Human Impact on the Environment

How do humans often impact the groundwater of an area?

• pollutants from different activities can percolate through the soil and into the groundwater

• human activities don't impact water that is underground

• humans are able to replace any groundwater they pollute

• human activities prevent groundwater from evaporating

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Groundwater can carry pollution from one water source to another

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• True

• False

Which of these scenarios would have a positive impact on the water in an area?

• increasing chemicals added to nearby waterways

• burying toxic waste underground

• releasing more carbon dioxide into the air by burning fossil fuels

• adding filters to a smoke stack to reduce acid rain

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Which of these is a nonrenewable resource?

• geothermal energy

• wind energy

• oil

• solar energy

Which of these is an advantage of renewable resources?

• they are inexpensive

• they will be available for a long time

• they reduce the demand for energy

• they make energy less dangerous

Choose the renewable natural resources:

• coal, air, tree, fish

• air, tree, sheep, grass

• tree, air, coal, sheep, fish

• petroleum, tree, sheep, fish, coal

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Which of these combinations would provide energy from only alternative sources?

• hydroelectric and natural gas

• solar energy and oil

• solar and geothermal

• solar energy and oil

Which of these is NOT an alternative energy source?

• coal burning plant

• solar panels

• wind turbines

• hydroelectric energy

Which of these is an alternative energy source?

• solar panels

• natural gas wells

• coal mining

• oil drilling

What is a benefit of driving cars that use fuel sources other than gas?

• less road construction

• an increase in car choices

• lower levels of air pollution

• more public transportation (buses, trains, etc)

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