ESRM Previous Exam 2 Questions with
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1) Please answer correctly, as it will be graded. The subject of this course is _______.
A) Environmental Science
B) Horticulture and Landscaping
C) Advanced Biometrics
D) Chemical Thermodynamics - ✔✔A
2) A nuclear fusion reaction, such as that on the sun, uses what element as its primary fuel source?
A) Uranium
B) Hydrogen
C) Plutonium
D) Thorium - ✔✔B
3) Mobile sources of pollution come from _______.
A) Agriculture
B) Transportation
C) Forestry
D) Sailing - ✔✔B
4) What circumstance would cause overdraft of an aquifer to occur?
A) When more ground water is pumped than can be replaced naturally.
B) When the amount of ground water that is pumped from a system can be replenished naturally.
C) When the groundwater drinking supply is contaminated by an influx of salinated groundwater as a
result of over-pumping.
D) When the ground water is replaced with polluted water as a result of overconsumption. - ✔✔A
,5) _______, a natural product of uranium decay, is also an indoor air pollutant.
A) Argon
B) Radium
C) Strontium
D) Radon - ✔✔D
6) Channelization projects are designed specifically to:
A) Preserve wetlands.
B) Prevent flooding and improve drainage.
C) Decrease overdraft and increase recharge.
D) Increase stream flow. - ✔✔B
7) __________, a new agricultural method, has been implemented by farmers in the United States in an
effort to minimize soil losses.
A) Plowing into the C horizon of soil
B) Weed control
C) Removing deeply-rooted natural grasses
D) The no-tillage system - ✔✔D
8) Fish are an important element of the human food supply. However, the fishing industry has been in
decline over the past few years due to:
A) Overfishing, deforestation, and habitat destruction.
B) Pollution, overfishing, and deforestation.
C) Overpopulation, pollution, and habitat destruction.
D) Pollution, overfishing, and habitat destruction. - ✔✔D
9) The most recently established marine sanctuary in the United States is located _______.
A) In Alaska, established to protect humpback whales.
,B) In a sea of oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, established to protect a coral oasis.
C) Off the coast of Washington State, established to protect fish and shellfish habitat.
D) Off the coast of Florida, established to protect the sunken wreck of the Monitor, the Civil War ironclad
ship. - ✔✔C
10) Energy can be produced by fossil fuels. The major forms of fossil fuels are:
A) Petroleum, nuclear power, and diesel
B) Natural gas, oil, and coal
C) Oil, diesel, and nuclear power
D) Biodiesel, oil, and diesel - ✔✔B
11) The most common types of pesticides found in U.S. waters are _______.
A) Herbicides
B) Fungicides
C) Insecticides
D) Acaricides - ✔✔A
12) _______, ________, and ________ are examples of renewable sources of energy.
A) Wind, coal, water
B) Biomass, nuclear, solar
C) Geothermal, wind, oil
D) Wood, wind, solar - ✔✔D
13) Excluding the thermo-electric industry, the ___________ industry consumes the most water in the
U.S.
A) Municipal water use
B) Iron and steel
C) Agriculture
D) Waste disposal - ✔✔C
, 14) An Aquifer can be defined as:
A) A containment pond designed to desalinate seawater
B) A layer of cement created by engineers in order to hold ground water
C) A waterway carrying rainwater from its source to the ocean
D) An underground layer of rock, sand, or gravel that contains usable ground water and releases it in
significant amounts - ✔✔D
15) Nuclear power can be dangerous to human populations because:
A) It takes too much energy and concrete to produce a power plant.
B) It may potentially expose the population to radioactive and toxic substances.
C) It is a renewable source of energy.
D) The use of nuclear power poses no threat to the population. - ✔✔B
16) Earth's energy balance can be defined as the balance between the amount of energy coming in:
A) From the sun and the amount leaving from the ocean.
B) From the earth and the amount of energy radiated out by the core.
C) From the sun and the amount leaving from the mantle.
D) From the sun and the amount of energy radiated out by the Earth. - ✔✔D
17) Generally, as living standards ________, the demand for meat _______.
A) Decrease, Increases.
B) Increase, decreases
C) Increase, Increases.
D) Decrease, remains the same. - ✔✔C
18) Consider the following situation: An organism consumes many smaller organisms that contain
Mercury (Hg). If a predator consumes this organism, it will end up with a(n) _______ concentration of
Hg. This is a result of _______.
