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Class Trivia Game
Teacher: McClain
Subject: APES
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Where did the most severe nuclear
accident occur in the United States?
a. Chernobyl
d. Three Mile Island
b. Yucca Mountain
e. Love Canal
c. Shoreham
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D. Three Mile Island
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Which element powers nuclear
power plants?
a.
b.
c.
Radon
Thorium
Plutonium
d. Uranium
e. Radium
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D. Uranium
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Which of the following best describes
methane hydrates?
a. There is approximately a 100-year
d.
supply of methane hydrates if they are
used as a source of natural gas and
consumed at the current rate of natural
gas.
b. Methane hydrate is a recently
e.
discovered form of natural gas that has
the potential to be a long-lasting fuel
source.
c. Methane hydrate is a form of frozen
propane that is found in the alpine
tundra of the Rocky Mountains.
Methane hydrate has no potential use
as a fossil fuel because of
environmental concerns.
Methane hydrate is found in the
permafrost and is a cause of plant and
animal extinction in the arctic tundra.
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B. Methane hydrate is a recently
discovered form of natural gas that has
the potential to be a long-lasting fuel
source
But!... most is deep under the ocean’s floor and in the arctic
ice… and extremely hard to get to…AND methane is 10
times stronger greenhouse gas than CO2 (global warming)!!!
I say “down with the methane hydrate!”
BUT…there is a BUTT load of it
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The Yangtze River Dolphin was declared extinct
in 2007. What was the final reason for the
extinction of the Yangtze River Dolphin?
a. Competition with humans for d. The movement of boats up
its food supply, fish
and down the river
b. Construction of the Three
e. Hunting of the Yangtze River
Gorges Dam across the
Dolphin
Yangtze River
c. Increased water pollution
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B. Construction of the Three Gorges
Dam across the Yangtze River
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Most of the energy used for electrical power
generation in the United States comes from the
combustion of coal. What is the major source of
power used to generate electricity in France?
a. Hydroelectric
b. Geothermal
c. Nuclear
d. Petroleum
e. Wind
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C. Nuclear
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Which country has the most number of
nuclear power plants?
a. France
b. Spain
c. England
d. Japan
e. USA
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E. USA
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Which is a disadvantage of
wind power?
a. It does not produce CO2
emissions.
b. The energy produced is
free.
c. It can cause harm to
migrating birds.
d. It produces moderate to
high net energy.
e. The land below turbines
can be used to grow crops.
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C. Cause harm to migrating birds
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Which of the following is an advantage
of using crude oil for energy?
a. Worldwide crude oil reserves have a
supply estimated between 40 years
and 90 years.
b. Crude oil is considered inexpensive,
but the price of crude oil is based on
supply and demand.
c. Crude oil has a high net-energy yield
and provides a variety of fuel types.
d. Technologies for the human
production of crude oil and other
products are well established.
e. Many of the known reserves of crude
oil are either in ecologically sensitive
areas or in politically unstable
countries.
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Products made from crude oil:
Gasoline, grease, oil, nail polish, tires, refrigerant, car battery,
crayons, denture adhesive, house paint, fertilizers, plastics, movie
film, golf balls, ink, hand lotion, artificial turf, vaseline, flea collars,
band aids, and the list goes on….
C. Crude oil has a high net-energy yield
and provides a variety of fuel types
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Methane hydrates are a form of
natural gas that is found in the:
a. Shallow areas around coral reefs d. Arctic and Antarctic ice sheets
and mangrove forests
b. Permafrost of the tundra and in
e. Mangrove forest and in the
the shallow areas around coral
Chesapeake Bay
reefs
c. Deep ocean waters and in the
permafrost in the tundra
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C. Deep ocean waters and in the
arctic tundra
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Synfuels are produced from the alteration of
which energy source?
a. natural gas
b. petroleum
c. hydroelectric power
d. geothermal
e. coal
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E. Coal
Synfuels are created using coal gasification
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Which type of alternative energy source has
the potential for visual and noise pollution?
