Question 1

Many less-developed countries dump the majority of their untreated sewage directly into freshwater ecosystems.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Which of the following sewage purification systems uses solar greenhouses and artificial marshes?

Accepted Answer

A) living machines 
B) compost toilets 
C) primary sewage treatment 
D) secondary sewage treatment 
E) septic tanks 
A) living machines 
B) compost toilets 
C) primary sewage treatment 
D) secondary sewage treatment 
E) septic tanks

Question 3

The Environmental Protection Agency administers the ____________________ that sets the standards for allowed levels of key water pollutants.

Accepted Answer

Clean Water Act
Wate

Question 4

What is a potential solution for reducing flood damage?

Accepted Answer

A) Draining wetlands to provide dry areas for building 
B) Clearing forests to provide surface runoff with clear access to streams and rivers 
C) Living on floodplains to allow surface runoff to quickly drain into rivers 
D) Taxing development on floodplains 
E) Eliminating disaster relief 
A) Draining wetlands to provide dry areas for building 
B) Clearing forests to provide surface runoff with clear access to streams and rivers 
C) Living on floodplains to allow surface runoff to quickly drain into rivers 
D) Taxing development on floodplains 
E) Eliminating disaster relief

Question 5

Water found in the spaces of soil, gravel, and rock is called

Accepted Answer

A) infiltration. 
B) percolation. 
C) groundwater. 
D) runoff. 
E) surface water. 
A) infiltration. 
B) percolation. 
C) groundwater. 
D) runoff. 
E) surface water.

Question 6

Porous water-saturated layers of underground rock, sand, or gravel are known as

Accepted Answer

A) aquifers. 
B) recharge areas. 
C) watersheds. 
D) cones of depression. 
E) lakes. 
A) aquifers. 
B) recharge areas. 
C) watersheds. 
D) cones of depression. 
E) lakes.

Question 7

What do excess organic wastes and plant nutrients deplete from water?

Accepted Answer

A) nitrogen 
B) oxygen 
C) particulate matter 
D) minerals 
E) iron 
A) nitrogen 
B) oxygen 
C) particulate matter 
D) minerals 
E) iron

Question 8

Freshwater is naturally purified, recycled, and distributed in the ____________________.

Accepted Answer

hydrologic

Question 9

Human activities can greatly accelerate ____________________ by increasing the rate at which nitrate- and phosphate- containing effluents enter aquatic ecosystems from their surrounding watersheds.

Accepted Answer

cultural e

Question 10

The 2010 Gulf of Mexico blowout illustrates point source water pollution.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Natural flooding is caused mostly by

Accepted Answer

A) rapid melting of snow or heavy rainfall. 
B) removal of vegetation. 
C) destruction of wetlands. 
D) thermal expansion of oceans. 
E) dam or levee failure. 
A) rapid melting of snow or heavy rainfall. 
B) removal of vegetation. 
C) destruction of wetlands. 
D) thermal expansion of oceans. 
E) dam or levee failure.

Question 12

Cold temperatures of groundwater increase the chemical reactions that decompose wastes.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

In rural and suburban areas, the systems most commonly used to treat raw sewage on personal property are

Accepted Answer

A) living machines. 
B) compost toilets. 
C) primary sewage treatments. 
D) secondary sewage treatments. 
E) septic tanks. 
A) living machines. 
B) compost toilets. 
C) primary sewage treatments. 
D) secondary sewage treatments. 
E) septic tanks.

Question 14

Ear infections, sore throats, eye irritations, and gastrointestinal disease may result from summing in waters with raw sewage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Water pollution in less-developed countries

Accepted Answer

A) is mainly caused by untreated sewage. 
B) occurs less frequently than in more-developed countries. 
C) does not include industrial wastes. 
D) does not include agricultural runoff. 
E) should improve soon. 
A) is mainly caused by untreated sewage. 
B) occurs less frequently than in more-developed countries. 
C) does not include industrial wastes. 
D) does not include agricultural runoff. 
E) should improve soon.

Question 16

A large amount of the world's usable water comes from desalination.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Recovery from exposure to crude oil takes much longer than recovery from exposure to refined oil.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Which of the following types of sewage treatment are properly matched?

Accepted Answer

A) primary-physical process 
B) secondary-physical process 
C) primary-biological process 
D) secondary-chemical process 
E) primary-chemical process 
A) primary-physical process 
B) secondary-physical process 
C) primary-biological process 
D) secondary-chemical process 
E) primary-chemical process

Question 19

The disastrous affects of a large scale water transfer project was demonstrated in which water body?

