AP Environmental Science Strengths and Improvement Opportunities Ch 13 Water Resources Quiz B

AP Environmental Science Strengths and Improvement Opportunities Ch 13 Water Resources Quiz B   Strengths and Improvement Opportunities Copy of Ch 13 Water Resources Quiz B Course: AP Environmental Science ‡ Instructor: SHnnon ‡ Questions: 23 QUESTION A: leakage B: long showers C: old toilets D: dishwashers E: cheap prices A: To produce electricity B: To clean the water supply C: To supply water for irrigation D: To provide recreational activities E: To reduce downstream flooding A: in deep water, the waves of a tsunami are very far apart and the crests are shallow. B: tsunamis can be detected by a series of buoys. C: tsunamis can be caused by underwater earthquakes. D: land damage can be reduced by healthy mangrove and coral reef systems A: Use night irrigation. B: Discourage organic farming. C: Irrigate with treated urban waste water. D: Line canals bringing water to irrigation ditches. E: Avoid growing water-thirsty crops in dry areas. A: perspiration B: condensation C: transpiration D: run off E: run in A: droughts B: land subsidence C: sinkholes D: freshwater contaminated with saltwater E: making aquifers impossible to recharge A: a hurricane B: flooding C: pollution D: damming the river E: overfishing Farmers could not grow lettuce in the arid interior of California without . A: desalinization B: winds coming off the Pacific Ocean C: El Nino southern oscillation D: government subsidies that pay for water, seed, fertilizer, and labor. E: cheap prices for lettuce seeds A: diffusion B: distillation C: reverse osmosis D: active transport E: passive transport A: Great Salt Lake B: snow melt in the Rocky Mountains C: glaciers in Canada D: aquifers in Wyoming E: lakes in Montana A: Hidden water B: Free water C: Virtual water D: Vitamin water E: Auto water A: center-pivot sprinkler systems B: low-energy precision-application (LEPA) sprinkler systems C: trickle or drip irrigation D: gravity-flow canal systems E: diagonal-pivot systems A: preserve and restore wetlands B: straighten and deepen streams C: build floodwalls D: encourage people to build on floodplains E: build dams A: Each element has a unique atomic mass. B: Each element has a unique atomic weight. C: Each element has a unique number of protons in its nucleus. D: Each element has a unique number of neutrons in its nucleus. E: Each element has different radioactive properties. A: They are nonrenewable on a human time scale. B: Little is known about their geological or ecological impacts. C: Many cross country borders without international agreements. D: Most are heavily polluted. E: The costs of tapping these are unknown. What percentage of China's major cities are already facing water shortages? A: 25% B: 33% C: 50% D: 67% E: 100% A: 86% B: 71% C: 67% D: 58% E: 52% B: 80% of water withdrawn from the Colorado River goes to irrigation. C: Government subsidies (kickbacks) have led to inefficient use of irrigation water. D: Water is leaking to the ground below the river. E: The evaporation rate is high. A: used water from showers, sinks, dishwashers, and tubs B: water that has been used for irrigation C: water that can never be used again D: water that is not needed E: water that comes from the faucet A: more beaches along which water can collect B: less seawater being held near the shore C: increased flooding D: a reduction in storm surges E: a reduction in mangrove related deaths A: the zone of saturation B: watershed C: an aquifer D: surface water E: the bedrock A: carbon, sodium, hydrogen, nitrogen B: carbon, oxygen, phosphorus, hydrogen C: oxygen, hydrogen, calcium, nitrogen D: carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen E: carbon, oxygen, nitrogen, calcium A: Carbon, hydrogen, oxygen, and nitrogen are the most abundant elements of living matter. B: Some trace elements are very abundant on Earth. C: Virtually all organisms require the same elements in the same quantities. D: Iron is an example of an element needed by all organisms. E: Other than some trace elements, animals are mostly made up of the same elements as plants, in similar proportions. ©2023 ExamSoft Worldwide LLC. All Rights Reserved.