a. geothermal energy
b. hydroelectric energy
c. wind power
d. tidal power
e. ocean-wave power
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C. Wind power
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Which of the following is NOT a
disadvantage of solar energy?
a. it is inefficient where
d. efficiency is low
sunlight is seasonal
b. battery technology is limited e. systems get old and need
to be replaced
c. it is great for remote
locations
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C. It is great for remote locations
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Which of the following is NOT a good
method to conserve energy in homes?
a. place computers on sleep mode
while not in use
b. add insulation in attic
c. add weather stripping to reduce
drafts around door frames and
windows
d. lower the thermostat in the winter
and raise it in the summer
e. replace single-pane windows with
double-pane windows
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A. Place computers on sleep
mode
They are still drawing power to run while not being
used…stupid!! Energy vampires!
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What does CAFE stand for?
a. Conservation of Automobile d. Calculation of Average Fuel
Fuel Efficiency
Economy
b. Congress Act for Fuel
e. Corporate Average Fuel
Economy
Economy
c. Convention for Automobile
Fuel Efficiency
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E. Corporate Average Fuel
Economy
US: 27 miles per gallon
Japan: 40+ miles per gallon
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The majority of Earth’s energy input
comes from:
a. geothermal heat from the
d. fossil fuels
Earth’s interior
b. the Earth’s albedo
e. photolysis of ozone in the
stratosphere
c. sunlight
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C. Sunlight
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Which of the following terms refers to centralized
collection device for generating power from the
Sun is called (a)n:
a. power tower
b. alternative energy
c. fuel cell
d. biofuel
e. renewable energy
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A. Power Tower
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This country produces most of its energy
using ethanol:
a. US
d. France
b. Canada
e. Brazil
c. Russia
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E. Brazil
Brazil’s economy is the leader in biofuels and using them
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What is meant by the term
“enriched” uranium?
a. pure uranium, with no other
elements present
d. uranium that has a higher
proportion of U-235 nuclei than
normal
b. all nuclei are U-238 in the sample e. uranium that has had plutonium
added to it
c. uranium that has been rinsed in
heavy water to enrich it
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D. Uranium that has a higher proportion
of U-235 nuclei than normal
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The future growth of large-scale hydropower plants in
the developed world probably will be limited because:
a. the release of impounded
d. the addition of reservoirs
water alters streamflow
mean that more water is lost
patterns
to evaporation
b. most economical sites are
e. all of the above
already used
c. reservoirs eventually fill with
sediment
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E. All of the above
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The primary sources of biofuel in India, an
example of a developing country, are:
a. wood and coal
b. oil and coal
c. methanol and cattle dung
d. nuclear and wood
e. wood and cattle dung
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E. Wood and cattle dung
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Direct conversion of electricity using sunlight,
without using an intermediate fluid medium, is
accomplished by:
a. photovoltaic cells
b. fuel cells
c. power towers
d. nuclear power
e. tidal power
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A. Photovoltaic Cells
NO water is required
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All the following materials are generally
considered examples of biofuels EXCEPT:
a. Wood
b. Coal
c. cattle dung
d. peat
e. methane
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B. Coal
Methane can come from organisms in the form
of…well….farts. Also, landfills produce a lot of
methane due to bacteria decomposing the
garbage (must be vented off)
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The most abundant nonanthropogenic
greenhouse gas
a. H2O
b. CO2
c. CH4
d. O3
e. CFC
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A. WATER
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A green house gas that is exclusively
anthropogenic
a. H2O
b. CO2
c. CH4
d. O3
e. CCl2F2
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E. CFCs
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A greenhouse gas that, in the lower
troposphere, is formed by photochemical
reactions
a. H2O
b. CO2
c. CH4
d. O3
e. CCl2F2
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D. Ozone
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Is primarily responsible for acid rain in the
northeast United States.