Accepted Answer

A) Mediterranean sea 
B) Black sea 
C) Aral sea 
D) Red sea 
E) Bering sea 
A) Mediterranean sea 
B) Black sea 
C) Aral sea 
D) Red sea 
E) Bering sea

Question 20

Which is the following helps to control cultural eutrophication?

Accepted Answer

A) adding nitrates to balance the excess phosphate 
B) adding aquatic weeds to the water body to absorb excess oxygen 
C) increasing fertilizer use 
D) pumping remaining oxygen out of the reservoir 
E) limiting or banning phosphates in detergents 
A) adding nitrates to balance the excess phosphate 
B) adding aquatic weeds to the water body to absorb excess oxygen 
C) increasing fertilizer use 
D) pumping remaining oxygen out of the reservoir 
E) limiting or banning phosphates in detergents

Many less-developed countries dump the majority of their untreated sewage directly into freshwater ecosystems.

Which of the following sewage purification systems uses solar greenhouses and artificial marshes?

The Environmental Protection Agency administers the ____________________ that sets the standards for allowed levels of key water pollutants.

What is a potential solution for reducing flood damage?

Water found in the spaces of soil, gravel, and rock is called

Porous water-saturated layers of underground rock, sand, or gravel are known as

What do excess organic wastes and plant nutrients deplete from water?

Freshwater is naturally purified, recycled, and distributed in the ____________________.

Human activities can greatly accelerate ____________________ by increasing the rate at which nitrate- and phosphate- containing effluents enter aquatic ecosystems from their surrounding watersheds.

The 2010 Gulf of Mexico blowout illustrates point source water pollution.

Natural flooding is caused mostly by

Cold temperatures of groundwater increase the chemical reactions that decompose wastes.

In rural and suburban areas, the systems most commonly used to treat raw sewage on personal property are

Ear infections, sore throats, eye irritations, and gastrointestinal disease may result from summing in waters with raw sewage.

Water pollution in less-developed countries

A large amount of the world's usable water comes from desalination.

Recovery from exposure to crude oil takes much longer than recovery from exposure to refined oil.

Which of the following types of sewage treatment are properly matched?

The disastrous affects of a large scale water transfer project was demonstrated in which water body?

Which is the following helps to control cultural eutrophication?

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Nonrenewable Energy Resources

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Exam 8: Water Resources and Water Pollution

Many less-developed countries dump the majority of their untreated sewage directly into freshwater ecosystems.

Which of the following sewage purification systems uses solar greenhouses and artificial marshes?

The Environmental Protection Agency administers the ____________________ that sets the standards for allowed levels of key water pollutants.

What is a potential solution for reducing flood damage?

Water found in the spaces of soil, gravel, and rock is called

Porous water-saturated layers of underground rock, sand, or gravel are known as

What do excess organic wastes and plant nutrients deplete from water?

Freshwater is naturally purified, recycled, and distributed in the ____________________.

Human activities can greatly accelerate ____________________ by increasing the rate at which nitrate- and phosphate- containing effluents enter aquatic ecosystems from their surrounding watersheds.

The 2010 Gulf of Mexico blowout illustrates point source water pollution.

Natural flooding is caused mostly by

Cold temperatures of groundwater increase the chemical reactions that decompose wastes.

In rural and suburban areas, the systems most commonly used to treat raw sewage on personal property are

Ear infections, sore throats, eye irritations, and gastrointestinal disease may result from summing in waters with raw sewage.

Water pollution in less-developed countries

A large amount of the world's usable water comes from desalination.

Recovery from exposure to crude oil takes much longer than recovery from exposure to refined oil.

Which of the following types of sewage treatment are properly matched?

The disastrous affects of a large scale water transfer project was demonstrated in which water body?

Which is the following helps to control cultural eutrophication?

Environmental Problems, Their Causes, and Sustainability

Science, Matter, Energy, and Systems

Biodiversity and Evolution

Community Ecology, Population Ecology, and the Human Population

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Species Approach

Sustaining Biodiversity: The Ecosystem Approach

Food, Soil, and Pest Management

Nonrenewable Energy Resources

Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy

Environmental Hazards and Human Health

Air Pollution, Climate Change, and Ozone Depletion

Urbanization and Solid and Hazardous Waste

Economics, Politics, Worldviews, and Sustainability

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