1. The 100-yr flood:

1.  lasts 100 years 2.  takes 100 years to happen 3.  occurs once in 100 years, on the average 4.  occurs twice in 100 years 5.  may occur 100 times in 100 years

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2. The cause of droughts is:

1.  natural climatic variability 2.  Act of God 3.  too little runoff 4.  groundwater depletion 5.  forest fires

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3. The cause of El Niño is:

1.  extra energy from Sun spots 2.  frequent volcano eruptions 3.  global warming 4.  Arctic winds 5.  large-scale teleconnections between hydrosphere and atmosphere

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4. A tsunami is:

1.  a type of sushi 2.  an earthquake-generated long-period ocean wave 3.  a fault in the Earth's crust 4.  an ocean wave driven by the tides 5.  a Japanese word for "lahar"

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5. Hurricanes occur when the ocean water temperature is greater than (degrees Celsius):

1.  18 2.  15 3.  26.5 4.  30.2 5.  37.8

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6. Chaparral burns naturally every:

1.  65 years 2.  10 years 3.  100 years 4.  30 years 5.  150 years

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7. A lahar is:

1.  a volcano eruption 2.  a debris flow due to volcano eruption melting snow and ice 3.  a river carrying two many boulders 4.  a landslide generated by an earthquake 5.  any debris flow

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8. The Wild and Scenic Rivers Act:

1.  protects rivers against undue development 2.  assures that all rivers will remain wild 3.  assures that all rivers will remain scenic 4.  stops the construction of all dams 5.  protects water quality

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9. A stakeholder is:

1.  an environmentalist 2.  an individual or group that can affect or be affected by a project 3.  anybody opposed to civil engineering projects 4.  anybody that hold stock in corporations 5.  anybody that backs the government in development projects

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10. What year was the ASCE Code of Ethics ammended to include sustainable development?

1.  1982 2.  2005 3.  1999 4.  1996 5.  1977

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11. Getting an M.S. degree is apropriate because:

1.  there is more to learn beyond the B.S. 2.  it may lead to a higher income or a more secure job 3.  it qualifies you better in an ever changing world 4.  looks good on your resume 5.  all of the above

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12. Approximately how many motor vehicles are there in the world?:

1.  1,000,000 2.  800,000,000 3.  6,700,000,000 4.  2,300,000,000 5.  10,000,000

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12. What is the current world population?:

1.  6,800,000,000 2.  1,000,000,000 3.  10,000,000,000 4.  5,230,000,000 5.  25,000,000

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13. Renewable energy:

1.  does not add carbon dioxide to the atmosphere 2.  adds methane to the atmosphere 3.  is cheap and easy to implement 4.  is unreliable 5.  is costly

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13. People that have never flushed:

1.  should be encouraged to flush 2.  should not be encouraged to flush 3.  should move to urban areas 4.  should purchase a septic tank 5.  should actively seek other alternatives

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14. In the U.S. there is a plan to deep bury hazardous wastes in:

1.  the U.S. Arctic Zone 2.  Eastern Oregon 3.  properly designed dumps all over the country 4.  Yucca Mountain 5.  the bottom of the Pacific Ocean

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15. Recycling makes sense because:

1.  we are running out of scarce materials 2.  we are running out of places to properly store the trash 3.  proposed new dumps face the NIMBY issue 4.  the proper functioning of dumps cannot be guaranteed over a long period of time 5.  all of the above

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16. The biosphere wastes excess:

1.  carbon 2.  salts 3.  sulphur 4.  nitrogen 5.  phosphorous

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17. Accelerated erosion is caused by:

1.  overgrazing 2.  overcultivation 3.  deforestation 4.  cultural (human-induced) desertification 5.  all of the above

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18. Most of the acid in acid rain originates in:

1.  decomposition of methane in the atmosphere 2.  aerosol particles from the sea 3.  burning impure coal 4.  trash burning 5.  volcano eruptions

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19. CFC's (chlorofluorocarbons) were banned in the world by the year:

1.  2000 2.  2008 3.  1970 4.  1987 5.  1980

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20. Endangered species should be protected because:

1.  they have a right to exist 2.  the principle of biodiversity stands 3.  it makes good sustainable development sense 4.  extinct species will be gone forever 5.  all of the above

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