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Sulfur found in coal is ultimately responsible for adverse ecological effects of acid precipitation.

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  1. True

  2. False

  3. Don't Know

  4. May Be

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Correct Option: A

Which of the following statements is true of renewable resources?
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  1. They are about to run out.

  2. They can be renewed over relatively short time spans.

  3. They are extremely rare.

  4. They require millions of years to renew.

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Correct Option: B

An oil trap is a(n) __________.
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  1. impermeable layer of rock.

  2. underground lake of oil

  3. mechanical device used to collect oil

  4. geologic environment that allows oil and gas to accumulate

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Correct Option: D

Nearly 50% of our air pollution is a consequence of __________.

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  1. fuel combustion for transportation

  2. automobile factories

  3. heat production for houses

  4. none of the above

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Correct Option: A

Tar sands are __________.
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  1. a cheap and easily recoverable source of energy

  2. mixtures of clay and sand caombined with water and bitumen

  3. layers of sand mixed with layers of petroleum

  4. available everywhere on Earth at a depth of 4,000 feet beneath the surface

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Correct Option: B

According to the information at this Department of Energy (DOE) site, U.S. consumption of renewable energy resources __________ between 1997 and 2001.
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  1. decreased

  2. increased

  3. remained about the same

  4. Don't Know

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Correct Option: A

Which of these resources is mined most often from ignous rocks?
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  1. coal

  2. bauxite

  3. diamonds

  4. gold

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Correct Option: C

A computer virus that actively attacks an anti-virus program or programs in an effort to prevent detection is
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  1. Worm

  2. Retrovirus

  3. Trojan

  4. Ghost virus

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Correct Option: B

Which company created the most used networking software in the 1980's
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  1. Microsoft

  2. Sun

  3. Novell

  4. IBM

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Correct Option: C

Which of the following is not related to programming
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  1. Subroutine

  2. Compile

  3. Null pointer

  4. Interleave

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Correct Option: D