Unit Test — Unit test Answers

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3

Why is urbanization contributing to pollution?

A
People in urban areas strip the soil of nutrients and make it difficult to grow crops.
B
People in urban areas consume more energy, food, and water.
C
People in urban areas remove minerals and metals from the ground, which increases erosion.
D
People in urban areas log forests and mine, which causes climate change.
4

Which best explains the effect of reforestation on land?

A
It allows crops to grow in wide steps along slopes.
B
It turns land slowly into desert.
C
It turns habitable land uninhabitable.
D
It restores trees to areas where they once grew.
6

Which is a common use of minerals?

A
pasta
B
toothpaste
C
applesauce
D
wooden craft stick
7

What farming method is used in dry or desert areas?

A
chinampas
B
drip irrigation
C
wind-powered pumps
D
aqueducts
9

A farmer is analyzing cross sections of his land to determine where to build a well. Which phrase describes the best area to dig down to the groundwater?

A
where the saturated zone is 15 meters deep
B
where the water table is at 100 meters deep
C
where the unsaturated zone is 50 meters thick
D
where there is a 25-meter thick clay layer at the surface
11

Which statement describes an attribute of an artesian well?

A
requires a bucket
B
uses natural pressure
C
needs a mechanical pump
D
is heated by hot rocks or magma
12

Why was it important to establish the Clean Air Act?

A
to reduce the need to study the effects of dirty air on human health
B
to determine ways to reduce the number of premature deaths per year
C
to create a regulation that makes any activities that pollute the air illegal
D
to raise the cost of air purification techniques to ensure the efficiency of removing air pollution
13

Which three gases are released into the atmosphere when volcanoes erupt?

A
radon, water vapor, carbon monoxide
B
radon, helium, nitrogen
C
nitrogen, water vapor, carbon dioxide
D
carbon dioxide, carbon monoxide, radon
14

A mineral forms in water heated by magma inside Earth.Which statement best describes this mineral?

A
The mineral formed through evaporation.
B
The mineral crystallized from molten material.
C
The mineral formed when a hot water solution cooled.
D
The mineral likely has all the same properties as the surrounding rock.
15

Examine the pictures.

Question illustration
A
coal
B
gasoline
C
oil
D
wind
17

Which resource is a nonrenewable resource?

A
fresh water
B
maple trees
C
solar energy
D
precious metal
18

Which solution would help local farms if the water level in a reservoir used for irrigation became low?

A
Build chinampas to raise the farmland.
B
Build wind-powered pumps to use groundwater.
C
Use shadufs to dig out the reservoir.
D
Turn farmland into paddies.
19

Not all countries have adopted air quality regulations as America has.What impact on human health would these countries experience if they adopt air quality regulations similar to the Americas?

A
The amount of exposure to outdoor and indoor air pollution would remain unchanged.
B
The number of premature deaths related to ultrafine particulate exposure would increase.
C
People would experience a decrease in negative health effects associated with air pollution.
D
Effects from impaired breathing would only decrease for those exposed to outdoor air pollution.
20

Which material is an aquifer layer most likely made of?

A
soil
B
clay
C
solid granite
D
cracked rocks

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