Exam 11: Water Resources and Water Pollution

Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice -On the primary and secondary sewage treatment figure, choose the letter that represents where the water is aerated.

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Question 21

Assume you are vacationing by a small lake, where you intend to do some fishing. a.When you arrive at this lake, you notice a slight sulfur smell. Which phase of cultural eutrophication does this sulfur smell indicate?

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Question 22

In the United States, about 79% of the water withdrawn each year is used for

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Question 23

The majority of the oil pollution of the ocean comes from

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Question 24

Cold temperatures of groundwater slow down the chemical reactions that decompose wastes.

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Question 25

Most aquifers are rapidly recharged through precipitation that percolates downward through soil and rock.

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Question 26

Benefits of floods include all of the following except

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Question 27

Which of the following is a point source of pollution?

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Question 28

Flood irrigation is the second most efficient form of irrigation from the standpoint of water waste.

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Question 29

Which of the following statements is false?

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Question 30

Marine life recovery occurs much quicker after an oil spill if the oil that spilled was already refined.

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Question 31

Which of the following human activities is thought to be directly linked to why the damage from Hurricane Katrina was so devastating to the city of New Orleans?

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Question 32

One class of pollutants that can cause excessive growth of algae is

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Question 33

Since passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972, all of the following have occurred except

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Question 34

Which of the following statements about underground contaminants is false?

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Question 35

Which of the following is the most efficient form of irrigation?

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Question 36

The ____________________ provides massive amounts of water to urban and rural developments in dry climates.

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Question 37

The shift to pollution prevention will most likely be the result of

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Question 38

Human activities can greatly accelerate ____________________ by increasing the rate at which nutrients and organic substances enter aquatic ecosystems from their surrounding watersheds.

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Question 39

____________________ is the application of water (or wastewater) to land areas to supply the water (and sometimes nutrient) needs of plants.

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Match the items listed below with the appropriate choice -On the primary and secondary sewage treatment figure, choose the letter that represents where the water is aerated.

Assume you are vacationing by a small lake, where you intend to do some fishing. a.When you arrive at this lake, you notice a slight sulfur smell. Which phase of cultural eutrophication does this sulfur smell indicate?

In the United States, about 79% of the water withdrawn each year is used for

The majority of the oil pollution of the ocean comes from

Cold temperatures of groundwater slow down the chemical reactions that decompose wastes.

Most aquifers are rapidly recharged through precipitation that percolates downward through soil and rock.

Benefits of floods include all of the following except

Which of the following is a point source of pollution?

Flood irrigation is the second most efficient form of irrigation from the standpoint of water waste.

Which of the following statements is false?

Marine life recovery occurs much quicker after an oil spill if the oil that spilled was already refined.

Which of the following human activities is thought to be directly linked to why the damage from Hurricane Katrina was so devastating to the city of New Orleans?

One class of pollutants that can cause excessive growth of algae is

Since passage of the Clean Water Act in 1972, all of the following have occurred except

Which of the following statements about underground contaminants is false?

Which of the following is the most efficient form of irrigation?

The ____________________ provides massive amounts of water to urban and rural developments in dry climates.

The shift to pollution prevention will most likely be the result of

Human activities can greatly accelerate ____________________ by increasing the rate at which nutrients and organic substances enter aquatic ecosystems from their surrounding watersheds.

____________________ is the application of water (or wastewater) to land areas to supply the water (and sometimes nutrient) needs of plants.

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