Environmental Science Final Study Guide 2009 – SENIORS
1. Where is most of Earth’s fresh water located?
2. Why is chlorine added to water during the water treatment process?
3. Name examples of pollution considered non-point source.
4. Name examples of pollution considered point source.
5. What causes most of the air pollution?
6. How do cars contribute to air pollution?
7. Which industries produce the most air pollution in the U.S.?
8. In oceans, where does most of the pollution come from?
9. What are some ways to provide more fresh water to use?
10. What are some of the problems associated with plastic in the oceans?
11. What is an aquifer? Where does the water collect?
12. What causes acid precipitation?
13. What have schools done about asbestos?
14. What is the difference between climate and weather?
15. How does latitude affect climate?
16. What is the ozone layer and where is it located?
17. Where has the ozone layer thinned? What caused this?
18. What are the properties of air circulation?
19. What gases are considered greenhouse gases and do they affect Earth?
20. What damage can Ultraviolet radiation cause?
21. How has the average global temperature changed during the 20th century?
22. What are some of the causes of global warming?
23. What are some of the effects of global warming?
24. What are some of the ways forests can recover from tree harvesting?
25. What is farmland important?
26. What is marginal land, and what are some of the problems associated with it?
27. What can be done to sustain the productivity of rangeland?
28. What is reforestation?
29. Why are people dependent on resources produced in rural areas?
30. What is arable land?
31. What type of agricultural products require the least amount of energy to grow/raise?
32. What is aquaculture?
33. What is subsistence farming?
34. What causes erosion?
35. What type of minerals contain valuable substances?
36. How did fossil fuels form?
37. Where did their energy originally come from and what is their energy often converted into?
38. How much of the energy in the U.S. comes from fossil fuels?
39. How is electricity generated in a coal-fired power plant?
40. When fossil fuels are burned, what is released into the atmosphere?
41. When are fossil fuels expected to run out?
42. What are the advantages of nuclear energy?
43. What makes certain types of energy renewable?
44. How do geothermal power plants generate electricity?
45. What are some ways you can conserve energy in your home?
46. What are some ways we could increase energy efficiency in the U.S.?
47. Why might hydrogen be used as a fuel in the future?
48. Which vehicles are the most energy efficient?
49. How do developing countries use biomass?
50. According to your book, what is the most helpful thing a consumer can do to make sure more materials are recycled?
51. Why should we make products from recycled materials?
52. Name examples of some things that are considered biodegradable.
53. What is the problem with biodegradable plastic?
54. Which items make up the largest percentage of waste produced by households and businesses?