Apes Exam

High levels of industrial smog are due to    

• I only

• I and II only

• II and III only

• I and III only

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Smoke from forest fires is most likely to affect air quality over larger areas for many days when

• smog is produced due to chemical reactions in the atmosphere

• a persistent atmospheric inversion exists in the region

• it emits primary pollutants

• it emits secondary pollutants

A secondary pollutant such as ozone would form

• early in the morning when most emissions happen

• mid day- late afternoon, due to the reaction needing sunlight and car emissions

• at night, the reaction takes a long time to process

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NGSS.MS-PS1-2

Which of the following is a consequence of excess carbon building up in Earth’s atmosphere?

• The amount of breathable oxygen available to living things decreases

• Global temperatures change, affecting normal weather patterns.

• The amount of solar energy reaching the earth’s surface decreases.

• Global air pressure increases making it more difficult for plants and animals to breathe.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Where the naturally occuring good ozone layer is located

• troposphere

• mesosphere

• stratosphere

• thermosphere

The upwelling of cool, nutrient rich ocean water is caused by

• Southeast trade winds

• Westerlies in southern hemisphere

• Northeast trade winds

• Westerlies in northern hemisphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

In ENSO conditions,

• Trade winds shift and upwelling is suppressed off western coast of South America

• Trade winds weaken but do not shift direction

• The upwelling of cool, nutrient rich water is enhanced

• Weather patterns remain the same

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

How would cutting down trees affect water quality in a watershed?

• There would be no affect on water quality.

• Rivers and streams might become clogged with silt.

• Water levels would be reduced.

• The watershed divide would change.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

Which of the following is a non-point source of water pollution

• Effluent from a sewage treatment plant

• BP refiner in Indiana discharging ammonia in a river.

• Runoff of pesticides from regional farms into the Illinois River.

• Hot water discharges from a nuclear power plant.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

What is it called when a persistent pollutant (like mercury or PCBs) builds up in the tissues of an organism as they continue to eat something that contains the pollutant

• Subsidence

• Biomagnification

• Tragedy of the commons

• Bioaccumulation