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Questions
1. The increase in concentration of pollutants as you move up the food chain is called:
A. Trophic food web
B. bioremediation
C. biological control
D. biomagnification
2. The term "fossil fuels" includes all of the following EXCEPT:
A. Oil/Petroleum
B. Coal
C. Natural Gas/Hydrofracking
D. Nuclear Power
3. Marine debris and microplastics concentrate in ocean patches due to large-scale circulating currents called...
A. the Bermuda Triangle
B. Ocean acidification
C. gyres
D. estuarine circulation
4. Ocean acidification robs this important mineral from shelled marine creatures and corals:
A. salt (sodium chloride)
B. calcium
C. carbonate
D. carbon dioxide
5. The Clean Water Act does NOT address this type of pollution:
A. Chemical waste at a factory
B. Municipal sewage
C. Neighborhood lawn fertilizer use
D. Roadside litter in a lake
6. Hydrogen bonds promote water molecules to weakly "stick" to each other, a property known as:
A. cohesion
B. pH
C. aquatic linkage
D. universal solvent
7. All of the following are greenhouse gases EXCEPT:
A. Water Vapor
B. Methane
C. Carbon monoxide
D. Carbon dioxide
8. Since the 1970's the Hudson River, and the Northeastern United States in general, have seen an average annual temperature change of:
A. Decreasing 2-3 degrees Fahrenheit
B. Increasing 2-3 degrees Fahrenheit
C. Increasing 5-7 degrees Fahrenheit
D. Increasing 10-12 degrees Fahrenheit
9. "Phenology" refers to:
A. the study of emotions and talents linked to the shape of one's skull.
B. the study of inter-related systems of land, air, water, and biology on Earth.
C. the study of seasonal changes observed in plant and animal behavior and cycles.
D. the study of atmospheric greenhouse gases.
10. Primary water treatment includes:
A. the dredging of PCBs
B. the removal of organic wastes through bacterial action;
C. the removal of solids through filtering and settling
D. the withdrawal of water from aquifers.