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Home ► My courses ► ENVS 1301 - AY2019-T5 ► 1 August - 7 August ► Graded Quiz Unit 7

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Saturday, 3 August 2019, 4:58 AM Finished Saturday, 3 August 2019, 5:07 AM 9 mins 3 secs 24.00/25.00 96.00 out of 100.00

Ozone is a pollutant in the __________, but is benecial in the __________. Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. stratosphere; thermosphere b. thermosphere; troposphere c. ionosphere; thermosphere d. troposphere; stratosphere

The correct answer is: troposphere; stratosphere

Identify the most favored sequence of municipal waste management: Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. prevention, minimization, reusing, recycling, energy recovery, disposal b. prevention, reusing, minimization, recycling, disposal, energy recovery c. prevention, energy recovery, minimization, recycling, disposal, reusing d. minimization, prevention, recycling, reusing, energy recovery, disposal

The correct answer is: prevention, minimization, reusing, recycling, energy recovery, disposal

An insucient amount of iron in a persons diet can cause: Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. anencephaly. b. anemia. c. Both A and B d. headache.

The correct answer is: anemia.

Which of the following is NOT a criteria pollutant? Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. carbon monoxide b. volatile organic compounds c. sulfur dioxide d. ozone

The correct answer is: volatile organic compounds

The eect of banning CFCs has been to: Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. eliminate it from food b. eliminate the acid rain c. eliminate the ozone hole d. none of these

The correct answer is: eliminate the ozone hole

Correct

When POPs move thousands of kilometers from their original source of release in a cycle is called:

Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. expansion eect. b. grasshopper eect. c. dissemination eect. d. propagation eect.

The correct answer is: grasshopper eect.

The example of neurotoxin is: Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. Lead b. Mercury c. none of the above d. A and B are correct

The correct answer is: A and B are correct

An insucient amount of Vitamin A in a persons diet can cause: Incorrect Mark 0.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. allergy. b. anemia. c. blindness. d. goiter.

The correct answer is: blindness.

Correct

Which of the following would most likely suer the greatest impact from the biomagnication?

Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. zooplankton b. phytoplankton c. herring d. whale

The correct answer is: whale

Compared to conventional industrial agriculture, sustainable agriculture Correct

involves:

Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. reduced use of pesticides b. more crop rotation. c. less synthetic fertilizer. d. all of the above

The correct answer is: all of the above

Food security refers to: Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. the organizations who distribute food to individuals who need it. b. the eorts of a nation to protect its food resources from attacks by other countries c. the ability to obtain sucient food on a daily basis. d. All of the above.

The correct answer is: the ability to obtain sucient food on a daily basis.

Polychlorinated biphenyls: Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. are POPs. b. break down easily in the environment. c. are endocrine disruptors. d. Both A and C

The correct answer is: Both A and C

Desertication __________. Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. has not caused signicant damage to the soil b. only occurs in a few countries c. can be caused by overgrazing d. is a natural process not caused by humans

The correct answer is: can be caused by overgrazing

Correct

Presence of sucient food quantities of appropriate quality is known as food:

Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. Utilization. b. Access. c. Availability. d. Stability.

The correct answer is: Availability.

How many people in the world are hungry? Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. 79 million b. 795 million c. 95 million d. 5 million

The correct answer is: 795 million

Correct

This is the agreement that bans the import of all hazardous and radioactive wastes into South Pacic Forum Island Countries.

Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. Basel Convention b. Waigani Convention c. CERCLA d. RCRA

The correct answer is: Waigani Convention

The top killers of children under ve are: Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. acute respiratory infections and diarrheal disease b. malaria c. Both A and B d. arsenic poisoning

The correct answer is: Both A and B

Correct

Which of the following groups are particularly vulnerable to food insecurity?

Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. women and the elderly b. children under ve c. the ill and the low-income urban dwellers d. All of the above e. Both A and B

The correct answer is: All of the above

Hydraulic fracturing is: Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. a rst step in storage of high-level radioactive waste b. a way of extracting natural gas shale formations c. a step in oil rening where oil is separated into dierent viscosities d. none of the above

The correct answer is: a way of extracting natural gas shale formations

Correct

Health risks related to poverty and lack of development that aect developing countries and poor people most are known as:

Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. Traditional hazards b. Old hazards c. New hazards d. Systemic hazards

The correct answer is: Traditional hazards

The least expensive and most sustainable way to meet our energy needs Correct

into the future is to:

Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. drill for oil wherever it is found. b. develop renewable energy sources. c. invest in nuclear energy. d. explore energy sources on other planets.

The correct answer is: develop renewable energy sources.

Anthropogenic GHG levels: Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. are currently falling b. are currently stable c. are not being measured d. are currently rising

The correct answer is: are currently rising

What type of energy is derived from heated groundwater? Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. solar energy b. geothermal energy c. hydroelectric energy d. nuclear energy

The correct answer is: geothermal energy

An insucient amount of iodine in a persons diet can cause: Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. soft bones. b. nausea. c. marasmus. d. goiter.

The correct answer is: goiter.

Particulates can: Correct Mark 1.00 out of 1.00

Select one: a. cause acid rain b. reduce photosynthesis c. cause lung and heart disease d. none of these

The correct answer is: cause lung and heart disease

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