Water pollution
Air Pollution
Unit 8
Energy
Toss up
100
The mechanical process of sewer treatment
What is primary sewage treatment
100
Law that regulates air pollution
What is clean air act
100

To prevent groundwater contamination, sanitary landfills are required to have a bottom liner made of these two specific materials. (100 pts each answer)

clay and plastic

100
The "dirtiest" fuel to burn
What is coal
100

This type of pollution enters the environment from many sources at once, such as urban runoff or pesticides sprayed over large agricultural regions, making it difficult to identify a single source.

nonpoint source

200
The result of cultural eutrophication that causes death in fish.
What is lack of dissolved oxygen
200
Of the following it does not increase carbon dioxide: respiration, photosynthesis, combustion, decomposition
What is photosynthesis
200

What does the secondary treatment in water treatment?

Biological breakdown of organic matter (feces) by bacteria; aerobic process that requires O2

200
The number of new nuclear power plants built in the US since 1979
What is zero
200

IPM and explain it

What is Integrated Pest Management - an environmentally sensitive, science-based approach that manages pests (insects, weeds, diseases) by combining biological, cultural, physical, and chemical tools to minimize economic, health, and environmental risks

300
The acceptable level of coliform bacteria for drinking water.
What is zero
300
The purpose of stratospheric ozone
What is screen out uv radiation
300

This potent greenhouse gas is produced by the anaerobic decomposition of organic matter in landfills and can be collected to generate electricity or heat.

methane (CH4)

300
The world's most abundant fossil fuel
What is coal
300

EPA hazardous waste law, with cradle to the grave clause.

What is RCRA- Resource Consumption and Recovery Act?

400
Examples of inorganic nutrients that cause eutrophication
What is nitrogen and phosphorus
400
Not an example of a VOC: methane, CFC, CO, benzene, propane
What is CO
400

As pH levels decrease and become more acidic outside of this specific range for a species, populations may decline or die due to factors like aluminum toxicity

range of tolerance

400
The percentage of energy which does not move on to the next trophic level
What is 90
400
A lid of warm air on top of cooler stagnant air.
What is thermal inversion
500
Type of lake with few minerals and low productivity
What is oligotrophic
500
When ozone is found here it contributes to the formation of smog
What is troposphere
500

This process occurs when human activities, such as applying synthetic fertilizers to lawns or discharging sewage, add excess nitrogen and phosphorus to a body of water, leading to algae blooms.

eutrophication

500
The primary source of energy for the sun
What is nuclear fusion
500
During this climatic event upwellings of cold, nutrient rich water are suppressed.
What is El Nino
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