AP Environmental Science Exam Practice Questions 2024/2025 with 100% correct answers
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A fuel's net energy yield is correctly defined as correct answersa comparison between the cost of mining, processing, and transporting a fuel and the amount of useful energy the fuel generates
A regular light bulb has an efficiency rating of 3 percent. For every 1 joule of energy that bulb uses,...
A fuel's net energy yield is correctly defined as correct answersa comparison between the cost of mining,
processing, and transporting a fuel and the amount of useful energy the fuel generates
A regular light bulb has an efficiency rating of 3 percent. For every 1 joule of energy that bulb uses, the
amount of energy produced is correct answers0.03 joules of light
Methane gas and ethanol are two examples of biogases that are produced in what process? correct
answersThe anaerobic digestion of biomass
Hybrid car engines have what motor? correct answersGasoline and electric powered engines
What are ways to increase energy efficiency? correct answersusing low volume shower spray heads;
insulating your home thoroughly; switching incandescent light bulbs to fluorescent bulbs; increasing fuel
efficiency of vehicles;
A typical coal-burning power plant uses 4,500 tons of coal per day. Each pound of coal produces 5,000
BTUs of electrical energy. How many BTUs are produced each day from this plant? correct answers4.5 X
10^10
What produces the least amount of carbon dioxide while generating electricity? correct answersWind
turbines
How much energy, in kWh, is used by a 100 wat computer running for 5 hours? correct answers0.5 kWh
Photovoltaic cells produce electricity by correct answersusing the sun's energy to create a flow of
electrons in a material such as silicon
, A sample of radioactive material has a half-life of 20 years. It has an activity of 2 curies. How many years
does it take for the material to have an activity level of .25 curies? correct answers60 years
The term vampire appliances correctly refers to appliances that correct answersconsume electricity even
when they are not operating
All non-renewable resource power plants use heat to correct answersproduce steam to turn electric
generators
What are some examples of a direct source of groundwater pollution? correct answerswastewater
lagoons; underground storage tanks; waste injected into deep wells; pesticide sprayed on the land
What city has the greatest amount of gray-air smog? correct answersBeijing, China
What is true about sanitary landfills? correct answershave methods of monitoring leaks in the clay and
plastic liners; pipe generated methane gas to storage tanks; pump leachate out of the landfill for
treatment and disposal; contain clay and plastic liners that prevent leachate from entering the soil
What happens to the level of oxygen dissolved in water when organic waste is put in the water? correct
answersThe levels would decrease because of the bacteria feeding off the waste and using the oxygen to
live
An abundance of what creatures (and a lack of other creatures) would indicate that water is polluted?
correct answersSludge worms, anaerobic bacteria, and fungi
What is the most common way of disposing of municipal solid waste (MSW)? correct answersPlacing in
landfills
What gases involved in global climate change is increasing in the atmosphere at the fastest rate? correct
answersCO2
What is the correct order of processing sanitary waste in a sewage treatment plant? correct
answersSolid separation- breakdown of organics by bacteria- disinfection
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