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Environmental Science final milestone | 20 questions answered correctly

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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. [Show More]

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