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Irreplaceable chemical with unique properties that keep up and other forms of life alive

A. Oxygen
B. Hydrogen
C. Water

A

C. Water

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Water is a _______ molecule, it will only dissolve polar compounds.

A. Polar
B. Dipole
C. Liquid

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A. Polar

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Water forms a ________ bond, which is the primary reason for its __________.

A. Hydrogen, fluidity
B. Polar, cohesiveness
C. Hydrogen, cohesiveness
D. Polar, fluidity

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C. Hydrogen, cohesiveness

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Ability of a compound to stick together

A. Fluidity
B. Coordination
C. Cohesiveness
D. Polarity

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C. Cohesiveness

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Water’s cohesiveness helps plants to take up water in their roots.

A. Surface tension
B. Polarity
C. Capillary action

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C. Capillary action

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A measure of how difficult it is to break the surface of a liquid

A. Cohesiveness
B. Surface traction
C. Thickness
D. Surface tension

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D. Surface tension

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Water has a low heat capacity

True or False?

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False.
Water has a high heat capacity.

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When a substance evaporates, the surface of the liquid that remains behind cools down

A. Capillary action
B. Evaporative cooling
C. Precipitative cooling
D. Hydrologic cycle

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B. Evaporative cooling

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Water can exist as a solid, liquid, and gas.

True or False?

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True

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Water is ____ dense as a solid than a liquid because of hydrogen bonding

A. Less
B. More

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A. Less

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Because ice is less dense than water, it ______

A. Sinks
B. Floats
C. Melts
D. Flies

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B. Floats

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Aside from hydrating our bodies, water helps us in the following, except:

A. Crop production
B. Sculpt the earth’s surface
C. Moderate climate
D. Remove and dilute minerals from soil

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D. Remove and dilute minerals from soil

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_______ is relatively pure and contains few dissolves salts.

A. Saltwater
B. Freshwater
C. River water
D. Well water

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B. Freshwater

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The world’s freshwater supply is continually collected, purified, recycled, and distributed in the earth’s ____________

A. Hydrologic cycle
B. Evaporation cooling
C. Evaporation cycle
D. Hydrophic cycle

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A. Hydrologic cycle

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In the earth’s hydrologic cycle, freshwater supply is continually:

A. Purified, collected, distributed, recycled
B. Collected, purified, recycled, distributed
C. Distributed, recycled, collected, purified
D. Distributed, recycled, purified, collected

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B. Collected, purified, recycled, distributed

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Large dams and reservoirs have no downsides

True or False?

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False

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One of large dams and reservoirs advantages is:

A. Displaced 40-80 million people from their home
B. Impaired some of the important ecological services that rivers provide
C. Capture and store runoff and release it as needed
D. Generate wind (hydrowindology)

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C. Capture and store runoff and release it as needed

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Involves removing dissolved salts from ocean water or from brackish water in acquirers or lakes for domestic use

A. Desalination
B. Iodification
C. Deiodination
D. Desalinism

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A. Desalination

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__________ involves heating saltwater until it evaporated and condenses as freshwater

A. Reverse osmosis
B. Microfiltration
C. Ionization
D. Distillation

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D. Distillation

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Uses high pressure to force saltwater through a membrane filter with pores small enough to remove the salt

A. Reverse osmosis
B. Microfibration
C. Ionization
D. Distillation

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A. Reverse osmosis

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Reverse osmosis, also __________

A. Microfibration
B. Microfiltration
C. Distillation
D. Desalination

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B. Microfiltration

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Widespread use of desalination is low cost

True or False?

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False - high cost

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Single largest use of domestic water in the US:

A. Car washing
B. Flushing toilets
C. Showering
D. Gardening

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B. Flushing toilets

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Water pollution is any change in water quality that benefits humans or other living organisms

True or False?

