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Exam Review 3

34 questions

1. Which of the following is the proper order from surface to center of the Earth?

2. Which contains older rock?

3. One tectonic plate may contain

4. What happens at a subduction zone?

5. Which of the following is not commonly associated with tectonic plate boundaries?

6. What kind of rock is formed from weathering, erosion and deposition?

7. A mineral that a country uses but does not produce itself is called

8. Put the following layers of the atmosphere in the proper order

9. In which of the above layers does a layer of ozone protect us from UV rays?

10. Which of the following best describes why there are rainforests at the tropics

11. Where are you most likely to find deserts?

12. At what latitude are deserts most likely to be found?

13. Which of the following was not a result of El Niño?

14. Which of the following is not a greenhouse gas?

15. Which of the following is not predicted to be an effect of global warming?

16. Which of the following correctly describes the cause and effect of the Coriolis effect

17. Which of the following is not a result of photochemical reactions

18. Which of the following substances is an indoor pollutant linked to lung cancer?

19. Which of the following is least likely to be associated with air pollution?

20. Which of the following reactions is not a significant contributor of acid precipitation?

21. Where in the United States are you most likely to find acid deposition?

22. Which of the following is not an effect of acid precipitation?

23. What is best removed by electrostatic precipitators?

24. The east side of Mount Waialeale in Hawaii receives 20x the rain as the west side. What can you infer about Mount Waialeale?

25. Which of the following is true of most aquifers today?

26. Which of the following is responsible for the greatest water use?

27. Which of the following environmental problems is not related to groundwater depletion.

28. What is the effect of adding organic wastes to a river?

29. Eutrophication in a marine ecosystem can cause an increase of toxic dinoflagellates called

30. How would a thermal plume affect the DO of an aquatic ecosystem?

31. Which of the following has caused the greatest health risk to humans

32. Which of the following is likely to be found in sludge?

33. What is the purpose of secondary sewage treatment?

34. Which of the following is not an oxygen-demanding waste?