ES Human Impact on Earth's Resources

Multiple Choice

Acid rain has a pH of less than...

• 5.0

• 5.6

• 7.0

• 8.5

Multiple Choice

Which of these contributes to acid rain?

• CO₂

• NaOH

• CaO

• SO₂

Multiple Choice

What human activity is the primary source of acid rain?

• motor vehicles

• deforestation

• coal powerplants

• waste incinerators

Multiple Choice

What are the two air pollutants that most often produce acid rain?

• Nitrogen Oxides and Sulfur Oxides

• Carbon Dioxide and Ozone

• Particulate Matter and VOCs

• Carbon Monoxide and Smog

Multiple Choice

Large amounts of acid rain have been observed in what part of the U.S.?

• Southeastern

• Northeastern

• Northwestern

• Southwestern

Multiple Choice

What substance gets dissolved in statues and monuments when it reacts with acid rain?

• Sodium chloride

• Calcium carbonate

• Sulfer Dioxide

• Carbon Dioxide

Multiple Choice

The major environmental air pollutant from coal that scrubbers help remove is

• carbon
• sulfur
• chlorine
• nitrogen

Multiple Choice

What is the difference between open-pit mining and mountaintop removal?

• Open-pit mining involves removing the top of a mountain, while mountaintop removal involves digging a large pit to extract minerals.

• Open-pit mining involves digging a large pit to extract minerals, while mountaintop removal involves removing the top of a mountain.

• Open-pit mining is a method used only for coal, while mountaintop removal is used for all types of minerals.

• Open-pit mining is less environmentally damaging than mountaintop removal.

Multiple Choice

What is reclamation in mining?

• The process of restoring land that has been mined to a natural or economically usable state.

• The method of extracting minerals from the earth's crust.

• The practice of reducing the environmental impact of mining operations.

• The technique of surveying land before mining begins.

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What is mountaintop removal?

• A mining method that involves removing a mountaintop to access the ore underneath.

• A technique used to plant trees on mountain tops.

• A process of building artificial mountains for tourism.

• A method of preserving mountain ecosystems.

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What is a nonrenewable resource?

• A natural resource that cannot be replaced in a short period of time.

• A resource that can be replenished naturally within a human lifetime.

• A resource that is abundant and widely available.

• A resource that is derived from renewable sources.

Multiple Choice

Why do farmers do to cause deforestation?

• clear rainforest land to grow their crops.

• clear large areas of the Amazon to become pastures for their cattle

• making furniture, and providing pulp for paper products

Multiple Choice

Acid mine drainage causes

• air pollution
• water pollution 
• subsidence
• erosion

Multiple Choice

Deforestation is considered a serious problem because it leads to:

• Increased biodiversity

• Improved air quality

• Loss of habitat and biodiversity

• Decrease in carbon emissions

Multiple Choice

Explain how deforestation contributes to global warming.

• Deforestation increases carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere, contributing to global warming.

• Deforestation decreases oxygen levels, which directly causes global warming.

• Deforestation has no impact on global warming.

• Deforestation cools the Earth by increasing albedo.

Multiple Choice

What are some ways we can protect forests and reduce deforestation?

• By planting more trees and enforcing laws

• By cutting down more trees

• By ignoring deforestation

• By using more paper products

Multiple Choice

what is true about eutrophication in lakes and other bodies of water?

• it is always natural

• it is always artificial

• it can cause too much algae to grow

• none of these are true

Multiple Choice

Pollution that can be traced back to one source/location is referred to as ______________________.

• nonpoint-source pollution

• point-source pollution

Multiple Choice

Many homeowners think that large amounts of fertilizer are needed to grow a nice, green lawn. Some time that that more fertilizer they add, the greener their lawn will be.

• Toxic

• Sediment

• Nutrient

• Bacterial

Multiple Choice

The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?

• They point to the organism that is being eaten.
• It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
• They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
• They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is an example of conservation tillage?

• No-till farming in the U.S. Midwest

• Slash and burn agriculture

• Overgrazing in pastures

• Monoculture farming

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Pesticides and herbicides eventually show up in higher-level consumers (i.e. as you go up the food chain) due to

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Drag these tiles and drop them in the correct blank above

biomagnification

climate change

habitat destruction

bioaccumulation

Multiple Choice

The ozone layer is damaged by

• CFCs
• Increase in greenhouse gases
• Increased global temperatures
• Sulfuric and nitric acids

Multiple Choice

The ozone layer protects us from

• UV rays
• CFCs
• Increased atmospheric heat
• Decreased atmospheric heat

Multiple Choice

Dust, ash and pollen are examples of this air pollutant

• Lead
• Ground-level ozone
• Particulate matter
• Nitrogen oxides

Multiple Choice

What is one difference between smog and acid rain?

• Smog makes it difficult to breathe; acid rain wipes out natural habitats

• Smog is caused by burning fossil fuels; acid rain is caused by cow burps

• Scientists agree that smog is caused by humans, but disagree over the cause of acid rain

• Smog only affects cities; acid rain only affects rural areas

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What can you infer from the fact that smog mainly affects cities?

• Air pollution is most serious in areas with many homes, factories, and offices

• Air pollution never affects rural areas

• Animals don’t cause any air pollution

• Cities attract air pollution because they extend so high in the atmosphere