Question 1

Eutrophication is a condition of natural nutrient enrichment of a shallow lake,estuary,or slow-moving stream.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

What can take decades to thousands of years to cleanse itself of slowly degradable wastes?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​lakes 
B)  ​soil 
C)  groundwater​ 
D)  oil contaminated surface waters​ 
E)  urban waterways​ 
A)  ​lakes 
B)  ​soil 
C)  groundwater​ 
D)  oil contaminated surface waters​ 
E)  urban waterways​

Question 3

Large dams and reservoirs ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​reduce danger of flooding upstream 
B)  ​disrupt migration and spawning of fish 
C)  ​cannot be used for outdoor recreation 
D)  ​allow extensive downstream transport of sediments 
E)  have created lakes over of otherwise unproductive land​ 
A)  ​reduce danger of flooding upstream 
B)  ​disrupt migration and spawning of fish 
C)  ​cannot be used for outdoor recreation 
D)  ​allow extensive downstream transport of sediments 
E)  have created lakes over of otherwise unproductive land​

Question 4

Runoff of eroded soil and chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides from cropland,feedlots,logged forests,urban streets,parking lots,lawns,and golf courses are examples of __________ sources.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of Runoff of eroded soil and chemicals such...

Question 5

The majority of the oil pollution of the ocean comes from ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​blowouts (rupture of a borehole of an oil rig in the ocean) 
B)  ​tanker accidents 
C)  ​environmental terrorism 
D)  ​runoff from land 
E)  normal operation of offshore wells​ 
A)  ​blowouts (rupture of a borehole of an oil rig in the ocean) 
B)  ​tanker accidents 
C)  ​environmental terrorism 
D)  ​runoff from land 
E)  normal operation of offshore wells​

Question 6

What causes a child to die every 18 seconds,on average,from diarrhea?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​disease-causing agents 
B)  ​poor hygiene 
C)  ​contaminated food sources 
D)  ​contaminated drinking water 
E)  malnutrition​ 
A)  ​disease-causing agents 
B)  ​poor hygiene 
C)  ​contaminated food sources 
D)  ​contaminated drinking water 
E)  malnutrition​

Question 7

What are the three major reasons why the Colorado River system will be directly affected by current drought conditions?​

Accepted Answer

First,the Colorado River basin includes

Question 8

Water covers approximately ____% of Earth's surface.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​51 
B)  ​61 
C)  ​71 
D)  ​81 
E)  91​ 
A)  ​51 
B)  ​61 
C)  ​71 
D)  ​81 
E)  91​

Question 9

Cruise ships are a significant source of pollution that dump toxic chemicals,garbage,sewage,and waste oil into the oceans.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Wetlands that can increase sustainable agriculture and forestry can be found in ____.​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​floodplains 
B)  ​swamps 
C)  coastal areas​ 
D)  ​near lakes 
E)  in areas with high rain​ 
A)  ​floodplains 
B)  ​swamps 
C)  coastal areas​ 
D)  ​near lakes 
E)  in areas with high rain​

Question 11

Discuss the major issues associated with freshwater resources in the United States.​

Accepted Answer

Answers will vary somewhat,but will cont

Question 12

___________________ sewage treatment systems are those that work with nature and are sustainable alternatives to conventional systems.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of ___________________ sewage treatment systems are those that...

Question 13

What is the only effective way to protect groundwater?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​pollution prevention 
B)  ​community-based local clean up 
C)  ​bioremediation 
D)  ​sewage treatment 
E)  ​stream restoration 
A)  ​pollution prevention 
B)  ​community-based local clean up 
C)  ​bioremediation 
D)  ​sewage treatment 
E)  ​stream restoration

Question 14

Heat is a major water pollutant that makes some species vulnerable to disease.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

In the United States,____________________ supply nearly all of the drinking water in rural areas.​

Accepted Answer

The answer of In the United States,____________________ supply nearly all...

Question 16

Global reduction of grain-fed beef consumption would help to reduce water shortages.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Eighty-five percent of what exists near major U.S.population centers and have some degree of cultural eutrophication?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​coastal waters 
B)  ​rivers 
C)  ​large lakes 
D)  ​ponds 
E)  streams​ 
A)  ​coastal waters 
B)  ​rivers 
C)  ​large lakes 
D)  ​ponds 
E)  streams​

Question 18

A source of groundwater contamination in coastal areas is saltwater intrusion.​

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

How will climate change contribute to water pollution?​

Accepted Answer

In a warmer world,some regions will get

Question 20

What is one characteristic of ecological sewage systems as opposed to most current sewage systems?​

Accepted Answer

A)  ​Less centralized systems of underground sewage pipes 
B)  ​Higher water and chlorination bills 
C)  ​More difficult to clean up leaks and pollution 
D)  More energy needed to pump and purify water​ 
E)  Less political and community action involved for implementation​ 
A)  ​Less centralized systems of underground sewage pipes 
B)  ​Higher water and chlorination bills 
C)  ​More difficult to clean up leaks and pollution 
D)  More energy needed to pump and purify water​ 
E)  Less political and community action involved for implementation​

Eutrophication is a condition of natural nutrient enrichment of a shallow lake,estuary,or slow-moving stream.

