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- 1. Multiple ChoiceAny valuable material of geologic origin that can be extracted from the earthfossil resourcescarbon resourcesnatural resourcesrenewable resources
- 2. Multiple ChoiceCoal, oil and natural gasfossil resourcescarbon resourcesnatural resourcesrenewable resources
- 3. Multiple ChoiceAre replaced through natural processes at a rate that is equal to or greater than the rate at which they are used, and depletionRenewablenonrenewable
- 4. Multiple ChoiceAre exhaustible and are extracted faster than the rate at which they formedRenewablenonrenewable
- 5. Multiple ChoiceThe act of limiting usage of a natural resource to help protect itConservationSustainabilityEnvironmentalismBiodegradable
- 6. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?coalmineralsnatural gasoil
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?Not easily availablecauses pollution when burnedonly available at certain timescreates long lasting waste
- 8. Multiple Choice
Using resources in such a way that we continue living in a developed world, but at the same time we protect the environment. This is the definition of:SuspensabilityEcologySustainabilityEcological precautions - 9. Multiple Choice
Harvesting animals by hunting, trapping and fishing is...
Renewable Use
Consumptive Use
Non-Consumptive Use
Non Renewable Use
- 10. Multiple Choice
Interacting with wildlife without harvesting them is known as...
Non Renewable
Consumptive Use
Non-Consumptive Use
Renewable Resources
- 11. Multiple ChoiceWhich renewable energy source uses the superheated water below earth's surface to spin a turbine and generator?hydroelectric damgeothermal powerwind farmhydrogen fuel
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which energy source is inexhaustibility.
oil
hydropower
solar
natural gas
- 13. Multiple Choice
__________ is an energy resource that will never run out for the next several hundred years.
Renewable Energy Resource
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
Inexhaustible energy resource
Exhaustible energy resource
- 14. Multiple Choice
__________ is an energy resource that can be depleted in the next several hundred years even though it can be recycled.
Renewable Energy Resource
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
Exhaustible Energy Resource
Inexhaustible Energy Resource
- 15. Multiple ChoiceWhat percentage of our energy use comes from fossil fuels?25%45%61%86%
- 16. Multiple Choice
Occurs when trees are clear cut for human uses
extinction
deforestation
desertification
unsustainable
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThese are examples of non renewable resources:oil, natural gas, plantsnatural gas, coal, waterair, animals, coalcoal, oil, natural gas
- 18. 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.
- 19. Multiple ChoiceOre isMaterials 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.
- 20. Multiple ChoiceWhat are the effects of deforestation ?loss of habitatincreased green house gassessoil erosion and floodingall of the above
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