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False - harms, not benefits

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Leading causes of water pollution, except: A. Industrial facilities B. Mining C. Supply chain managing D. Agricultural activities
C. Supply chain managing
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Refers to the natural enrichment of a shallow lake, estuary, or slow-moving stream usually caused by runoff of plant nutrients such as nitrates and phosphates from surrounding land A. Desalination B. Eutrophication C. Distillation D. Eutrophorication
B. Eutrophication
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The ocean holds the planet’s greatest diversity and abundance of life True or False?
True
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The ocean strongly affect weather and climate True or False?
True
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Atmosphere is the thin blanket of gases surrounding the moon True or False?
False - earth, not moon HAHAHAHAHA
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Atmosphere is divided into 2 important layers, namely: A. Troposphere, stratosphere B. Troposphere, stratsrousphere C. Traposphere, stratosphere D. Traposphere, stratrsousphere
A. Troposphere, stratosphere
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Troposphere is above above stratosphere True or False?
False - stratosphere is above troposphere
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__________ is closest to earth’s surface A. Stratosphere B. Troposphere C. Stratiousphere D. Atmostphere
A. Troposphere
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Atmostphere is divided into troposphere and stratosphere True or False?
False - atmosphere, not atmostpher MWAHAHAHA
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The major function of ______________ is to protect the earth from sun’s harmful UV rays A. Stratosphere B. Troposphere C. Atmostphere D. Ozone layer
D. Ozone layer
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UV radiation should be avoided at all times True or False?
False - UV radiation is a synthesis of vitamin D
36
UV radiation can cause cataract and blindness True or False?
True
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Weather is the __________ condition of the atmosphere at a place, while Climate is the __________ weather at a place over a period of time. A. Temporary, average B. Average, temporary C. Long-term, short-term D. Short-term, temporary
A. Temporary, average
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Average weather conditions of the earth or of a particular area over periods of at least three decades to thousands of years A. Weather B. Climate C. Monsoon D. Stratosphere
B. Climate
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Short-term changes in temperature in a given area A. Weather B. Climate C. Monsoon D. Troposphere
A. Weather
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Re-eradication of solar energy by the earth’s atmosphere in the form of infrared radiation (heat) A. Ozone layer B. Greenhouse effect C. Blue revolution effect D. Desalination
B. Greenhouse effect
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Major greenhouse gasses, except? A. Carbon dioxide B. Methane C. Nitrous oxide D. Hydrogen monoxide E. Water vapor
D. Hydrogen monoxide
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Major human activity that contributes to greenhouse gasses A. Burning of fossil fuels B. Mining C. Landscaping D. Mountaineering
A. Burning of fossil fuels
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The sun can be accounted for the rise in temperature True or False
False
44
Condensed atmospheric gases A. Rain B. Ocean C. Clouds D. Oxygen
C. Clouds
45
Thin clouds are cool True or False?
False - Thin clouds are warm
46
Thick clouds are cool True or False?
True
47
Shortage in water supply A. Drought B. Famine C. Apocalypse
A. Drought
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Ozone depletion poses a serious threats to humans alone True or False?
False - threat to all living organisms
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Freon include ___________, which reacts with ozone thereby removing it from the stratosphere A.Chlorofluorocarbons B. Chlorophylls C. Chlorofloorcarbonation D. Chloroplastinations
A. Chlorofluorocarbons
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Major cause of ozone layer depletion is A. Freon B. UV rays C. Distillation D. Microwave
A. Freon
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A state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing A. Infirmity B. Health C. Wealth D. Nutrition
B. Health
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Being healthy is the absence of disease or infirmity True or False?
False
53
Wellbeing describes a situation in which people are free to choose to do and be what they value True or False?
True
54
Health hazards are health risks, which are usually expressed as probabilities/chances True or False
False - wellness risks, not health risks
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Hazards from air, water, solid, food, and human-made products A. Natural B. Lifestyle C. Chemical D. Cultural
C. Chemical
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Hazards from fire, earthquakes, volcanic eruptions, floods, and storms A. Natural B. Lifestyle C. Chemical D. Cultural
A. Natural
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Hazards from unsafe working conditions, unsafe highways, criminal assault, and poverty A. Natural B. Lifestyle C. Chemical D. Cultural
D. Cultural
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Hazards from smoking, making poor foods choices , drinking too much alcohol, and having unsafe sex A. Natural B. Lifestyle C. Chemical D. Cultural
B. Lifestyle
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___________ hazards from more than 1,400 pathogens that can infect humans A. Chemical B. Biological C. Pathological D. Natural
B. Biological
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When a pathogen such as a bacterium, virus, or parasite invades the body and multiplies in its cells and tissues A. Bacteria B. Natural hazard C. Infectious disease D. Chemical disease
C. Infectious disease
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Single-cell organisms that are found everywhere A. Virus B. Bacteria C. Disease D. Worm
B. Bacteria
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Most bacteria are harmless or beneficial True or False?
True
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Viruses are smaller than bacteria and work by invading a cell and taking over its genetic machinery to copy themselves True or False
True
64
Transmissible disease can be transmitted from one person to another True or False
True
65
Non-transmissible disease are communicable True or False?
False - noncommunicable
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A biological preparation that provides active acquired immunity to a particular infectious disease A. Pathogens B. Vaccines C. Lactobacilli D. Virus
B. Vaccines

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