Quiz: Human Impact on the Environment

What is the most dramatic result of deforestation?

• land is no longer green and full of life
• pictures from space show deforestation
• loss of habitat for approximately 70% of the worlds species
• people can't explore rainforests

The natural resources used by society are limited by various factors. Why is coal considered a nonrenewable resource?

• Once coal is used up, it can never be replaced.
• Coal is a nonrenewable resource, because it comes from the impact of meteors with the Earth
• Coal was a renewable resource, until it was mismanaged by humans
• Coal is considered a nonrenewable resource, because it takes millions of years to form

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

Which human activity would preserve nonrenewable resources?

• deforestation
• removing carnivores from a forest 
• recycling
• heating homes with fossil fuels  

Albert wants to practice conservation. He has decided to examine his lifestyle in order to identify areas in which he can reduce the resources he consumes, reuse resources he already has, and recycle resources that he cannot reuse. In which of the following ways can Albert best reduce the resources he currently consumes?

• Use paper grocery bags as gift wrap
• Ride a bike to work instead of taking his car
• Subscribe to a daily rather than a weekly newspaper
• Use an organic rather than synthetic fertilizer in his garden

What is a renewable resource?
 
 
  

•  one that can be replaced quickly 
• one that is man-made
• one that comes from the sun 
• one that will never run out 

This picture shows people walking through a highly-polluted city in China. From what type of pollution are they protecting themselves based on what they are wearing?

• air pollution
• water pollution
• land pollution
• noise pollution

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CCSS.RI.9-10.4

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Which way can people best reduce land pollution caused by large amounts of waste dumped in landfills?  

• They can use a water filter to use fewer water bottles.
• They can recycle their plastic, glass, paper, and cardboard items and only throw away non-recyclable items.
• They can watch less television, reducing electricity use and allowing their electronics to last much longer.
• They can refill large plastic containers, like those used for laundry detergent, instead of throwing them away.

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What is deforestation?

• Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
• Eating too much vegetables
• Going to a forest and pulling weeds
• Clearing the five trees in my backyard

If the number of births is greater than the number of deaths in a population, what will happen to the growth of the population?

• It will increase.
• It will decrease.
• It will stay the same.
• It will fluctuate.