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- 1. Multiple ChoiceWhat is urbanization?Process of making an aread more city-likeProcess of making an area more country-likeTearing down a large shopping mallMoving to an urban area
- 2. Multiple ChoiceWhat is deforestation?Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scaleEating too much vegetablesGoing to a forest and pulling weedsClearing the five trees in my backyard
- 3. Multiple Choice
Deforestation causes an increase in atmospheric carbon dioxide
true
false
- 4. Multiple Choice
what is the leading cause of deforestation?DiseasesHousing marketAgriculture and FarmingPaper mill - 5. Multiple ChoiceWhich one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?cooking with gasplanting treesburning woodriding in a bus
- 6. Multiple ChoiceThe gradual increase in the temperature of the atmosphere is known as ________________.Greenhouse EffectGlobal WarmingCarbon Dioxide GasesMethane
- 7. Multiple ChoiceWhy does cutting down trees increase global warming?trees soak up carbon dioxidetrees provide shade which counteracts global warmingtrees absorbs the sun's energy without radiating back into the atmospheretrees drain greenhouse gases like methane from soil
- 8. Multiple ChoiceAgriculture is best defined asthe hunting and gatheringthe altering genetic material of plantsthe cultivation of plants/domesticating animalsusing technology to increase production
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which is one way poor use of fertilizers in agriculture can affect the environment?
it can increase the ability of many species to find suitable habitats
it can cause pollution of water in lakes and rivers
it can cause an increase in greenhouse gases
it can reduce the amount of sediment in the local waterways
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which is a farming technique that could improve the soil and the environment?
using fueled machines that will turn the soil continuously
creating undisturbed layers of mulch in the soil called no till
placing inorganic chemical fertilizers in the soil
irrigating the soil with salty water
- 11. Multiple Choice
Organisms that do not decompose naturally can be buried and become what?
oxygen
nutrients
calcium carbonates
fossil fuels
- 12. Multiple ChoiceHow does the carbon in grass become part of a lion?The lion eats the grassCarbon from grass doesn't end up in a lion.The carbon ends up in the lion's food chain.The lion breathes in carbon given out by the plant
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWhich process takes carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere?respirationcombustiondecompositionphotosynthesis
- 14. Multiple Choice
What is the process that gets carbon from plants to animals called?
consumption (eating)
cellular respiration
melting
dissolved into it
- 15. Multiple Choice
What is the process that gets carbon from fossil fuels to atmosphere called?
sedimentation
burning of fuels
melting
storage
- 16. Multiple Choice
Rotating crops
conserves nutrients
increases soil erosion
is a cause for deforestation
is the same thing as cover crops
- 17. Multiple Choice
What is a con of oil?
Non-renewable
It is cheap
It is reliable
It encourages economic growth
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWhich of the following would PREVENT soil erosion on a farm?over-grazingdeforestationplowingcrop rotations
- 19. Multiple Choice
Uranium, plutonium, and coal are obtained through
digging
mining
harvesting
drilling
- 20. Multiple Choice
What is a con of nuclear energy?
Nuclear power emits low levels of CO2
Provides stable, large-scale energy
Cost for operation are low
Waste storage requires the use of facilities for long periods of time.
- 21. Multiple Choice
What is a pro of coal?
Non-renewable
Reliable energy resource, easy to burn
Air pollution
Negative impact on the environment
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