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- 1. Multiple ChoiceA Fossil Fuel isMaterials that are found on Earth that people useRock that contains metalFuels that formed years ago from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out.
- 2. Multiple ChoiceNatural Resources areMaterials that are found on Earth that people use.Rocks that contain metalResources that are continually being replaced and will not run out.Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out.
- 3. Multiple ChoiceNon renewable resources areMaterials that are found on Earth that people use.Rock that contains metalFuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years agoResources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out.
- 4. Multiple ChoiceRenewable resources are:Materials that are found on Earth that people useRock that contains metalFuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.Resources that are constantly being replaced and will not run out.
- 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a Natural ResourceSunlightComputersCarsRoofs
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich is NOT a natural resourceCarCornCottonDogs
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich is a renewable ResourceCoalGasolineOreCrops
- 8. Multiple Choice
Why are trees a natural resource?The leaves are greenWe use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.They are beautifulThey grow back after they are cut down. - 9. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source?solar powered carcoal powered steam trainnatural gas cargasoline truck
- 10. Multiple ChoiceA farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--setting up wind turbineshaving a coal furnaceusing natural gasburning oil
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminumlimiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shavingusing rechargeable batteriesall of the above are good conservation practices
- 12. Multiple ChoiceIf the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?air and water pollutiongood fishing for recreationplentiful animals in the riverpurified drinking water
- 13. Multiple ChoiceA way the factory could help conserve the river water as a natural resource is to--filter the water before dumping into the riverremove all of the animals from the area for their protectionset up nets down river to remove contaminated fishpost signs of "No swimming in the river"
- 14. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?WaterAnimalsNatural gasWind
- 15. Multiple Choice
Claim: the consumption of natural resources by humans has a negative impact on the environment. What data would provide evidence for this claim?
Increased human lifespan and increased ice cap size
Increased human population and decreased habitats for plants and animals
Increased consumption of resources by humans and increased biodiversity (variety) in nature
Increased of fossil fuel burning by humans and decreased use of other resources
- 16. Multiple Choice
Some factories that burn coal produce smoke with harmful chemicals, such as sulfur. Scrubbers are devices that are attached to the smokestacks to reduce the amount of sulfur put into the atmosphere. To evaluate the effectiveness of these devices, what data would need to be collected?
The average amount of sulfur in a certain amount of coal
The amount of coal a factory burns each year and how much sulfur it emits (produces)
The increase in the use of scrubbers by factories that burn coal
The amount of sulfur emitted (produced) by a smokestack before and after the scrubber is attached
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe impact on the planet due to global warming is called...climate changethe seasonsthe weathernatural change
- 18. Multiple ChoiceAny amount of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere is bad for our planet.TrueFalse
- 19. Multiple ChoiceIncreasing quantities of CO2 (Carbon Dioxide) in the atmosphere will cause air temperatures to be _____.warmercooler
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT evidence of global warming?Sea level risingLoss of Arctic Sea IceLess Water Vapor in the AirMore extreme weather events
- 21. Multiple ChoiceClimate change causes extreme weather conditions such as:FloodingHeat WavesHurricanesAll of the above
- 22. Multiple ChoiceWhich human activity contributes the MOST carbon dioxide to the atmosphere?FishingBreathingBurning Fossil FuelsFarming
- 23. Multiple Choice
True or False: Climate on Earth never changes
True
False
- 24. Multiple Choice
Is the Greenhouse Effect a completely bad thing?
yes
no
- 25. Multiple Choice
As water heats up, the molecules do what?
expand (get bigger)
contract (get smaller)
stay the same size
- 26. Multiple ChoiceWhere have some of the strongest and earliest impacts of global warming occurred?in the tropicsin the northern latitudesimpacts of global warming are distributed equally all over the planet
- 27. Multiple ChoiceCompared to other greenhouse gases, carbon dioxide is very effective in trapping heat near the surface of the Earth.truefalse
- 28. Multiple ChoiceVisible light reaches Earth’s surface while infrared light is trapped as heat. Which characteristic of Earth’s atmosphere causes this to happen?the hole in the ozonethe greenhouse effectatmospheric pressurethe inversion layer
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