AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE POLLUTION AP EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper. Check your answers by the final slide.

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AP ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE POLLUTION AP EXAM REVIEW QUESTIONS Answer the following questions on a sheet of paper. Check your answers by the final slide.

1. Which of the following is NOT a direct 1. Which of the following is NOT a direct source of groundwater pollution? source of groundwater pollution? a. automobile exhaust a. automobile exhaust b. wastewater lagoons b. wastewater lagoons c. underground storage tanks c. underground storage tanks d. waste injected into deep wells d. waste injected into deep wells e. pesticides sprayed on the land e. pesticides sprayed on the land

2. Which of the following cities would have the greatest amount of gray-air smog? a. New York, New York a. New York, New York b. Bejing, China b. Bejing, China c. Los Angles, California c. Los Angles, California d. Chicago, I llinois d. Chicago, I llinois e. London, England e. London, England

3. All of the following are true about sanitary 3. All of the following are true about sanitary landfills EXCEPT that they? landfills EXCEPT that they? a. have methods of monitoring leaks in the clay and plastic liners a. have methods of monitoring leaks in the clay and plastic liners b. pipe generated methane gas to storage tanks b. pipe generated methane gas to storage tanks c. pump leachate out of the landfill for treatment and disposal c. pump leachate out of the landfill for treatment and disposal d. are built so that trash sits on top of the land d. are built so that trash sits on top of the land e. contain clay and plastic liners tat prevent leachate from entering the soil e. contain clay and plastic liners tat prevent leachate from entering the soil

4. Which of the following correctly explains what happens to the level of oxygen dissolved in water when organic waste is put in the water? a. The levels would remain the same after the waste was added. b. The levels would increase because of the availability of nutrients to animals that live in the water. c. The levels would increase because of the higher temperature of the water. d. Levels would decrease because of the waste absorbing the oxygen. e. The levels would decrease because of the bacteria feeding off the waste and using the oxygen.

5. An abundance of which of the following would indicate that water is polluted ? would indicate that water is polluted ? a. trout and other game fish a. trout and other game fish b. sludge worms, anaerobic bacteria and fungi b. sludge worms, anaerobic bacteria and fungi c. carp, gar, and leeches c. carp, gar, and leeches d. salamanders and turtles d. salamanders and turtles e. insect larvae and nymphs e. insect larvae and nymphs

6. Which of the following is the most common way of disposing of municipal common way of disposing of municipal solid waste? solid waste? a. recycling a. recycling b. composting b. composting c. placing in landfills c. placing in landfills d. burning d. burning e. transporting to other countries e. transporting to other countries

7. Which of the following gases involved in global climate change is increasing in the atmosphere at the fastest rate? a. H 2 O a. H 2 O b. methane b. methane c. chlorofluorocarbons c. chlorofluorocarbons d. CO 2 d. CO 2 e. O 2 e. O 2

8. Which of the following choices gives the correct order of processing sanitary wastes in a sewage treatment plant? a. disinfection – breakdown of organics by bacteria – solid separation a. disinfection – breakdown of organics by bacteria – solid separation b. solid separation – breakdown of organics by bacteria – disinfection b. solid separation – breakdown of organics by bacteria – disinfection c. solid separation – disinfection – breakdown of organics by bacteria c. solid separation – disinfection – breakdown of organics by bacteria d. breakdown of organics by bacteria – solid separation – disinfection d. breakdown of organics by bacteria – solid separation – disinfection e. breakdown of organics by bacteria – disinfection – solid separation e. breakdown of organics by bacteria – disinfection – solid separation

9. Which of the following is a secondary pollutant? pollutant? a. CO a. CO b. soot b. soot c. VOCs c. VOCs d. PANs d. PANs e. CO 2 e. CO 2

10. The United States was building a nuclear waste disposal site in waste disposal site in a. Wheeling, West Virginia a. Wheeling, West Virginia b. Yucca Mountain, Nevada b. Yucca Mountain, Nevada c. Gallup, New Mexico c. Gallup, New Mexico d. Hudson, New York d. Hudson, New York e. Johnstown, Pennsylvania e. Johnstown, Pennsylvania

11. Oxides of nitrogen create the pollutant a. nitric acid. a. nitric acid. b. nitrogen gas. b. nitrogen gas. c. sulfuric acid. c. sulfuric acid. d. carbonic acid. d. carbonic acid. e. phosphoric acid. e. phosphoric acid.

12. In comparison to the surrounding rural areas, cities are cities are a. cooler than the rural area. a. cooler than the rural area. b. the same temperature as the rural area. b. the same temperature as the rural area. c. hotter than the rural area. c. hotter than the rural area. d. incomparable to the surrounding areas as far as temperatures. d. incomparable to the surrounding areas as far as temperatures. e. more likely to have snowfall than the surrounding area. e. more likely to have snowfall than the surrounding area.

Select the one lettered choice that best answers each question or best fits each statement. A choice may be used once, more than once, or not at all. Questions refer to the following methods of treating hazardous wastes. a. underground burial b. reduce the amount made b. reduce the amount made c. incineration d. neutralization e. bioremediation 13. involves mixing waste with other chemicals to produce less toxic substances 14. this process can cause secondary pollutants in the atmosphere 15. injection into deep wells 16. the easiest and cheapest method 17. living organisms process the waste and remove it from the ecosystem

ANSWERS 1. A8. B15. A 2. B9. D16. B 3. D10. B17. E 4. E11. A 5. B12. C 6. C13. D 7. D14. C