AP Environmental Science Unit 8

The reduction in coal burning to generate electricity would most likely have the biggest impact on reducing which of the following toxins?

• Phthalates

• Vinyl chloride

• Mercury

• Benzene

• Radon

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Which of the following is used as insulation and is known to cause lung cancer?

• Asbestos

• Sulfur dioxide

• Formaldehyde

• Fiberglass

• Plywood

Much of the radiation emitted by the earth is captured and trapped in the

• stratosphere

• lithosphere

• asthenosphere

• troposphere

• mesosphere

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Which of the following is a strategy for reducing the effects of acid rain?

• Applying a layer of granite under lakes

• Reducing the depth of soils

• Adding methylmercury to lakes

• Adding calcium carbonate to soils

• Increasing electricity use

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ID hazardous wastes and life cycle ”cradle to grave”

• CERCLA

• RCRA

• Clean Water Act

• NEPA

Define liability for individual toxic waste sites, clean up those sites from a fund, the Superfund, built from taxes and fines assigned to polluters

• CERCLA

• RCRA

• Clean Water Act

• NEPA

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The pesticide Atrazine is a(n)

• neurotoxin

• mutagen

• endocrine disruptor

• viral disease spread by mosquitoes

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Which a point source of pollution?

• a factory smokestack

• runoff from city streets

• pesticides from agricultural fields

• fertilized from urban lawns

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What is true of endocrine disruptors?

• attack hormones that invade the body and cause diseases

• blocks receptors of hormones so cells can't get signals

• increase the rate of chemical reactions, like enzymes

• transports substances in an organism, like insecticides

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How are temperature and dissolved oxygen connected?

• warm water has less dissolved oxygen

• cold water has less dissolved oxygen

• there is no relation between temperature and amount of oxygen