Humans and the Environment Test Study

What is it called when Earth's average temperature increases due to carbon dioxide build up in the Atmosphere?

• Ozone buildup

• Global Warming

• Bioremediation

• Thermal Pollution

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• gold

• copper

• timber

• natural gas

When you burn fossil fuels what are you contributing to?

• global warming

• continental drift

• ice cap formation

• sea levels dropping

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Why it is concerning to be constantly using fossil fuels, like using gas in cars?

• it is expensive to run gas in cars

• fossil fuels can run out one day

• fossil fuels are found very deep in the earth

• Gas provides small amounts of energy

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NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

NGSS.HS-ESS3-4

Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

• coal

• natural gas

• solar

• gold

What is an environmental disadvantage of using nuclear power?

• water vapor can be released from the cooling towersq

• There is not as much carbon dioxide released into the atmosphere

• you must store radioactive waste for an extended period of time

• large amounts of energy can be produced by small amounts of uranium

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-6

What type of energy can be converted by putting panels on your home to catch sunlight and fuel your home.

• wind energy

• solar energy

• kinetic energy

• photosynthetic energy

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Large turbines are used to collect what natural resource to form electrical energy?

• sun

• wind

• ocean currents

• phosphate deposits

What type of resource can take millions of years to replenish?

• consumable

• nonrenewable

• renewable

• potential

Because oil and other fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources how long does it take them to be replenished?

• a couple years

• millions of years

• billions of years

• a couple of months