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EnviroSci chap 10/11

Intro to Enviromental Sustanablity chapters 10 and 11 test questions

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The Pacific "ring of fire" is a volcanic area where ____? There are many earthquakes and active plate boundaries
If a mineral is Opaque, Lustrous, Malleable and can conduct heat and electricity, it is a ____? It is a metal
The bald eagle, Osprey and Peregrine falcon are all ____? Top consumers susceptible to eggshell damage caused by DDT.
Cigarette smoke and radon are two of the most common ____ hazards? Indoor
____ studies are comparisons that track the fate of large groups of people for long periods of time in order to help answer an environmental question. Epidemiological studies
The Toxic Substances Control Act regulates _____? Industrial chemicals
The lithosphere consists of ____? The uppermost mantle and the continental and oceanic crust
____ are best defined as substances that cause birth defects? Teratogens
The worldwide drop in sperm counts among men have been attributed to _____? Endocrine disruptors
What method of mining is considered to be the most dangerous and have fatal accidents commonly associated with it? Subsurface mining
____ is the quantitative description of the likelihood of a given outcome? Probability
How is it that even pristine areas, undisturbed by humans, have been contaminated with human generated toxicants? The toxicants are carried by wind or water.
Many types of mining, such as for coal and copper, produce a specific type of water pollution called ____? Acid drainage
Subsurface mining is used extensively in the extraction of _____? Coal, Phosphate, Diamonds, and Gold
The most commonly mined mineral resources in the U.S. are _____? Sand and Gravel
A type of toxicant that can cause cancer is termed a ____? A carcinogen
Pesticides in the United States are registered through the _____? EPA
The newest trend for recycling scarce and toxic metals is to recover them from ____? E-Waste
Carcinogens may be difficult to identify because ____? There is a long lag time between exposure to the agent and the disease.
Which is the best approach to sustainable mineral use ____? By encouraging recycling of non-renewable resources.
Risk ____ include(s) decisions and strategies that will minimize risk? Management
Natural occurring biological hazards to people are ___? Viruses and Salmonella
Bisphenol-A is an _____? An Estrogen mimic that is used in plastic manufacturing
The Toxic Substances Control Act regulates _____? Industrial chemicals
Acute exposure to an environmental toxin ____? Are high exposures over short times and associated with a specific cause
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