AP Environmental Science Quiz
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ENERGY RESOURCES AND CONSUMPTION
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A region considers offshore drilling; which environmental concern is most directly tied to oil extraction and transport by sea?
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Risk of oil spills harming marine ecosystems, because extraction platforms and tanker transport can release petroleum that coats wildlife and habitats.
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Increased ultraviolet radiation, because offshore rigs emit chlorinated gases that destroy stratospheric ozone above the ocean surface.
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Reduced salinity worldwide, because crude oil dissolves into seawater and permanently binds sodium and chloride ions into solid precipitates.
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Elimination of coastal erosion, because oil films strengthen shorelines and prevent wave action from moving sediments along beaches.
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