Which of the Following Is an Example of Pollution

question 46

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of pollution?

• A) Turkeys enter a field and eat some of the seeds scattered on the ground.
• B) A heavy rain occurs, resulting in some ponding of water.
• C) Small amounts of iron leach from rocks in a streambed, increasing the amount of dissolved iron in the water.
• D) Leftover minerals from ores are left along a streambed, allowing leftover traces of the mineral to run off into the stream after heavy rains.
• E) Deer cross a stream, disturbing the sand and silt on the streambed, making the water muddy and cloudy.

Distinguish between various emotional responses and behaviors illustrated by attributional styles in children.

Understand the normal physical growth patterns during middle childhood.

Recognize the impact of environmental factors on physical development.

Identify common physical health issues in middle childhood and their implications.

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Definitions:

Encoding

The processing of information into the memory system—for example, by extracting meaning.

Detection

The act or process of discovering or identifying the existence of a particular object, signal, or condition.

Interpretation

In psychoanalysis, the analyst’s noting supposed dream meanings, resistances, and other significant behaviors and events in order to promote insight.

Psychophysicist

A scientist who studies the relationship between the physical properties of stimuli and the sensations and perceptions they evoke.