Environmental Impacts and Solutions: Water, Energy, and Air Pollution, Exercises of Nursing

Download Environmental Impacts and Solutions: Water, Energy, and Air Pollution and more Exercises Nursing in PDF only on Docsity! 1 Most environmental issues are separate issues and do not affect one another. • Pesticides and fertilizer use permanently destroy the soil. • Urban development is less damaging to the environment than agriculture. • All environmental issues are worsened by a growing population. • Limit the amount of available water • Find new ways to store water • Convert sea water into fresh water • Harvest rainwater • 1 Which of the following statements about human impact on the environment is true? CONCEPT Human Impacts & Solutions 2 Efforts to address the amount of water used by humans are part of the sustainability movement. Choose the item that is NOT a goal for sustaining water on Earth. CONCEPT Sustainability and Solutions 3 The largest source of global greenhouse gas emissions is electricity and heat production, followed by industry. 2 Of the remaining sources listed below, which produces the least amount of greenhouse gases? 5 Fracking has expanded access to methane that occurs naturally in underground pockets. • Use of this energy source relies upon mined minerals and heat from radioactive decay. • It is widely used to heat water boilers, the steam from which drives a turbine that produces electricity. • This liquid energy source has a number of different uses, from fuel to plastics. • Which of the statements about renewable and non-renewable energy sources is NOT true? • Non-renewable energy sources are mostly made of carbons. • Renewable energy is often called “green,” “clean” or “sustainable” energy. • Approximately 90% of global energy comes from renewable sources. • Non-renewable energy sources will eventually be depleted or prohibitively costly to retrieve. CONCEPT Non-Renewable Energy Renewable Energy Energy 6 Choose the statement that accurately describes natural gas. 6 CONCEPT Non-Renewable Energy 7 Which of the following is an effect of smog? • Increased rates of skin cancer 7 Power plants convert coal into steam to produce electricity. • Oil is burned to produce steam that is used to generate electricity for power plants. • Atoms of uranium are split to produce nuclear energy. • Reservoirs release water to flow through pipes and spin turbines that produce electricity. • • Damaged soil and root systems • Increased respiratory diseases • Trapped solar radiation in the atmosphere CONCEPT Impacts of Air Pollution 8 Select the energy source that is renewable. CONCEPT Energy Renewable Energy Non-Renewable Energy 9 Jake is a newly hired office manager. One of his goals is to address environmental issues, and he immediately establishes the following office policies. Choose the one that is the least effective. 10 CONCEPT Efforts to Address Air Pollution Efforts to Address Energy Issues 11 It takes hundreds to thousands of years to break down its byproducts. • It is not a process that occurs naturally on the planet. • It is dependent on a limited, mined mineral. • It can only be used for brief periods of time without causing environmental damage. • Warming temperatures disrupt the growing season and crop planting. • Infectious microbes spread into places where they were previously absent. • Temperate forests experience a net loss in biodiversity. • Unexpected flooding or droughts bring new challenges to food producers. • Environmental Policy Efforts to Address Climate Change 12 Although nuclear energy is not based on fossil fuels, why is it considered a non-renewable energy source? CONCEPT Non-Renewable Energy 13 Which effect of climate change will have a negative impact on human health? CONCEPT Impacts of Climate Change 14 Cassie pulled the boat onto the ice and adjusted its sails. Once she got started she would be able to steer, change direction and control her speed 12 with a few twists of the ropes. Giving the boat a mighty heave across the ice, Cassie jumped in. 15 Highway vehicles and other mobile sources contribute about 60% of national carbon monoxide emissions. • Natural sources of air pollution, such as forest fire and volcanoes, account for the majority of chlorofluorocarbon emissions. • Power plants contribute the majority of the sulfur dioxide into the atmosphere. • Approximately half of man-made air pollution emissions come from stationary sources. • A homeowner tends trees in his yard to ensure they will provide maximum benefits for future generations. • A farmer replaces aging water infrastructures on his farm to ensure long-term access to safe drinking water. • A restaurant in a large U.S. city imports truffles from France to support international trade. • A young woman finds a place to live very near to her downtown office building and walks or cycles to work each day. CONCEPT Sustainability and Solutions 17 Choose the statement below that is NOT true regarding outdoor air pollution sources in the United States. CONCEPT Air Pollution 18 Which statement about the Kyoto Protocol is true? 16 The United States signed the agreement in 1997. • • 17 Current climate change shows temperatures growing exponentially in the last hundred years. • Historical climate change has mostly been due to changes in the amount of energy from the sun. • Current climate change is mostly the result of increased greenhouse gases in the atmosphere. • Historical climate change was relatively slow, allowing species time to adapt. • Nitrogen • Carbon dioxide • Ozone • The agreement set goals for emission reductions by 2012. • Each participating country has the same emission reduction target. • Since signing, global greenhouse gas emissions have decreased by 14% CONCEPT Efforts to Address Climate Change 19 Choose the statement about how climate change occurs that is FALSE. CONCEPT Climate Change 20 What increasing greenhouse gas is of particular concern because it 20 Decision-makers have access to relevant information before making a decision. CONCEPT Environmental Policy Which of the following examples describes a mobile source of air pollution? 23 21 Patrick uses a toxic pesticide to get rid of aphids on his prized rose bushes. • A man goes swimming in contaminated water. • A building management company does not test its paint for lead. • A woman develops cancer after working in a building filled with asbestos. • • Pollution from power plants is estimated to kill about 13,000 people in the United States each year. • Wildfires burning within 50 miles of a city cause air quality to be 10 times worse. • Emissions from the manufacturing plant in town are contributing to a number of respiratory diseases. • Freight trains release soot into the air, contaminating surrounding neighborhoods. CONCEPT Air Pollution 24 Which of the following is an involuntary environmental risk? CONCEPT Risk