Chapter 15 Review

The parts of the environment that supply materials useful or necessary for the survival of living things are called

• natural resources

• nonrenewable resources

• inexhaustible resources

• renewable resources

Natural resources that are being used faster than they can be replaced by natural processes are called

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

• inexhaustible resources

• infinite resources

Which of the following allowed the government to set air quality standards to protect from the harmful effects of air pollution?

• The Clean Air Act

• The Clean Water Act

• The Greenhouse Gas Act

• The Atmosphere Act

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The type of water pollution caused by the erosion of soil into the waterways is called

• toxic

• bacterial

• sediment

• nutrient

What is an example of an alternative fuel?

• gasoline

• natural gas

• biodiesel

• propane

What is an example of energy saving technology?

• coal burning electrical plant

• CFC's

• compact fluorescent lightbulbs

• global warming

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Type of water pollution caused by excessive nutrients from fertilizer, manure, untreated human waste, and some detergents is called

• toxic

• sediment

• nutrient

• chemical

A resource that is replenished as quickly as it is used is called

• nonrenewable

• inexhaustible

• renewable

• natural

When sunlight reacts with waste gases from the burning of fossil fuels, it forms a type of air pollution called

• ozone

• CFC's

• geothermal

• photochemical smog

Meeting human needs in ways that ensure future generations also will be able to meet their needs is called

• green planting

• buffer zone

• sustainability

• inexhaustible

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