquifers amounts to mining a nonrenewable resource.​

The use of dams,reservoirs,and water transfer projects has increased threats from flooding in some cases.​

Spaces in rock and soil called the zone of ____________________ are completely filled with water.​

When a lot of water is pumped from an aquifer,or when there is a drought,the ____________________ may become lowered.​

Government ____________________ keep the price of water so low that users do not worry about wasting water.​

In the spring and summer of each year a(n)____________________ occurs off the U.S.coast in the Gulf of Mexico mostly because of nitrates and crop fertilizers.​

What in Brazil has reduced household water bills by 40%?​

Agricultural activities are the leading cause of water pollution with organic chemicals and oxygen demanding wastes as the major pollutants.​

Environmental Problems - Their Causes - and Sustainability

Science - Matter - and Energy

Ecosystems - What Are They and How Do They Work

Biodiversity and Evolution

Biodiversity - Species Interactions - and Population Control

The Human Population and Urbanization

Climate and Biodiversity

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity - the Ecosystem Approach

Food - Soil - and Pest Management

Geology and Nonrenewable Minerals

Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution Climate Change and Ozone Depletion

Solid and Hazardous Waste

Environmental Economics Politics and Worldviews

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What is an example of nonpoint source pollution?

Federal subsidies are provided to U.S.farmers who reduce water use in irrigation.

What has increased the annual reliable runoff available for our use by nearly 33%?

What class of pollutant are acids,salts,and metals?

Drip irrigation systems have an efficiency of 90 to 95%.

What has resulted along floodplains from channelization and loss of vegetation?

What aquatic ecosystem receives the vast majority of the global inputs of pollution?

Human activities can greatly accelerate the rate at which nutrients and organic substances enter aquatic ecosystems from their surrounding watersheds in a process called _________________________.

What type of irrigation commonly used in developing nations loses 45% of the water applied?

What action could help decrease the single largest use of domestic water in the United States?

What is the portion of surface runoff that we can generally count on as a stable source of freshwater?

What is the main problem with the Ogallala,the world's largest aquifer that is located in the U.S.?

Withdrawing freshwater from deep aquifers amounts to mining a nonrenewable resource.

The use of dams,reservoirs,and water transfer projects has increased threats from flooding in some cases.

Spaces in rock and soil called the zone of ____________________ are completely filled with water.

When a lot of water is pumped from an aquifer,or when there is a drought,the ____________________ may become lowered.

Government ____________________ keep the price of water so low that users do not worry about wasting water.

In the spring and summer of each year a(n)____________________ occurs off the U.S.coast in the Gulf of Mexico mostly because of nitrates and crop fertilizers.

What in Brazil has reduced household water bills by 40%?

Agricultural activities are the leading cause of water pollution with organic chemicals and oxygen demanding wastes as the major pollutants.