EES Module 8.1 (Earth and Environmental Science)

What is meant by "Earth's resources"?

• The variety of fossil fuels and minerals we mine from the ground.

• Anything that we take from nature for our own use.

• The ability for earth to replenish ground and water stocks

• The capacity for a planet to generate energy without an external source

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Identify the pair of resources listed below that includes both a renewable and a non renewable resource

• Gold and Platinum

• Water and sunlight

• Gold and Water

• Copper and Sulfur

Identify the list that only contains alternative energy sources.

• Wind, natural gas and solar

• Wind, nuclear and solar

• Wind, coal and biomass.

• Wind, coal seam gas and geothermal.

Identify the most serious environmental problem from most mines.

• Pollution when a mine is flooded.

• Waste rock heaps.

• Erosion on the mine site

• Dust.

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Coal seam gas projects are often under productive farmland. What is the best way to restore the farmland?

• The farm should be returned to its original condition by the miners when gas extraction ceases.

• The farm should be returned to its original condition by the government when as extraction ceases.

• The miners should only make sure all drill holes are caped when gas extraction ceases.

• The land naturally heals itself so that no rehabilitation is needed.

Which commodity has the highest value of production?

• Livestock

• Forestry

• Grains and Crops

• Other Horticulture

What ultimately causes water scarcity?

• Poor management of natural water sources

• Inappropriate agricultural methods increasing evaporation of water

• Booms in population leading to increased construction

• Extracting Water from a natural source a rate greater then it's replenished

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What percentage of Australia's energy consumption comes from renewable resources.

• 5%

• 15%

• 35%

• 55%

What do you call an underground water source

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What is the most important factor when it comes to selecting an area to harvest renewable resources like Solar and Wind energy

• The underlying geology of the area

• Public sentiment about infrastructure being built

• The climate of the area

• Protestors complaining about ugly windmills

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