Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Quiz

Using the graph pictured, the fossil fuel supplying the most energy is —

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Hydroelectric

• Oil

What is the name of the renewable energy source that is used when water is held in a dam and then released without causing air or water pollution?

• Hydropower

• Wind

• Geothermal

• Solar

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In order for electricity to be produced a turbine must spin. The method used to spin the turbine can potentially have negative impacts on health and safety, such as the creation of air pollution. Which of the following types of powerplants would have the greatest negative impact?

• Geothermal

• Coal

• Solar

• Hydropower

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Which of the following is a common air pollutant?

• Acid rain

• Fertilizer runoff

• Ozone

• Smoke

What is a cost to using solar energy?

• Produces nuclear waste

• Causes water pollution

• Not available all the time

• Floods cities

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has declared it mandatory for large businesses to participate in a recycling program. Why did the federal government make this decision?

• Recycling reduces the amount of resources available for our use.

• Recycling reduces the amount of waste that is sent to our landfills.

• There are unlimited natural resources for us to use.

• Increasing the amount of fossil fuels burned decreases environmental pollution.

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A major scientific concern over nuclear energy is how to ___.

• prevent the depletion of the ozone layer

• store the waste products safely

• reduce the high levels of carbon dioxide emitted into the air

• deal with the large amounts of fossil fuels required

Which of the following is true about using fossil fuels?

• Fossil fuels can be harvested without impacting the environment

• Fossil fuels are cheap and efficient.

• They are considered renewable.

• They do not produce air or water pollution.

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In order to ensure that our resources such as air, water, soil, minerals, plants, and animals are available for future generations, it is important that humans protect and maintain these resources by practicing both conservation and preservation. Which of the following is an example of human conservation that has a POSITIVE impact on the environment?

• Disruption of natural habitats through deforestation.

• Unregulated hunting of endangered species.

• Requiring a vegetative area between cities and waterways.

• Mining of rare minerals from beneath the rainforest floor.

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The creation of State refuges for wildlife, the enforcement of laws preventing the hunting of protected species, regulating the disposal of waste and pollutants, and protecting air quality are all steps that state and local government agencies take in order to:

• Promote the use of non-renewable energy sources.

• Encourage acts that lead to environmental hazards.

• Increase human population and consumption.

• Preserve our natural resources and protect human health.

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