(C) pollution
(D) emerging viruses
(E) deforestation
- Certain volcanoes have a bowl-shaped crater at the summit and grow to
only about a thousand feet. They are usually made of piles of lava, not ash.
During the eruption, blobs of lava are blown into the air and break into
small fragments that fall around the opening to the volcano. Parícutin in
Mexico and the middle of Crater Lake, Oregon, are examples. These are
called (A) cinder cones
(B) shield volcanoes
(C) composite volcanoes
(D) mud volcanoes
(E) spatter cones
- Which U.S. executive agency, commission, service, or department listed
below is involved in regulations and the protection of endangered species?
I. Department of the Interior
II. Fish and Wildlife Service
III. Environmental Protection Agency
(A) I only
(B) II only
(C) III only
(D) I and II
(E) I, II, and III
- Which of the following is NOT a method used to disinfect municipal water
supplies?
(A) Using chlorine or chlorine compounds
(B) Using ultraviolet light
(C) Using ozone
(D) Using fluorine or fluoride compounds
(E) Using hydrogen peroxide
- Excavating and hauling soil off-site to an approved soil disposal/treatment
facility would be an example of (A) sustainability
(B) remediation
