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Unit 10 Renewable and NonRenewable Resources

Unit 10 Renewable and NonRenewable Resources

Assessment

Flashcard

Science

9th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-LS2-4, MS-ESS3-4, MS-ETS1-2

+4

Standards-aligned

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17 questions

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1.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Environmental cost of hydroelectric power: desertification, disruption of freshwater ecosystems, increased biodiversity, water pollution

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Back

disruption of freshwater ecosystems

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

2.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Biomass power is a renewable energy source derived from plant and animal products. Which of these is a benefit of using biomass for power compared to nonrenewable resources? Options: Biomass power increases the amount of oxygen in the air, Biomass power reduces the emission of greenhouse gasses, Biomass power increases the clearing of forests and grasslands for energy crops, Biomass power reduces organic waste in landfills and waste-treatment facilities.

Back

Biomass power reduces organic waste in landfills and waste-treatment facilities.

3.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Why would it be easier to contain an oil spill that occurs on land?

Back

Oil spills at sea are more likely to spread with water currents than oil spills on land are through erosion and deposition.

4.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Classify sea salt and describe its costs and benefits.

Back

Sea salt is a nonrenewable resource that has a wide variety of uses, but harvesting from the ocean can disrupt coastal ecosystems.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

5.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

What is not an environmental cost of degrading the ocean’s resources as evidenced through the Great Pacific Garbage Patch? Options: Sea turtles confuse the plastic bags for jellyfish, The plastic accelerates the rate of bacterial decomposition, The plankton population will decrease, and fish will have less food available, The trash collects on ocean surface, blocking sunlight and affecting photosynthesis.

Back

The plastic accelerates the rate of bacterial decomposition.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

6.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which of the following is not a major public concern associated with drilling for oil in large bodies of water?

  • The oil being taken is a nonrenewable resource.
  • It is very expensive for companies to drill for oil.
  • The ecosystems from which the oil is being taken are fragile.
  • Using oil for energy releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere.

Back

It is very expensive for companies to drill for oil.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

7.

FLASHCARD QUESTION

Front

Which energy source should a remote village near the ocean and rivers choose to produce very little pollution, reduce greenhouse gases, be renewable, and cost-effective over time? Options: coal, hydroelectric, nuclear, solar.

Back

hydroelectric

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

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