Resources Review

What is one benefit of using renewable resources to produce energy?

• Renewable resources cannot be used up permanently.

• Renewable resources are available everywhere.

• Producing energy from renewable resources is easy.

• Producing energy from renewable resources relies on weather.

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Which example describes the use of a nonrenewable energy resource?

• Gasoline is used to fuel a car.

• Sunlight is used to heat a home.

• Water is released through a dam.

• Wind turbines spin to generate electricity.

The amount of coal burned to produce electricity by a typical coal plant in the United States during a three year period has increased by 30%.

What immediate impact will this increase in the consumption of coal have on the environment?

• a decrease in freshwater resources

• an increase in non-biodegradable wastes

• an increase in greenhouse gas emissions

• a decrease atmospheric O2

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A student made a table that shows four natural resources and how their uses by humans could possibly impact the environment.

Which two natural resources are matched correctly with their environmental impacts in the table?

• timber and freshwater

• coal and timber

• coal and solar energy

• freshwater and solar energy

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In a city, home-heating from coal and local timber increased by 30% in a single year.

As a result, which direct impact to the local environment will most likely happen?

• Soil erosion in the area will decrease.

• Forests in the area will grow much faster.

• Carbon dioxide concentrations in the air will increase.

• Lakes, rivers, and streams will become less polluted.

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Energy can be produced in many different ways. Which method adds more greenhouse gases to the atmosphere and increases global warming?

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Nuclear fuels are highly efficient sources of energy.

What is an environmental impact of the use of nuclear fuels?

• Nuclear fuel is easily exhausted.

• Nuclear waste disposal is hazardous.

• They decrease the pollution of fresh water resources.

• They increase the emission of greenhouse gases.

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Use the pie graph to answer the question.

What percentage of energy is produced from energy sources that are nonrenewable?

• 21.3%

• 44.7%

• 69.1%

• 89.4%

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In a local town, more than 50% of home owners installed solar heaters to keep their homes warm instead of using electricity from coal that comes from a different state.

How will this decision impact the local environment?

• There will be a decrease in local deforestation.

• There will be an increase in acid rain as result of the increased coal conservation.

• There will be an increase in local smog from the coal fired power plants.

• There will be a decrease in local greenhouse gas emissions.

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Hydropower generates over 60% of the world's renewable energy. What could be an environmental impact of this method of power generation?

• It emits greenhouse gases.

• It produces air pollutants.

• It contaminates groundwater resources.

• It results in the destruction of plant and animal habitats.

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