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- 1. Multiple Choice
Rosa's neighborhood is only allowed to water their lawns on Tuesdays and Thursdays. What is the most likely explanation for why Rosa's neighborhood can only water their lawns two days a week?
Water is a renewable resource that needs to be conserved.
Water is a nonrenewable resource that needs to be conserved.
Water erodes the soil, and soil is a renewable resource that needs to be conserved.
Water corrodes the soil, and soil is a nonrenewable resource that needs to be conserved.
- 2. Multiple Choice
Atlanta often has smog warnings during the summer. The city cautions citizens against being outside too long when smog levels are high. How can the city of Atlanta reduce smog levels?
by increasing the use of fossil fuels
by decreasing the use of solar power
by decreasing the number of individual cars and increasing the number of buses
by increasing the number of individual cars and decreasing the number of buses
- 3. Multiple Choice
The citizens of a small fishing town are meeting to discuss a proposed new power plant. Paul, a local reporter, recorded the number of people who spoke at the meeting and what their top priorities were. Paul's data is shown.
Priorities:
Must be renewable- 10
No visible machines- 2
Must not hurt the fishing industry- 5
Must not pollute the air- 8
No dangerous waste products- 5
Paul plans to write a story about the town's preferences for the newspaper. Based on the data, what should the headline of Paul's story be?
Town wants coal, coal, and more coal!
Onward to the future, town to go nuclear!
Sunny days ahead, the people want solar!
Get caught in the current with hydropower!
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of these is a renewable energy source?
uranium
natural gas
ethanol
coal
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following resources would be considered renewable?
coal
wind
metal ore
natural gas
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why are trees a natural resource?
because they come from Earth
because they can never be replaced
because they are made by humans
because they are used for many things
- 7. Multiple Choice
What is the term for important nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of living organisms?
solar particles
mineral sediments
fossil fuels
elemental energy
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the purpose of recycling?
to produce resources
to conserve resources
to decrease resources
to change resources
- 9. Multiple Choice
After he finishes his lunch, Edwin needs to get rid of his trash. He has the empty paper bag that he brought his lunch in, an empty soda can, a pizza crust that he didn't finish, and a dirty napkin.
Match the item to the action Edwin could do to practice saving resources: Paper Bag
Recycle
Throw Away
- 10. Multiple Choice
After he finishes his lunch, Edwin needs to get rid of his trash. He has the empty paper bag that he brought his lunch in, an empty soda can, a pizza crust that he didn't finish, and a dirty napkin.
Match the item to the action Edwin could do to practice saving resources: Pizza Crust
Recycle
Throw Away
- 11. Multiple Choice
After he finishes his lunch, Edwin needs to get rid of his trash. He has the empty paper bag that he brought his lunch in, an empty soda can, a pizza crust that he didn't finish, and a dirty napkin.
Match the item to the action Edwin could do to practice saving resources: Napkin
Recycle
Throw Away
- 12. Multiple Choice
After he finishes his lunch, Edwin needs to get rid of his trash. He has the empty paper bag that he brought his lunch in, an empty soda can, a pizza crust that he didn't finish, and a dirty napkin.
Match the item to the action Edwin could do to practice saving resources: Soda Can
Recycle
Throw Away
- 13. Multiple Choice
Clothes are often made from cotton, which is grown from a plant. What kind of resource is cotton?
renewable
nonrenewable
mineral
chemical
- 14. Multiple Choice
The pictures show a forest before and after deforestation, a process where many trees are cut down.
Which of the following best explains why trees are called a renewable resources?
If a tree is cut down, a new tree can be planted in its place.
If a tree is cut down, the animals that depended on the tree will help the tree grow back.
Only humans use trees, so tree populations will never fall below the number that are needed.
Only paper is made from trees, so the tree population will never run out.
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
- 16. Multiple Choice
How is the atmosphere involved in the greenhouse effect?
It transforms light energy from the Sun into thermal energy that warms the surface of Earth.
Gases in the atmosphere trap and redirect heat reflected from the surface of Earth.
Gases magnify the heat of the Sun as it passes down through Earth's atmosphere.
Heat from the surface of Earth is absorbed by gases and radiated into space.
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is largely responsible for depleting Earth's ozone layer?
CFCs
CO2
DDT
PCBs
- 18. Multiple Choice
Global warming, the increase of Earth's average surface temperature, can be affected by the
Tyndall effect
greenhouse effect
ozone effect
precipitation effect
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