Natural Resource Management

Open dumping in landfills was outlawed in many states because of

• Foul odors

• methane explosions

• groundwater pollution

• their unsightliness

What is deforestation?

• Destruction of forest habitats

• production of forest habitats

• Movement of alien species into forest habitats

• Removal of natives species from forest habitats

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Crop rotation is a common cause of soil mismanagement

• True

• False

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When we use a dichotomous key to identify something, what do we look at?

• Environment

• Weather patterns

• Diet

• Physical features

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Fossil fuels formed many millions of years ago from

• gases in the atmosphere

• chlorofluorocarbons

• living organisms

• volcanic eruptions

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Which of the following is a natural process that is accelerated by mining?

• Habitat destruction

• Erosion

• Tunnel collapse

• Pollution from coal dust

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

In human history, why was waste disposal NOT a problem before the growth of permanent cities?

• People were nomadic

• People used landfills

• There was no waste

• People recycled waste

Which type of mining is used when the ore is near the Earth's surface?

• Strip mining

• Fracking

• Mountaintop removal

• Strip mining and Mountaintop removal

Which form of surface mining causes "valley fill", damaging head water streams and forests?

• Strip mining

• Mountaintop removal

• Open pit mining

• Quarrying

Which products in our society contribute the most to the solid waste stream?

• Aluminum

• Biodegradable

• Recycled

• Disposable

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