A) Increased, bioaccumulation
100% Correct Answers | Latest Version
2024 | Verified
1) Please answer correctly, as it will be graded. The subject of this course is _______.
A) Environmental Science
B) Horticulture and Landscaping
C) Advanced Biometrics
D) Chemical Thermodynamics - ✔✔A
2) A nuclear fusion reaction, such as that on the sun, uses what element as its primary fuel source?
A) Uranium
B) Hydrogen
C) Plutonium
D) Thorium - ✔✔B
3) Mobile sources of pollution come from _______.
A) Agriculture
B) Transportation
C) Forestry
D) Sailing - ✔✔B
4) What circumstance would cause overdraft of an aquifer to occur?
A) When more ground water is pumped than can be replaced naturally.
B) When the amount of ground water that is pumped from a system can be replenished naturally.
C) When the groundwater drinking supply is contaminated by an influx of salinated groundwater as a
result of over-pumping.
D) When the ground water is replaced with polluted water as a result of overconsumption. - ✔✔A
,5) _______, a natural product of uranium decay, is also an indoor air pollutant.
A) Argon
B) Radium
C) Strontium
D) Radon - ✔✔D
6) Channelization projects are designed specifically to:
A) Preserve wetlands.
B) Prevent flooding and improve drainage.
C) Decrease overdraft and increase recharge.
D) Increase stream flow. - ✔✔B
7) __________, a new agricultural method, has been implemented by farmers in the United States in an
effort to minimize soil losses.
A) Plowing into the C horizon of soil
B) Weed control
C) Removing deeply-rooted natural grasses
D) The no-tillage system - ✔✔D
8) Fish are an important element of the human food supply. However, the fishing industry has been in
decline over the past few years due to:
A) Overfishing, deforestation, and habitat destruction.
B) Pollution, overfishing, and deforestation.
C) Overpopulation, pollution, and habitat destruction.
D) Pollution, overfishing, and habitat destruction. - ✔✔D
9) The most recently established marine sanctuary in the United States is located _______.
A) In Alaska, established to protect humpback whales.
,B) In a sea of oil rigs in the Gulf of Mexico, established to protect a coral oasis.
C) Off the coast of Washington State, established to protect fish and shellfish habitat.
D) Off the coast of Florida, established to protect the sunken wreck of the Monitor, the Civil War ironclad
ship. - ✔✔C
10) Energy can be produced by fossil fuels. The major forms of fossil fuels are:
A) Petroleum, nuclear power, and diesel
B) Natural gas, oil, and coal
C) Oil, diesel, and nuclear power
D) Biodiesel, oil, and diesel - ✔✔B
11) The most common types of pesticides found in U.S. waters are _______.
A) Herbicides
B) Fungicides
C) Insecticides
D) Acaricides - ✔✔A
12) _______, ________, and ________ are examples of renewable sources of energy.
A) Wind, coal, water
B) Biomass, nuclear, solar
C) Geothermal, wind, oil
D) Wood, wind, solar - ✔✔D
13) Excluding the thermo-electric industry, the ___________ industry consumes the most water in the
U.S.
A) Municipal water use
B) Iron and steel
C) Agriculture
D) Waste disposal - ✔✔C
, 14) An Aquifer can be defined as:
A) A containment pond designed to desalinate seawater
B) A layer of cement created by engineers in order to hold ground water
C) A waterway carrying rainwater from its source to the ocean
D) An underground layer of rock, sand, or gravel that contains usable ground water and releases it in
significant amounts - ✔✔D
15) Nuclear power can be dangerous to human populations because:
A) It takes too much energy and concrete to produce a power plant.
B) It may potentially expose the population to radioactive and toxic substances.
C) It is a renewable source of energy.
D) The use of nuclear power poses no threat to the population. - ✔✔B
16) Earth's energy balance can be defined as the balance between the amount of energy coming in:
A) From the sun and the amount leaving from the ocean.
B) From the earth and the amount of energy radiated out by the core.
C) From the sun and the amount leaving from the mantle.
D) From the sun and the amount of energy radiated out by the Earth. - ✔✔D
17) Generally, as living standards ________, the demand for meat _______.
A) Decrease, Increases.
B) Increase, decreases
C) Increase, Increases.
D) Decrease, remains the same. - ✔✔C
18) Consider the following situation: An organism consumes many smaller organisms that contain
Mercury (Hg). If a predator consumes this organism, it will end up with a(n) _______ concentration of
Hg. This is a result of _______.
A) Increased, bioaccumulation
