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10 Cards in this Set
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Pollution can result when which of the
following types of agents is/are introduced into the air, water, or soil? 1. Biological 2. Chemical 3. Physical 4. All of the above |
4. All of the above
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Which of the following operations causes
the most pollution? 1. Industrial 2. Municipal 3. Transportation 4. All of the above |
4. All of the above
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Which of the following materials is the
primary municipal pollutant? 1. Raw or inadequately treated sewage 2. Radioactive waste 3. Petroleum products 4. Acids |
1. Raw or inadequately treated sewage
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Which of the following modes of
transportation creates most air pollutants? 1. Trains 2. Waterborne vessels 3. Motor vehicles 4. Aircraft |
3. Motor vehicles
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Which, if any, of the following effects of
pollution is the most serious? 1. Psychological 2. Biological 3. Physical 4. None of the above |
2. Biological
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Steel erodes faster than normal when exposed
to which of the following air pollutants? 1. Pesticides 2. Herbicides 3. Zinc oxides 4. Sulfur oxides |
4. Sulfur oxides
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Most pesticides fall into which of the
following categories? 1. Selective 2. Nonselective 3. Preselective 4. Control selective |
2. Nonselective
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What is the primary pollution concern of Navy
personnel? 1. Noise pollution 2. Shore command wastes 3. Shipboard wastes |
3. Shipboard wastes
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Which of the following terms identifies
abatement? 1. Maintaining 2. Raising 3. Lowering 4. Containing |
3. Lowering
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Under the Clean Air Act, what government
body has the primary responsibility for assuring air quality? 1. Federal government 2. Each state 3. Local municipalities 4. Department of Transportation |
2. Each state
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