Earth Science - Human Impact

Most freshwater on earth is found

• in the sink

• in the ground

• in the ocean

• in ice caps and glaciers

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Most of earth's water is found

• in the air

• in lakes

• in the ocean

• in my house

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About how much of earth's water is freshwater?

• 100%

• 3%

• 10%

• none

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What is the smallest source of freshwater on earth?

• ice caps and glaciers

• the ocean

• surface water

• mountains

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Which is a renewable resource?

• water

• natural gas

• oil

• coal

Which are nonrenewable resources? (check ALL that apply)

• water

• oil

• coal

• natural gas

What human activity causes the number of algae growing in streams, rivers, and lakes to increase?

• carrying of trash by streams into oceans

• runoff by fertilizers and detergents

• damming of rivers

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A company wants to mine copper in an area. What effect does mining have on the land?

• pollutes water

• causes erosion

• pollutes the land

• all of the above

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Removal of trees is called?

• drought

• erosion

• deforestation

• pollution

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A satellite that continues to orbit earth, but is no longer working is called?

• space junk

• just junk

• water junk

• dead zone