a. Uranium-238
b. Coal
c. Natural gas
d. Oil
e. Solar
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B. Coal
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Occurs naturally in bedrock and leads to the
formation of radon
a. Uranium-238
b. Coal
c. Natural gas
d. Oil
e. Solar
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A. Uranium-238
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The majority of atmospheric mercury is
produced by
a. medical waste incinerators
d. runoff from thermometer factories
b. volatilization of lead-pased paints e. municipal waste incinerators
c. coal-burning power plants
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C. Coal-burning power plants
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Which of the following are direct products
of the use of hydrocarbon fuels in
automobile engines?
a. O, N, and CO
b. CO, Ar, and O3
c. CO2, H2O, and O3
d. CO2, O3, and Pb
e. CO2, NOx, and VOCs
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E. CO2, NOx, and VOCs
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Waste from which of the following is an
example of nonpoint source pollution?
a. Overflow from a sewage
treatment plant
b. Outgassing from a municipal
landfill
c. Dumping at a food-processing
plant
d. Drainage from an abandoned
mine
e. Runoff from agricultural fields
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E. Runoff from agriculture fields
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Which of the following is part of a positive
feedback mechanism associated with
global climate change?
a. Increased gas mileage in gas
d. Increased acidity of seawater
b. Increased cloudiness caused by e. Increased growth of CO2
more moisture in the atmosphere
absorbing trrees and grasses
c. Melting of Arctic sea ice
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Positive = BAD
Negative = Good
C. Melting of Arctic sea ice
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Is an important precursor to
acid rain
a. Sulfur dioxide
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Methane
d. Radon
e. Carbon monoixde
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A. Sulfur dioxide
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All of the following gases have been implicated in
contributing to the increases in global
temperatures via the greenhouse effect EXCEPT
a. O2
b. CH4
c. N2O
d. CO2
e. CFCs
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A. Oxygen
Duh
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Which of the following substances is
released by CFCs and catalyzes a chain
reaction that breaks down ozone in the
upper atmosphere?
a. Carbon monoxide
b. Carbon dioxide
c. Chlorine
d. Sulfur dioxide
e. Methane
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C. Chlorine
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The main environmental effects of ozone
depletion could include all of the following
EXCEPT
a. lower food-crop production
b. decreased concentration of CO2
in the atmosphere
c. distruption of marine food chains
d. increased incidence of skin
cancer
e. reduction of primary productivity
in the oceans
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C. Decreased concentration of CO2
in the atmosphere
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Although ozone in the stratosphere has been
decreasing in recent years, ozone near Earth’s
surface is on the increase. This ozone near the
surface is undesirable because it
a. absorbs ultraviolet light
b. has a different chemical structure
than stratospheric ozone
c. reacts with hydrocarbons to form
CFCs
d. is a strong oxidant and a
respiratory irritant
e. accelerates rates of photosynthesis
in plants
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D. Is a strong oxidant and a
respiratory irritant
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Which of the following has most directly
resulted in increased skin cancer rates in
Australia?
