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- 1. Multiple Choice
What is the sum of all living matter on Earth?
geologic (geoscience) process
biosphere
natural resource
atmosphere
- 2. Multiple Choice
Why do humans need to conserve fossil fuels?
They are renewable
They take a long time to replace
They take a short time to replace
It is too expensive to replace them
- 3. Multiple Choice
Why are some resources not distributed evenly around the globe?
Ocean currents moved them to a new location
The climate is different around the globe
Plate tectonic movement has caused them to be displaced
Volcanoes and earthquakes caused them to be displaced
- 4. Multiple Choice
The whole mass of air surrounding Earth; it is made up of 78% nitrogen, 21% oxygen, and other trace gases.
renewable
atmosphere
bioshere
geologic (geosciece) process
- 5. Multiple Choice
A resource that exists in the environment without human intervention
renewable
atmosphere
natural resource
geologic (geoscience) process
- 6. Multiple Choice
Renewable means
the sum of all living matter on Earth
a resource that exists in the environment without human intervention
any process that happen on Earth, such as weathering, erosion, and plate tectonics
able to be replaced or regenerated in a short period of time
- 7. Multiple Choice
In what ways are humans dependent on natural resources?
clean water and air
food and health
Transportation
all of these are correct
- 8. Multiple Choice
Coal is formed in warm areas. Why have coal deposits been found in Alaska?
Pressure from the upper layers caused the area to be warm enough to create the coal.
A large earthquake displaced the land.
It is warm under the crust, so coal can still form there.
Portions of the continent must have been located in a tropical area at some time.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which vocabulary term matches: "Any process that happen on Earth, such as weathering, erosion, and plate tectonics"
geologic (geoscience) process
biosphere
atmosphere
natural resource
- 10. Multiple Choice
Coal consumption harms the environment in all the following ways EXCEPT -
Mining produces new habitats
It causes acid rain
It produces sulfur dioxide when burned
it destroys animal habitats
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