8. According to the Clean Water Act, when is it legal to release pollution into a body of water?

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A. when a permit has been issued
B. if it is organic
C. in an emergency situation
D. never
10. Which best explains why lithium should be extracted from recycled lithium-ion batteries?
A. Lithium is inexpensive to recycle.
B. Lithium is very expensive to recycle.
C. Lithium is found in pure form in nature.
D. Lithium is a limited resource.
11. What effect did the Montreal Protocol have on Earth's ozone?
A. It did not affect the ozone.
B. It decreased ozone in the stratosphere.
C. It moved the ozone hole to the other pole.
D. It increased ozone in the stratosphere.
12. Biodiesel is produced from which type of molecules?
A. proteins
B. nucleic acids
C. carbohydrates
D. lipids
15. Imagine you need to dispose of household chemicals such as leftover oil-based paint. Which of the following should you do to help reduce water pollution?
A. Dump them over a hill far away from town.
B. Put them out with other household trash.
C. Pour them down the kitchen drain.
D. Take them to a hazardous waste collection site.
16. Which water-saving technology is aimed at limiting water loss in the home?
A. low-flow toilet
B. high-efficiency washing machine
C. smart water-leak detector
D. graywater system

17. Identify one-way oceans can influence climate change.
A. Oceans moderate warming by absorbing carbon dioxide.
B. Ocean acidity affect marine organisms.
C. Ocean salinity affects water volume.
D. Ocean currents affect tidal movement.
18. Which statement accurately compares the environmental impact of acquiring coal and refining crude oil?
A. Both are processed underground, which can cause sinkholes.
B. Both are considered clean-burning fossil fuels.
C. Both emit more greenhouse gases than natural gas does.
D. Both require underground mines to be constructed.
19. Which of the following fossil fuels influenced how people purchased goods in the 1800s?
A. hydrogen
B. natural gas
C. coal
D. petroleum
20. What part of an aquaponics system converts waste to fertilizer?
A. plants
B. bacteria
C. water
D. fish
21. Which can scientists study to learn about the atmospheric carbon dioxide thousands of years ago?
A. fossilized pollen
B. tree rings
C. sea levels
D. glacier ice cores
22. Use the data in the table to answer the question.
Which of the following statements accurately describes the costs and benefits of adopting intercropping on Farm A compared to monoculture?
Farm A Monoculture Intercropping
Seed Costs Per Acre $4.33 $5.20
Fertilizer Costs Per Acre $0.98 $0.41
Revenue Per Acre $5.68 $6.10
A. Intercropping has lower overall costs per acre and allows Farm A to bring in more revenue per acre.
B. Intercropping has higher overall costs per acre and leads to lower revenue per acre.
C. Intercropping has higher overall costs per acre but allows Farm A to bring in more revenue per acre
D. Intercropping has lower overall costs per acre but also leads to lower revenue per acre.
24. Which actions are most likely to reduce nitrogen dioxide levels in the atmosphere? Select the two correct answers.
A. a factory increasing its ozone output
B. a power plant increasing its energy efficiency
C. a park replacing nitrogen-producing trees with other plants
D. an individual reducing the number of miles he drives weekly
E. a farmer reducing the use of nitrogen fertilizers
25. Which of the following is a possible effect of beach erosion?
A. Shorelines move inland.
B. The volume of sand on a beach increases.
C. Shorelines extend further into the water.
D. Beach elevations rise.
26. What characteristic do tantalum and tin have in common?
A. beneficial for human health
B. categorized as conflict minerals
C. mined in the United States and Canada
D. used infrequently in modern manufacturing
27. What type of luster does a rock that looks like glass have?
A. vitreous
B. resinous
C. adamantine
D. metallic
29. In which layer of the atmosphere does most weather occur?
A. thermosphere
B. troposphere
C. stratosphere
D. mesosphere
30. Which rock type is best suited for aquifers?
A. igneous
B. permeable
C. metamorphic
D. impermeable
31. Which factors are important to consider when thinking of beach nourishment as a strategy to mitigate beach erosion? Select the two correct answers
A. the cost associated with the project
B. the hours the crew will work
C. the temperature of the ocean
D. the amount of daylight during the project
E. the time it will take to complete
32. Which of the following is an example of agricultural water use?
A. water used in cooling towers
B. water used in pesticide application
C. water used to grow flowers in a backyard
D. water used to give your pet a bath
33. Which of the following are effects of melting sea ice? Select the two correct answers
A. The exposed water can radiate more heat to the atmosphere than it could when insulated by the ice cover.
B. The exposed water reflects back more sunlight than did the ice.
C. The exposed water absorbs heat and then sinks, replaced by cooler water.
D. The exposed water absorbs more thermal energy from the sun than did the ice.
35. Which statement best describes the limits of requiring land reclamation as the primary method for mitigating environmental damage done by mining in the United States?
A. There are many more surface mines than underground mines; however, land reclamation is less successful at surface mine sites.
B. There are thousands of mine sites that have been abandoned, leaving huge areas that are not being reclaimed.
C. Surface mining causes such extensive environmental damage that land reclamation is rarely successful.
D. Land reclamation works for mitigating environmental damage at coal mines, but not other types of mines.

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8. A. when a permit has been issued
10. D. Lithium is a limited resource.
11. D. It increased ozone in the stratosphere.
12. D. lipids
15. D. Take them to a hazardous waste collection site.
16. C. smart water-leak detector
17. A. Oceans moderate warming by absorbing carbon dioxide.
18. C. Both emit more greenhouse gases than natural gas does.
19. C. coal
20. B. bacteria
21. D. glacier ice cores
22. C. Intercropping has higher overall costs per acre but allows Farm A to bring in more revenue per acre
24. B. a power plant increasing its energy efficiency and E. a farmer reducing the use of nitrogen fertilizers
25. A. Shorelines move inland.
26. B. categorized as conflict minerals
27. A. vitreous
29. B. troposphere
30. B. permeable
31. A. the cost associated with the project and E. the time it will take to complete
32. B. water used in pesticide application
33. A. The exposed water can radiate more heat to the atmosphere than it could when insulated by the ice cover. and D. The exposed water absorbs more thermal energy from the sun than did the ice.
35. B. There are thousands of mine sites that have been abandoned, leaving huge areas that are not being reclaimed.