Environment Final Test Quiz
2010 final for berk ayranci test
- 1.Throughout history, the human population..
- A.
Grew continuously as a result of the passion of love.
- B.
Has been in steady-state.
- C.
Was constant in its growth.
- D.
Has always grown as rapidly as today.
- E.
Mostly increased, but included some decreases most notably during the Black Death.
- 2.When did the most dramatic increase in the history of the human population occur?
- A.
During the middle ages
- B.
Human population has increased on a steady rate
- C.
In the early history of the human population
- D.
In the last part of the 20th century
- E.
During the French Revolution
- 3.Use of groundwater at a rate faster than it is naturally re-supplied:
- A.
Wetlands
- B.
Overdraft
- C.
Water budget
- D.
Variable-source approach
- E.
Influent streams
- 4.What is an aquifer?
- A.
A zone of hot, pressurized groundwater
- B.
A rock that holds and transmits water
- C.
The area of a drainage basin which recharges water into the system
- D.
A canal or system to transport water over long distance
- E.
A rock in which permeability is low.
- 5."Instream use" refers to:
- A.
Use for agricultural purposes
- B.
Evaporation during transport in pipes or canals
- C.
Uses of the river or lake itself, without removing water
- D.
Water removed from a river and eventually returned to the river
- E.
Use by cities or agricultural in the close vicinity of the river
- 6.Which of the following is or are example(s) of offstream use of water from a river?
- A.
Water used to supply a nearby city.
- B.
Agricultural irrigation on the banks of a river.
- C.
Water used to cool a nuclear power plant.
- D.
Water from a sewage treatment plant that is returned to the river.
- E.
All of the above.
- 7.Channelized streams have reduced wildlife because of which of the following characteristics?
- A.
Excessive daily and seasonal variation in water temperature.
- B.
Increased leaf material input.
- C.
Low stream velocity.
- D.
Excessive shading.
- E.
Aesthetic degradation.
- 8.According to the Environmental Science textbook, the Colorado River is noteworthy because :
- A.
It is the last of the pristine and unharnessed rivers of the American West.
- B.
It supplies water to a large portion of the arid southwestern US
- C.
It is far from video games
- D.
Its natural regularity and steadiness of flow make it a model for flood control projects on other rivers.
- E.
The river is the last underutilized source of water west of the Rocky Mountains.
- 9.Adverse environmental effects of channelization include all of the following except:
- A.
Aesthetic degradation
- B.
Increased flood hazard along channelized segments of streams
- C.
A less diverse range of habitats for aquatic species
- D.
Loss of riparian vegetation
- E.
Loss of wetlands
- 10.99% of the earth's water is unavailable or unsuitable for human use because:I: of its salinityII: it is pollutedIII: it lies in inaccessible areas
- A.
I only
- B.
II only
- C.
I and II
- D.
I and III
- E.
I, II, III
- 11.In the US, the single sector which consumes the greatest portion of water supplies is:
- A.
Waste disposal
- B.
Agriculture
- C.
Municipal water use
- D.
Industry
- E.
Electric power plants
- 12.Hydroelectric power generation on a river is and example of:
- A.
Consumptive use
- B.
Geothermal energy
- C.
Instream use
- D.
Industry
- E.
Electric power plants
- 13.All of the following are improvements or additions to agriculture that would increase the efficiency of water use and the quality of runoff except:
- A.
Increased use of fertilizer and pesticides
- B.
Use of moisture sensors to prevent over-watering
- C.
Metering(measurment) of water usuage
- D.
Restoration of stream and river ecosystems
- E.
More drip irrigation and less flood irrigation
- 14.A specific location where pollution is introduced in to surface water or groundwater:
- A.
Secondary treatment
- B.
Acid mine drainage
- C.
Fecal coliform bacteria
- D.
Point source
- E.
Crptosporidium
- 15.Step in wastewater purification in which organic material is consumed by bacteria:
- A.
Secondary treatment
- B.
Acid mine drainage
- C.
Fecal coliform bacteria
- D.
Point source
- E.
Cryptospordium
- 16.The principle advantage of using wetlands for wastewater treatment is:
- A.
The method eliminates the production of methane, which contributes to global warming
- B.
It replaces all need for a centralized wastewater treatment facility
- C.
The resulting water exceeds all drinking water standards
- D.
A natural ecosystem replaces industrial methods for secondary and advanced treatment
- E.
It removes dioxin and other pollutants in the sediment of the wetland
- 17.Long Island, NY has a large population. Which of the following is not one of the threats to Long Island groundwater?
- A.
Saltwater intrusion
- B.
Discharge from household septic tanks
- C.
High-level nuclear waste disposal
- D.
Infiltration of salt used to de-ice winter roads
- E.
Leachate from solid waste disposal sites
- 18.The best definition of the term "water pollution"
- A.
Water unsuitable for human consumption
- B.
Degradation of water quality
- C.
Release of primary treated sewage into natural waters
- D.
Over-drafting in coastal areas
- E.
Uncontrolled dumping of toxic industrial waste
- 19.The common test for the potential for disease transmission in water is:
- A.
Measurements of LDC
- B.
Measurement of the biological oxygen demand
- C.
Presence of coliform bacteria
- D.
Total dissolved solids
- E.
Presence of cholera bacteria
- 20.A septic tank:
- A.
Stores human waste until it is emptied, for use where no sewage system is available
- B.
Is a tank used to collect and treat drinking water
- C.
Is a hermetically sealed contain for storage of food
- D.
Is a tank in a sewage plant where chlorination of wastewater takes place
- E.
Treats wastewater in rural households
- 21.ACcording to the Environmental Science text, what is the most critical water pollution problem in the world?
- A.
Industrial effluent
- B.
Sediment polluted waters
- C.
Lack of clean, disease free drinking water
- D.
Municipal sewage
- E.
Thermal pollution
- 22.Massive and rapid algae growth is stimulated by the addition of ___to surface water bodies.
- A.
Leachate
- B.
Nitrogen and phosphorus
- C.
Toxic chemicals
- D.
Oxygen and carbon dioxide
- E.
Aerobic bacteria
- 23.What is the most easily accessible supply of fresh water in most locations around the world?
- A.
Drinking water
- B.
Treated wastewater
- C.
Surface water
- D.
Groundwater
- E.
Ocean water
- 24.By weight, the most abundant water pollutant is:
- A.
Leachate from open dumps
- B.
Heavy metals
- C.
Sediment
- D.
Organic waste
- E.
Toxic chemicals
- 25.What is cultural eutrophication?
- A.
Addition of fecal coliform bacteria to a body of water
- B.
Active decomposition of dissolved oxygen
- C.
Decay of cultural or moral standards
- D.
Anthropogenic addition of nutrients to a body of water
- E.
Large scale oil spills in environmentally sensitive areas
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