Match the term with the correct description.?
A. ?using charcoal or resins to filter out harmful solids, distilling liquid wastes to separate out harmful chemicals, and precipitating such chemicals from solution
B. ?converting hazardous chemicals to harmless or less harmful chemicals through chemical reactions
C. ?using living organisms to detoxify hazardous waste
D. ?the use of bacteria and enzymes to help destroy toxic or hazardous substances in soil or convert them to harmless compounds
E. ?using natural or genetically engineered plants as "pollution sponges" that are able to absorb, filter, and remove contaminants from polluted soil and water
A. ?physical methods
B. ?chemical methods
C. ?biological methods
D. ?bioremediation
E. ?phytoremediation
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Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
If you were on a mountain, at an elevation of 5,000 feet, and the temperature was 44°F. What temperature could you reasonably expect other climbers to encounter at the same instant, at the 9,000 foot level? (Environmental lapse rate -3.5°F per 1000 feet)
Covalent bonds link a water molecule's ________.
A. positively charged oxygen atom and positively charged hydrogen atoms B. negatively charged hydrogen atoms and negatively charged oxygen atom C. positively charged hydrogen atoms and negatively charged oxygen atom D. positively charged oxygen atom and negatively charged hydrogen atoms E. They do not bond atoms.
Where do mountain streams get most of their load of sediment?
A. downward incision into bedrock B. alluvial fans C. abrasion of bedrock along the bottom of the channel D. landslides, slope failures, and erosion of the mountain sides