Human Impact on Natural Resources

Which choice is a type of pollution? Check all that apply.

• Air

• Water

• Land

• Hydropower

Which describes a renewable resource affected by pollution? Check all that apply.

• Water

• Air

• Plants

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One non-renewable resource affected by pollution is...

• Fossil Fuels

• Natural gas

• nuclear energy

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Which scenario describes only natural resources that could have come directly from nature?

• A woman washes tomatoes in water and then roasts the tomatoes on sticks over a fire.

• A man paddles a wooden canoe across a lake and uses a net of silk threads to catch a fish.

• A woman uses steel scissors to cut paper into strips and then writes on the strips with a pencil.

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Which of the following is a major advantage of using renewable natural resources rather than nonrenewable natural resources?

• Renewable natural resources are replenished more quickly than nonrenewable natural resources.

• Renewable natural resources can be used to generate electricity and nonrenewable natural resources cannot.

• Renewable natural resources must be conserved and nonrenewable natural resources do not have to be conserved.

Which describes an activity that would depend on water.

• People grab their boats and head out to catch fish.

• People use kerosene to light their lamps at a campfire.

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People use kerosene to light a campfire. This uses which natural resource?

• water

• oil

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Anthracite is added to a hot furnace to make electricity. This activity uses which natural resource?

• water

• coal

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Which activity belongs in the center of the Venn Diagram?

• breathing air to get oxygen

• Growing plants to get food

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Which statement best summarizes the sustainability of fracking?

• Fracking is unsustainable because the resource extracted in step 4 is non-renewable.

• Fracking is sustainable because the fluid extracted during step 4 is renewable

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