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1. Of the following human activities, which two add sulfur dioxide to
the environment?
I. burning fossil fuels
II. smelting ores to obtain metals
III. disposing of radioactive waste
IV. releasing fertilizer into rivers
(A) I and II
(B) II and III
(C) III and IV
(D) II and IV
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377. Burning of fossil fuels directly affects which of the following?
(A) insects eating plants
(B) the nitrogen cycle
(C) bird populations
(D) increased nitrogen in plants
378. Municipal water pollution primarily comes from
(A) chemical pesticides
(B) oil operations
(C) wastewater
(D) fertilizers
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136 ❯ 500 AP Environmental Science Questions to Know by Test Day
379. Red tide blooms are caused by
(A) cryptosporidium
(B) dead zones
(C) El Niño
(D) storm runoff
380. Nonpoint source contamination of water includes all of the
following EXCEPT
(A) rainfall
(B) pesticide residues in soil
(C) water from waste treatment plants
(D) emissions from automobiles
381. Which nutrient becomes a pollutant and is found in detergents and
fertilizer?
(A) nitrogen
(B) phosphorus
(C) hazardous waste
(D) pathogens
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382. Power plants, industry, mining, and medical tracers are all sources of
what type of pollution?
(A) pathogens
(B) oil spills
(C) radioactive waste
(D) thermal pollution
383. Chlorofluorocarbons are pollutants because they
(A) turn lakes acidic
(B) break down the ozone layer
(C) contribute to global warming
(D) both B and C
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384. Which by-product of manufacturing is slowly released from
sediments into water and is biomagnified in the food chain, causing
numerous health problems?
(A) sodium
(B) nitrates
(C) chlorine
(D) methyl mercury
385. Volcanoes, fossil fuel combustion, and fires contribute to pollution
in the form of
(A) synthetic compounds
(B) DDT
(C) EMFs
(D) particulates
386. Carbon monoxides, VOCs, hydrocarbons, nitrogen oxides,
peroxyacetyl nitrate, benzene, and lead are all pollutants
produced by
(A) indoor air pollution
(B) gasoline-powered vehicles
(C) mining
(D) manufacturing
387. Excess nutrients in waterways can cause widespread ecological
damage. The nutrients can cause algal blooms, which in turn will die
off and increase oxygen demand in the water from the decomposers.
This results in what is called a dead zone. The hypoxic “dead zone”
fed by the Mississippi River is primarily a result of
(A) the river delivering too much sediment into the Gulf of Mexico
(B) sediment runoff from construction sites into the Gulf of
Mexico
(C) lack of freshwater flow into the Gulf of Mexico
(D) runoff that contains nitrates from agricultural fields and sewage
treatment plant
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