Deck 9: Energy

Question 1

Endocrine disrupters are now outlawed.

Answer 1

False

Question 2

Endocrine disrupters are substances that can mimic hormones.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Through biomagnification, toxins become more concentrated in predators at higher levels in the food web.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

Automobile exhaust, resulting in increased ozone production, has helped to offset ozone depletion in the atmosphere.

Question 5

Wood-burning is a pollution-free method of heating a home.

Question 6

The release of sulfur into the atmosphere from industry makes rainwater more acidic.

Question 7

The process of mining and extracting gold involves cyanide.

Question 8

New-car smell is caused by off-gassing of VOCs.

Question 9

Mercury is a neurotoxin.

Question 10

Since the outlawing of PCB production, PCB in animal tissues has gradually disappeared.

Question 11

In pollution treatment, "four nines" means 99.99 percent of the pollutant has been removed.

Question 12

Bioremediation is typically performed by bacteria.

Question 13

Many kinds of bacteria consider petroleum edible.

Question 14

Leachate is contaminated exhaust released by incineration.

Question 15

Phytoremediation is performed by plants.

Question 16

The Precautionary Principle says that scientific certainty is essential before making any decisions about pollutants.

Question 17

A cancer cluster is

A) a particularly toxic type of mutagen
B) a group of cells in the body damaged by carcinogens
C) a greater-than-expected number of cancer cases in a partcular area
D) a category of industrial fluids

Question 18

Smog is the result of

A) excess soot particles
B) a photochemical process
C) leaking smokestacks
D) acid rain

Question 19

BOD is

A) a persistent biotoxin
B) a measure of oxygen depletion
C) bioaccumulation of dioxins
D) biogas on demand

Question 20

Eutrophication is often caused by

A) improved water quality
B) decreased water supply
C) nitrogen fertilizer
D) acid rain

Question 21

Groundwater pollution is considered a greater problem than surface water pollution because

A) pollutants cause underground erosion
B) pollutants interact with bacteria
C) pollutants cannot be broken down by sunlight and air
D) the environment is more acidic

Question 22

Which of the following is a point source for pollution?

A) a parking lot
B) a roof
C) a smokestack
D) automobile exhaust

Question 23

Gathering information about a polluted site is known as

A) characterization
B) containment
C) indicator
D) remediation

Question 24

In situ remediation means

A) use of concrete as a containment method
B) remediation performed immediately after contamination
C) treatment performed after removal of contaminated material
D) treatment performed in place or on site

Question 25

Phytoremediation is used for

A) containment, removal, and treatment
B) containment only
C) removal only
D) treatment only

Question 26

A brownfield is

A) a site with bare soil
B) a previously undeveloped site
C) a former industrial site
D) a site affected by smog accumulations