Topic 5 Review

The recycling rate for aluminum cans was the greatest in what year?

• 1990

• 1995

• 2000

Which are the two most likely reasons for this change?

• The world population has decreased.

• The world population has increased.

• More land is needed to grow crops.

• Growing crops has become more efficient.

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Carlos had made a list of nonrenewable natural resources. Which two resources do not belong on his list? 

• sunlight

• oil

• wind

• coal

Which are examples of reduce?

• riding your bike to school instead of getting a ride in a car

• using cloth grocery bags instead of paper and plastic

• buying an outdoor chair made of reused plastic

• using ceramic plates instead of paper plates

• turning off lights

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Which are examples of reuse?

• riding your bike to school instead of getting a ride in a car

• using cloth grocery bags instead of paper and plastic

• buying an outdoor chair made of reused plastic

• using ceramic plates instead of paper plates

• turning off lights

Which is an example of recycling?

• riding your bike to school instead of getting a ride in a car

• using cloth grocery bags instead of paper and plastic

• buying an outdoor chair made of reused plastic

• using ceramic plates instead of paper plates

• turning off lights

Which is the best explanation of how renewable resources differ from nonrenewable resources?

• Renewable resources are found in nature. Nonrenewable resources are made by humans.

• Nonrenewable resources can be replaced as quickly as people use them. Renewable resources are not made fast enough to replace what is used.

• Renewable resources can be replaced as quickly as people use them. Nonrenewable resources are not made fast enough to replace what is used.

• Nonrenewable resources are found in nature. Renewable resources are made by humans.

Which picture shows the best placement of solar panels for collecting the maximum amount of solar energy?

• z

• y

• w

• x

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A (negative / positive) impact of a dam is that it generates electricity

without the pollution associated with burning fossil fuels. A (negative /

positive) impact is that the dam blocks the natural flow of water and

alters the environment for plants and animals.

• negative/positive

• positive/negative

• negative/negative

• positive/positive

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The world’s largest freshwater resource is found in (groundwater / ice and

snow / rivers). The world’s smallest freshwater resource is found in (rivers

/ permafrost / wetlands).

• groundwater/rivers

• rivers/wetlands

• ice and snow/rivers

• ice and snow/permafrost

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