a. Water pollution in the Antarctic
Ocean
b. Ozone depletion in the
stratosphere
c. Increased immigration of Asian
people into Australia
d. The occurance of a solar
maximum
e. Global warming in the lower
atmosphere
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B. Ozone depletion in the
stratosphere
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Of the choices listed, cap-and-trade policies
have historically been used in controlling
a. overfishing
b. dumping trash into the open sea
c. carbon dioxide emissions
d. the storage of nuclear wastes
e. the release of dioxin and other
pollutants into groundwater
systems
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C. Carbon dioxide emissions
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Smog levels are usually highest in
a. fall
b. winter
c. spring
d. summer
e. same all year around
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D. Summer
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Volcanoes, fossil fuel combustion, and fires
contribute to pollution in the form of
a. synthetic compounds
b. DDT
c. EMFs
d. sodium chloride
e. particulates
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E. Particulates
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Carbon monoxides, VOCs, hydrocarbons,
nitrogen oxides, peroxyacetyl nitrate, benzene,
and lead are all pollutants produced by
a. indoor air pollution
b. gasoline-powered vehicles
c. mining
d. manufacturing
e. biomass burning
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B. Gas powered vehicles
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One pollution control measure in which
companies can sell “credits” for emissions is
known as
a. deposition credits
b. deposition permits
c. tradable permits
d. pollution penalties
e. emissions license
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C. Tradable Permits
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The levels of carbon dioxide throughout the
history of the earth can best be measured using
a. ice cores
b. fossils
c. historical records
d. snow
e. rocks
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A. Ice Cores
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In the workplace, bad air mixed with
mold spores has led to
a. shorter coffee breaks
b. increased productivity
c. sick building syndrome
d. reduced medical costs
e. greater appreciation of
weekends
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C. Sick Building Syndrome
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Why can asbestos be lethal?
a. Small inhaled fibers can get
d. Asbestos fibers are inhaled and
lodged in the lining of the lungs,
get lodged in the throat, causing
which can cause the lungs to
asphyxiation
develop scar tissue and can
ultimately lead to death
b. The gaseous form causes lungs to e. Asbestos is not lethal but can act
create acid to combat the invader,
as an allergen
which causes the development of
scar tissue and can ultimately lead
to death
c. It is a mutagen
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A. Small inhaled fibers can get lodged
in the lining of the lungs, which can
cause the lungs to develop scar tissue
and can ultimately lead to death
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One way in which scientists study climate change is
through ice core samples. What information does this
tell us about the climate?
a. The impact of changing sea levels on d. The rate of the solidification of
the climate.
greenhouse gases in the atmosphere.
b. The frequency of thermal inversions in e. Nothing. This is not a way to study
the atmosphere.
climate change.
c. Greenhouse gas concentrations,
atmospheric composition, and trends
in atmospheric temperature.
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C. Greenhouse gas
concentrations, atmospheric
composition, and trends in
atmospheric temperature.
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Why did the United States not ratify the
Kyoto Protocol?
a. U.S. emissions are lower than that of d. The United States signed the
other countries.
Montreal Protocol instead.
b. The treaty mandates the reduction in e. The treaty mandates the reduction in
greenhouse-gas emissions for
greenhouse-gas emissions for
developed countries, but it does not
developing countries, but it does not
impose such stringent requirements
impose such stringent requirements
for developing countries.
for developed countries.
c. Each state in the United States has
set emission standards, so there was
no need to sign an international
treaty.
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C. The treaty mandates the reduction in
greenhouse-gas emissions for developed
countries, but it does not impose such stringent
requirements for developing countries.
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Thermal inversions occur when
a. Cool air is trapped beneath a layer d. Tornadoes form.
of warm air, trapping pollutants as
well.
b. Warm air is trapped beneath a
e. Cool air is trapped beneath a layer
layer of cool air, trapping pollutants
of warm air, but pollutants are
as well.
allowed to escape.
c. Ocean surface waters are heated.
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A. Cool air is trapped beneath a
layer of warm air, trapping
pollutants as well.
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The IPCC is
a. An organization in the Unites
d.
States responsible for the control
of emissions nationally
b. An international group of
e.
scientists and government
officials that assesses,
summarizes, and reports on
climate change
c. The International Pollution Control
Commission
In charge of developing solutions
to resolve climate change
Responsible for regulating
greenhouse gases internationally
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B. An international group of scientists
and government officials that assesses,
summarizes, and reports on climate
change
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Which of the following is responsible for
reducing global CFC production by half?
a. Copenhagen Protocol
b. Montreal Protocol
c. Pollution Prevention Act
d. Kyoto Protocol
e. Convention on Long-Range
Transboundary Air Pollution
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B. Montreal Protocol
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