Quiz about Human Impacts Review

Question 1

Why is the atmosphere important?

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Provides gases essential for survival

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Absorbs harmful radiation

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Keeps earth warm

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Makes the sky blue

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Allows birds to fly

Question 2

What is air pollution?

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Contamination of atmosphere by pollutants

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Anything that causes smoke

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Contamination of atmosphere by car exhaust

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Emission of particulates into the atmosphere

Question 3

What is it called when plants give off water vapor as a waste product?

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transpiration

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condensation

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evaporation

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sublimation

Question 4

During which stage do clouds form?

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condensation

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evaporation

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precipitation

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Pollution traced to a single point

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point source pollution

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water shed

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permeable

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non-point source pollution

Question 6

Urbanization is

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the growth of urban areas caused by people moving into cities

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the process by which human activity and natural process damage land to the point that it can no longer support the local ecosystem.

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replacing forests, fields, and grasslands with houses, roads, schools and shopping area.

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The process by which wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one location to another

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When wind, water, ice, or gravity transports soil and sediment from one area to another it is called

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Erosion

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Desertification

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Deforestation

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Urbanization

Question 8

This image is an example of what type of land use

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Agricultural

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Residential

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Commercial

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Recreational

Question 9

What phase of the water cycle is #4?

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precipitation

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Evaporation

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condensation

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runoff

Question 10

An area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water in the saturated zone is called what?

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Aquifer

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Spring

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Well

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Reservoir

Question 11

The amount of oxygen in the water, measured in parts per million (ppm)

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Dissolved Oxygen

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pH

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nitrates

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eutrophication

Question 12

_____________ is an increase in the nutrients, such as nitrates, in a marine or aquatic ecosystem.

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eutrophication

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urbanization

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permafrost

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aquifer

Question 13

_______________ is a permanently frozen layer of soil beneath the surface of the ground.

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permafrost

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eutrophication

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aquifer

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urbanization

Question 14

A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed is a(n)

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nonrenewable resource

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renewable resource

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point-source

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non-point source

Question 15

If water is _______________, it is suited for drinking.

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potable

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reservoir

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surface water

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groundwater

Question 16

The measure of how clean or polluted water is refers to

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water quality

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water supply

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thermal pollution

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water pollution

Question 17

_____________ is a temperature increase in a body of water that is caused by human activity and that has a harmful effect on water quality and on the ability of that body of water to support life.

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thermal pollution

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water pollution

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water quality

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water supply

Question 18

CFC's cause harm to our

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Ozone Layer

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Troposphere

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Inversion Layer

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Carbon Dioxide

Question 19

Global warming is due to

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Greenhouse gases

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Nitric and sulfuric acids

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CFCs

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Ozone depletion

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Greenhouses gases

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Absorb and radiate heat

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Destroy the ozone layer

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Cause respiratory problems

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Create smog

Question 21

Increase in which gas is primarily responsible for increased global warming?

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Carbon dioxide

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Water vapor

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Methane

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Nitric oxides

Question 22

What are the effects of deforestation ?

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all of the above

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loss of habitat

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increased green house gasses

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soil erosion and flooding

Question 23

Widespread deforestation is a major factor in causing which ecological process?

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erosion

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famine

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monsoons

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tornadoes

Question 24

Check all resources that cannot be used up by humans.

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Solar

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Wind

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Geothermal

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Oil

Question 25

Which activity would reduce human sources of greenhouse gases?

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C. using wind energy to generate electricity

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A. increasing the size of livestock herds

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B. monitoring worldwide volcanic activity

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D. researching ways to add methane to the atmosphere

Question 26

1. What would Earth be like without the greenhouse effect?

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. Too cold to live

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The same temperature

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a little cooler than it is now

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a little warmer than it is now

Question 27

1. Which of the following is not a renewable resource?

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coal

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wind energy

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solar energy

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water

Question 28

An area of land where all the water flows to one location, like a funnel.

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Watershed

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Superfund Site

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Succession

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River

Question 29

A BPA Student notices that new houses are being built across the street in the Breakfast Point Neighborhood. As The first thing the builders do is remove all of the trees. Which of the following effects would result from this action?

