Unit C Environmental Geology PQ

What is a major impact of using wood as an energy resource?

• Wood resources are nonrenewable

• using wood resources as fuel releases large amounts of methane gas

• using wood resources leads to deforestation and habitat destruction

• using wood releases more toxins into the environment than other biomass fuels

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Which would most likely cause a reduction in the amount of coal and natural gas on Earth?

• an increase in the amount of atmospheric pollution

• an increase in the amount of people on earth

• a decrease in the amount of water in Earth's aquifers

• a decrease in the amount of rain forests on Earth

Which strategy would most effectively reduce the amount of carbon dioxide generated by the power plants?

• to remove sulfur from coal

• an increase in the amount of people on Earth

• a decrease in the amount of water in Earth's aquifers

• a decrease in the amount of rain forests on the Earth

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Which of the following energy methods is the most efficient and the most reliable?

• solar

• wind

• oil

• geothermal

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What is an advantage of using uranium as an energy resource rather than coal?

• uranium does not pollute the atmosphere while coal does

• uranium reduces thermal pollution while coal increases it

• uranium is more cost-effective than coal

• it is easier to extract uranium from the lithosphere

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Which of the following alternate energy methods is NOT done in NC?

• Geothermal

• Nuclear

• Solar

• Wind

How can urbanization affect a local area?

• it can increase the number of invasive species in an area

• it can decrease the risk of water pollution in an area

• it can increase the risk of flooding in an area

• it can decrease the need for natural resources in an area

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The graph represents how a human induced process is affecting the overall composition of the atmosphere. Which of the following could potentially create the trend?

• deforestation

• hydrofracking

• urbanization

• agriculture

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Why should the farming undustry adopt sustainable agriculture practices?

• To increase the use of irrigation systems

• to increase the number of non-point sources of pollution

• to increase the amount of erosion and degradation

• to reduce environmental degradation

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Which agriculture technique is the LEAST economically sustainable?

• using reduced or no tilling of soil

• using manure to fertilize soil

• cultivating only one species of plant on each farm (monoculture)

• rotating different crops or livestock on a plot of land

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