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Environmental Science final milestone.pdf. ACCURATE ANSWERS, CONCEPT PROVIDED FOR THE INACCURATE ANSWER.. GRADE A+

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Which of the following is an involuntary environmental risk? ● Lauren uses paint with lead in it because she cannot find the right color in unleaded paint. ● A dam breaks, flooding the business ... area of a small town. ● Diana opens a business that is located close to a cement factory. ● A man goes fishing in a lake known to be contaminated with mercury. CONCEPT Risk 2 Which of the examples below describes an effort to address urban sprawl through urban revitalization? ● Grass banks with benches line a river running through a city. ● A new parking lot is constructed to meet shoppers’ needs. ● Tons of petroleum-contaminated soil are removed from the site of a former gas station. ● Community members change an abandoned store into a library. CONCEPT Addressing Urban Sprawl 3 Choose the factor below that is likely to have led to the greatest number of mass extinctions. ● UV radiation ● Asteroids ● Temperature change ● Earthquakes CONCEPT Continental Drift and Major Extinctions 4 Select the example that describes a political cause of famine. ● An administration halts food distribution to certain parts of a country. ● A severe drought limits foods produced in a heavily populated area. ● A country does not have the purchasing power to import food. ● Farmers lack the money to acquire the seeds of a new corn hybrid. CONCEPT World Nutrition 5 Which of the following statements about photosynthesis and carbon cycling is true? ● Climate is involved in carbon recycling. ● Carbon cycling occurs in both long-term and short-term cycles. ● All carbon on Earth is contained in living organisms. ● Cellular respiration is the release of sugars as energy. CONCEPT Photosynthesis and the Carbon Cycle 6 The planet has always had hot and cold ages, but what’s different about this global warming is that it is __________. ● directly linked to increases in air and water pollution ● proven to be a result of human activities ● having a significant impact on the extinction of species ● occurring faster than any recorded temperature increase in history CONCEPT Climate Change 7 One sunny afternoon, Max tried an experiment. He cut the ends off several plastic bottles and slid them over a length of hose. He ran a little water through the hose and left it in the yard for about an hour. When he returned and turned on the water, it was warm as it ran through the hose. What kind of energy was Max using to produce heat? ● Solar ● Hydroelectric ● Geothermal ● Biomass CONCEPT Renewable Energy 8 Which of the following is the best example of how the public can apply environmental science? ● Regulating air and water emissions from a nearby power plant ● Studying the impact of a proposed natural gas pipeline that crosses a protected environment ● Purchasing only organic vegetables af [Show More]

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