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an increase in soil erosion

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a reduction in levels of pollution

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a growth in the variety of animals

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a reduction in levels of pollution

Question 30

Which of the following best explains why urban areas have more air pollution than rural areas do?

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There are more cars and buses in urban areas.

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There are fewer green areas and more paved areas in urban areas.

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Drivers travel shorter distances between destinations in urban areas.

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Houses are closer together and larger.

Question 31

How can the use of fertilizers to improve lawns and gardens negatively impact the environment?

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it can be carried into local water supplies

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it can cause mutations in plants

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it can cause atmospheric pollution

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it cannot be absorbed by roots

Question 32

The terms deforestation, urbanization, desertification, and erosion are ways humans negatively impact the Earth. Which statement below best identifies the relationship between these terms?

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Both deforestation and urbanization can lead to desertification and erosion.

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Both erosion and desertification can lead to deforestation and urbanization.

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Both urbanization and erosion can lead to deforestation and desertification.

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Both deforestation and erosion can lead to urbanization and desertification.

Question 33

Carbon Dioxide is important in our atmosphere because it is required for plants to survive and traps some heat, keeping the Earth warm. How can human produced carbon dioxide be a problem?

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leads to higher global temperatures

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causes uncontrolled photosynthesis

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removes carbon dioxide from the oceans

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disrupts the natural cycling of other greenhouse gases

Question 34

A human activity that has the MOST negatively impacted air quality is?

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burning coal

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building nuclear power plants.

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growing crops

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using solar panels

Question 35

Which is an effect of climate change?

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melting of sea ice

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burning of fossil fuels

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cutting down trees

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vehicle exhaust

Question 36

Geothermal Energy

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Energy from deep within the Earth; renewable energy

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Energy from the Sun; renewable energy source

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Fossil fuel; non renewable energy source; made from decomposed plants and animals

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Renewable energy from moving water

Question 37

Which statement about the effects of natural events and human activities is true?

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Human activities and natural events can damage the environment.

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The environment is not usually affected by natural events.

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All human activities change the environment in a negative way.

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Natural events always have a positive impact on the environment.

Question 38

There are many sources of air pollution in the United States and around the world. Some are natural sources, and others come from human activities. Which example is a natural source of air pollution?

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methane gas from cow manure

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car exhaust fumes

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dust from construction sites

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smoke from the burning of fossil fuels

Question 39

The impact on the planet due to global warming is called...

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climate change

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the seasons

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the weather

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natural change

Question 40

Which of the following does NOT contribute to air pollution?

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Oxygen

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Burning fossil fuels

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CFCs

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Vehicle exhaust

Question 41

The image is an example of what type of pollution. Look at the picture carefully

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Non-Point Source Pollution

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Point-Source Pollution

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Thermal Pollution

Question 42

One measure of water quality is the cloudiness of the water. Which of these terms describes this measure?

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Turbidity

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pH

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Potable

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Temperature

Question 43

Over the years, a farm area becomes more populated. Which of the following will most likely happen in the town as a result of this urbanization?

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rivers may be contaminated by sewage

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amount of rainfall will increase

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Light pollution in the town may decrease

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people will develop more farms in the town

Question 44

These are all examples of...

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renewable resources

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nonrenewable resources

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fossil fuels

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alternative energy

Question 45

A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--

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setting up wind turbines

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having a coal furnace

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using natural gas

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burning oil

Question 46

If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?

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air and water pollution

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good fishing for recreation

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plentiful animals in the river

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purified drinking water

Question 47

This is the result of using Natural Resources but is NOT a natural resource.

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Electricity

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Biomass

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Oil

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Natural Gas

Question 48

What is the term for important nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of living organisms?

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fossil fuels

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solar particles

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mineral sediments

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elemental energy

Question 49

How is the atmosphere involved in the greenhouse effect?

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Gases in the atmosphere trap and redirect heat reflected from the surface of Earth.

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It transforms light energy from the Sun into thermal energy that warms the surface of Earth.

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Gases magnify the heat of the Sun as it passes down through Earth's atmosphere.

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Heat from the surface of Earth is absorbed by gases and radiated into space.

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