Environmental Health: Local to Global: Module 5 Quiz
Question 1
- In the United States, research has documented socioeconomic and racial/ethnic disparities in residential exposures to _______________.
 
| [removed] | air pollution | |
| [removed] | hazardous waste sites | |
| [removed] | industrial facilities | |
| [removed] | all of the above | 
1 points
Question 2
- In the context of ionizing radiation, the term relative biological effectiveness describes _______________, per unit of radiation energy absorbed by the body.
 
| [removed] | the relative damage caused by different types of ionizing radiation | |
| [removed] | the relative impact of acute versus chronic exposure to ionizing radiation | |
| [removed] | the relative risk of birth defects caused by exposure early versus late in pregnancy | 
1 points
Question 3
- Which of the following occupations is not particularly associated with high exposure to asbestos?
 
| [removed] | Insulation Workers | |
| [removed] | Oil Workers | |
| [removed] | Shipbuilding Workers | 
1 points
Question 4
- Which of the following diseases is a sentinel illness for asbestos exposure?
 
| [removed] | Fibrosis | |
| [removed] | Lung cancer | |
| [removed] | Mesothelioma | 
1 points
Question 5
- The half-life of a radioactive element is the time it takes for half the atoms in a sample to _______________.
 
| [removed] | become non-radioactive | |
| [removed] | lose an electron | |
| [removed] | undergo radioactive decay | 
1 points
Question 6
- Which of the following is not a syndrome associated with acute high-level exposure to ionizing radiation?
 
| [removed] | Bone marrow syndrome | |
| [removed] | Central nervous system syndrome | |
| [removed] | Gastrointestinal syndrome | |
| [removed] | Respiratory syndrome | 
1 points
Question 7
- Occupational exposure to cotton dust causes _______________.
 
| [removed] | byssinosis | |
| [removed] | lacrimosis | |
| [removed] | tinnitus | 
1 points
Question 8
- Which of the following types of radiation is not ionizing?
 
| [removed] | Beta radiation | |
| [removed] | Gamma radiation | |
| [removed] | Infrared radiation | 
1 points
Question 9
- Which type of radiation is most penetrating, if a person is exposed from a source outside the body?
 
| [removed] | Alpha radiation | |
| [removed] | Beta radiation | |
| [removed] | Gamma radiation | 
1 points
Question 10
- Nanoparticles are in the same size range as __________________ particulates.
 
| [removed] | fine | |
| [removed] | respirable | |
| [removed] | ultrafine | 
1 points
Question 11
- Asbestos is a _______________ hazard.
 
| [removed] | biological | |
| [removed] | chemical | |
| [removed] | physical | 
1 points
Question 12
- Which of the following is not a documented health effect of noise in the workplace?
 
| [removed] | Cognitive failures | |
| [removed] | Coronary heart disease | |
| [removed] | Decrease in immune system function | 
1 points
Question 13
- Today, with asbestos exposures in the United States largely controlled, deaths from malignant melanoma in the country are _______________.
 
| [removed] | declining | |
| [removed] | holding steady | |
| [removed] | rising | 
1 points
Question 14
- Radioactive decay occurs when an atom of a radioactive isotope _______________.
 
| [removed] | Absorbs a burst of energy | |
| [removed] | Ejects part of its nucleus | |
| [removed] | undergoes fusion of the particles in its nucleus | 
1 points
Question 15
- In the United States, research on burdens of BPA, PFCs, and PBDEs in people’s bodies or in their microenvironments has shown:
 
| [removed] | consistently higher burdens in lower-socioeconomic-status and/or minority populations. | |
| [removed] | consistently lower burdens in lower-socioeconomic-status and/or minority populations. | |
| [removed] | variation in demographic patterns in body burdens. | 
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