Final APES Review

Catalytic converters reduce which of the following pairs of pollutants from car exhaust?

• Carbon dioxide and Ozone

• Carbon dioxide and Particulates

• Carbon Monoxide and Hydrocarbons

• Lead and Mercury

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

The two main agents of erosion are...

• wind and flowing water

• gravity and frost wedging

• oxygen and water

• carbon dioxiede and wind

Which of the following has shifted the storage of carbon from sediment to the atmosphere?

• Mining of coal

• Combustion of fossil fuels

• Increased occurrence of acid precipitation

• Extraction of crude oil

• Industrial smog

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

Which of the following best describes the process of photosynthesis?

• Oxygen, water, and solar energy are used to produce carbon dioxide and sugar.

• Oxygen, sugar, and solar energy are used to produce carbon dioxide and water.

• Carbon dioxide, water, and solar energy are used to produce oxygen and sugar.

• Carbon dioxide and oxygen combine to from water and sugar.

• Carbon dioxide and water are used to produce oxygen, sugar and more carbon dioxide.

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

The Mississippi River carries agricultural runoff to the Gulf of Mexico.  What phenomenon results?

• a dead zone

• regular flooding of the Mississippi delta

• return of mining refuse water

• Gold tides

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following could be described as "non-point source" pollution?

• A farmer dumps her waste into a stream that runs through her property.

• A mining impoundment pond overflows.

• Over 100,000 acres of continuos farmland has water with excess levels of nitrates.

• Waste water from a nuclear plant spills into a nearby waterway.

What is happening at the 'A' on the graph?

• the population overshoots above the carrying capacity

• the population stops growing

• growth begins to slow down due to limited resources

• growth is speeding up due to an abundance of resources

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following would be best addressed with contour plowing?

• eutrophication

• soil erosion

• soil salinization

• pesticide tredmill

Desertification usually occurs when

• humans leave an area alone to undergo secondary succession

• soil productivity decreases due to drought and poor farming practices

• winds carry large amounts of sand from nearby deserts

• irrigation water is continually used in arid regions of the country

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

What three components have to be present to create photochemical smog?

• VOCS, PANS, Carbon Dioxide

• VOCS, Ozone, Nitrogen Monoxide

• Nitrogen Dioxide, Sunlight, and VOCS

• Sulfur Dioxide, Nitrogen Dioxide, and Ozone