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Exam 2 Version A winter 2016
1) Please answer correctly, as it will be graded. The subject of this course is
_______.
A) Environmental Science
B) Horticulture and Landscaping
C) Advanced Biometrics
D) Astrobiology
2) The abundance of four elements makes up greater than 88% of the
Earth’s crust.
These elements are
A) oxygen, silicon, aluminum, and iron
B) gold, copper, nickel, and silicon
C) oxygen, gold, aluminum, and iron
D) nitrogen, silicon, aluminum, and iron
3) The soil that is best for growing most plants is composed of
A) clay because it retains nutrients and water tightly
B) a mixture of sand, silt, and clay
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C) sand because water drains most easily
D) organic matter
4) The world has the largest supply of which of the following fossil fuel
resources? A) natural gas
B) uranium
C) coal
D) oil
5) Volcanoes may be found at or near plate boundaries where __________
is happening.
i. Subduction
ii. Divergence
iii.
Convergence
A) i only
B) ii only
C) iii only
D) i, ii, and iii
6) Which of the following resources is the cleanest burning fossil fuel?
A) Coal
B) Oil
C) Natural gas
D) Uranium
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7) Old paint can contain
A) lead
B) radon
C) carbon monoxide
D) asbestos
8) Lakes that have high productivity due to high levels of nutrients, such as
phosphorous and nitrogen, are called _____________.
A) Mesotrophic lakes
B) Oligotrophic lakes
C) Artesian lakes
D) Eutrophic lakes
9) Scientists have inserted a gene for the production of vitamin A into rice.
This practice of changing the genetic structure of agricultural products to
improve desirable traits is known as A) transmodification
B) genetic engineering
C) selective breeding
D) natural selection
10) Using water for industrial processes within a closed system, where the
hot water is
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cooled in a tower and then recycled for heating again, reduces
A) the ambient temperature of the local area
B) the need for cogeneration
C) the effects of sedimentation
D) thermal pollution by not releasing heated water into nature
11) Humans started moving from hunter-gatherer societies to more
agricultural societies approximately ____ years ago.
A) 500,000
B) 200,000
C) 1,000
D) 10,000
12) A cone of depression may develop in areas adjacent to a deep well from
which a great deal of water is rapidly pumped. The development of a
depression cone in coastal areas may lead to
A) saltwater intrusion
B) earthquakes
C) reduced water pollution
D) an increase in water-holding capacity
13) Nearly ____ percent of the world’s population lacks access to safe
drinking water. A) 15
B) 5
C) 55
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ESRM 100 Online, Exam 2 Version, Winter
2026, Devon Bedford With 100% correct
answers
Exam 2 Version A winter 2016
1) Please answer correctly, as it will be graded. The subject of this course is
_______.
A) Environmental Science
B) Horticulture and Landscaping
C) Advanced Biometrics
D) Astrobiology
2) The abundance of four elements makes up greater than 88% of the
Earth’s crust.
These elements are
A) oxygen, silicon, aluminum, and iron
B) gold, copper, nickel, and silicon
C) oxygen, gold, aluminum, and iron
D) nitrogen, silicon, aluminum, and iron
3) The soil that is best for growing most plants is composed of
A) clay because it retains nutrients and water tightly
B) a mixture of sand, silt, and clay
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C) sand because water drains most easily
D) organic matter
4) The world has the largest supply of which of the following fossil fuel
resources? A) natural gas
B) uranium
C) coal
D) oil
5) Volcanoes may be found at or near plate boundaries where __________
is happening.
i. Subduction
ii. Divergence
iii.
Convergence
A) i only
B) ii only
C) iii only
D) i, ii, and iii
6) Which of the following resources is the cleanest burning fossil fuel?
A) Coal
B) Oil
C) Natural gas
D) Uranium
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7) Old paint can contain
A) lead
B) radon
C) carbon monoxide
D) asbestos
8) Lakes that have high productivity due to high levels of nutrients, such as
phosphorous and nitrogen, are called _____________.
A) Mesotrophic lakes
B) Oligotrophic lakes
C) Artesian lakes
D) Eutrophic lakes
9) Scientists have inserted a gene for the production of vitamin A into rice.
This practice of changing the genetic structure of agricultural products to
improve desirable traits is known as A) transmodification
B) genetic engineering
C) selective breeding
D) natural selection
10) Using water for industrial processes within a closed system, where the
hot water is
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cooled in a tower and then recycled for heating again, reduces
A) the ambient temperature of the local area
B) the need for cogeneration
C) the effects of sedimentation
D) thermal pollution by not releasing heated water into nature
11) Humans started moving from hunter-gatherer societies to more
agricultural societies approximately ____ years ago.
A) 500,000
B) 200,000
C) 1,000
D) 10,000
12) A cone of depression may develop in areas adjacent to a deep well from
which a great deal of water is rapidly pumped. The development of a
depression cone in coastal areas may lead to
A) saltwater intrusion
B) earthquakes
C) reduced water pollution
D) an increase in water-holding capacity
13) Nearly ____ percent of the world’s population lacks access to safe
drinking water. A) 15
B) 5
C) 55
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