Natural Resources and Energy 1

Per-capita is:

• A unit of measurement that means “for each person”

• A unit of measurement that means “total”

• A device used to purify and clean water

• A device used to gather water from aquifers

Claim: the consumption of natural resources by humans has a negative impact on the environment. What data would provide evidence for this claim?

• Increased human lifespan and increased ice cap size

• Increased human population and decreased habitats for plants and animals

• Increased consumption of resources by humans and increased biodiversity (variety) in nature

• Increased of fossil fuel burning by humans and decreased use of other resources

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Claim: Carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions can be reduced by increasing the amount of electricity produced by wind.

Which pair of graphs, showing data for CO₂ emissions and wind production of electricity would support this claim?

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How can consumers help reduce the amount of waste in landfills?

• recycling materials

• reducing the amount of consumption of goods

• reusing materials

• put the materials in a trash bag

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As the human population increases, so does the consumption of natural resources. What are some ways this impacts natural ecosystems and environments?

• negative impact

• positive impact

• habitat loss

• environmental pollution

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What type of data would be required to show that the

amount of carbon dioxide emissions from the burning of fossil fuels for energy can be reduced by using

renewable resources?

• the amount of emissions from the burning of fossil fuels

• the amount of scrubbers on a smoke stack

• the amount of emissions from renewable sources

• the amount of renewable resources in a landfill

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A resource that can be replaced in a human lifetime.

• renewable

• nonrenweable

• consumption

• lucky

A resource that cannot be replaced in a human lifetime.

• nonrenewable

• renewable

• consumer

• population

The _____________ the human population, the ______________ the amount of resources being used.

• greater, greater

• greater, least

• least, greater

• least, least

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Pick 3 effects humans might see with the over-consumption of a natural resource.

• Destruction of natural habitats

• shortage of food and/or water

• greater weathering and erosion.

• larger landfills

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