What can take decades to thousands of years to cleanse itself of slowly degradable wastes?

Large dams and reservoirs ____.

Runoff of eroded soil and chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides from cropland,feedlots,logged forests,urban streets,parking lots,lawns,and golf courses are examples of __________ sources.

The majority of the oil pollution of the ocean comes from ____.

What causes a child to die every 18 seconds,on average,from diarrhea?

What are the three major reasons why the Colorado River system will be directly affected by current drought conditions?

Water covers approximately ____% of Earth's surface.

Cruise ships are a significant source of pollution that dump toxic chemicals,garbage,sewage,and waste oil into the oceans.

Wetlands that can increase sustainable agriculture and forestry can be found in ____.

Discuss the major issues associated with freshwater resources in the United States.

___________________ sewage treatment systems are those that work with nature and are sustainable alternatives to conventional systems.

What is the only effective way to protect groundwater?

Heat is a major water pollutant that makes some species vulnerable to disease.

In the United States,____________________ supply nearly all of the drinking water in rural areas.

Global reduction of grain-fed beef consumption would help to reduce water shortages.

Eighty-five percent of what exists near major U.S.population centers and have some degree of cultural eutrophication?

A source of groundwater contamination in coastal areas is saltwater intrusion.

How will climate change contribute to water pollution?

What is one characteristic of ecological sewage systems as opposed to most current sewage systems?

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Exam 11: Water Resources and Water Pollution

Eutrophication is a condition of natural nutrient enrichment of a shallow lake,estuary,or slow-moving stream.​

What can take decades to thousands of years to cleanse itself of slowly degradable wastes?​

Large dams and reservoirs ____.​

Runoff of eroded soil and chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides from cropland,feedlots,logged forests,urban streets,parking lots,lawns,and golf courses are examples of __________ sources.​

The majority of the oil pollution of the ocean comes from ____.​

What causes a child to die every 18 seconds,on average,from diarrhea?​

What are the three major reasons why the Colorado River system will be directly affected by current drought conditions?​

Water covers approximately ____% of Earth's surface.​

Cruise ships are a significant source of pollution that dump toxic chemicals,garbage,sewage,and waste oil into the oceans.​

Wetlands that can increase sustainable agriculture and forestry can be found in ____.​

Discuss the major issues associated with freshwater resources in the United States.​

___________________ sewage treatment systems are those that work with nature and are sustainable alternatives to conventional systems.​

What is the only effective way to protect groundwater?​

Heat is a major water pollutant that makes some species vulnerable to disease.​

In the United States,____________________ supply nearly all of the drinking water in rural areas.​

Global reduction of grain-fed beef consumption would help to reduce water shortages.​

Eighty-five percent of what exists near major U.S.population centers and have some degree of cultural eutrophication?​

A source of groundwater contamination in coastal areas is saltwater intrusion.​

How will climate change contribute to water pollution?​

What is one characteristic of ecological sewage systems as opposed to most current sewage systems?​

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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Eutrophication is a condition of natural nutrient enrichment of a shallow lake,estuary,or slow-moving stream.

What can take decades to thousands of years to cleanse itself of slowly degradable wastes?

Large dams and reservoirs ____.

Runoff of eroded soil and chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides from cropland,feedlots,logged forests,urban streets,parking lots,lawns,and golf courses are examples of __________ sources.

The majority of the oil pollution of the ocean comes from ____.

What causes a child to die every 18 seconds,on average,from diarrhea?

What are the three major reasons why the Colorado River system will be directly affected by current drought conditions?

Water covers approximately ____% of Earth's surface.

Cruise ships are a significant source of pollution that dump toxic chemicals,garbage,sewage,and waste oil into the oceans.

Wetlands that can increase sustainable agriculture and forestry can be found in ____.

Discuss the major issues associated with freshwater resources in the United States.

___________________ sewage treatment systems are those that work with nature and are sustainable alternatives to conventional systems.

What is the only effective way to protect groundwater?

Heat is a major water pollutant that makes some species vulnerable to disease.

In the United States,____________________ supply nearly all of the drinking water in rural areas.

Global reduction of grain-fed beef consumption would help to reduce water shortages.

Eighty-five percent of what exists near major U.S.population centers and have some degree of cultural eutrophication?

A source of groundwater contamination in coastal areas is saltwater intrusion.

How will climate change contribute to water pollution?

What is one characteristic of ecological sewage systems as opposed to most current sewage systems?