What to Study IC 3

One of the negative aspects of using nuclear power as an alternative energy source is

• finding a fuel source.

• it pollutes the air.

• the disposal of byproducts.

• it does not produce much energy.

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SEV3a

Currently, most of the oil produced in the United States is produced by this method.

• drilling

• heap-leach mining

• open pit mining

• sub-surface mining

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SEV3a

One negative effect of society's need for energy would include

• the Exxon Valdez oil spill that destroyed the habitats and lives of many animals.

• the discovery of oil that ended society's dependence on whale oil for fuel, thereby ending whaling in the world.

• the limitations of non-renewable resources such as oil that are leading to the creation of cleaner fuels.

• the invention of engines that can run on energy from the sun or corn.

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3b

Human activities, such as the burning of fossil fuels, result in air pollution. What could be an outcome if the amount of smoke released is not regulated?

• Sunlight would not be able to reach Earth.

• The smoke would settle around cities, reducing visibility.

• Trees would begin to die, leading to habitat loss.

• The temperature of the region would decrease.

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3b

Which practice can be categorized as a sustainable practice?

• strip-mining for coal

• selective cut forestry

• urban sprawl city planning

• slash-and-burn farming

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SEV3c

When we use renewable resources with care, ensuring that they are not depleted for future generations, we are following a practice called

• frontier ethic.

• biodiversification.

• sustainability.

• subsistence living.

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SEV3c

What is the largest suspected environmental problem associated with the burning of fossil fuels?

• production of acid rain

• pollution of water sources

• global warming

• depletion of ozone

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SEV3d

Sulfur oxides (SO₂) are responsible for

• global warming.

• greenhouse gases.

• destroying the ozone layer.

• producing acid rain.

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SEV4a

When the combustion engine was invented it had many positive effects on society, but years later it has been discovered that the burning of oil and coal has one major negative effect on the environment. What is that negative effect?

• It increases the greenhouse effect.

• It uses renewable resources.

• It causes a hole in the ozone.

• It improves air quality.

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SEV4a

topsoil contamination

species eradication

ground water contamination

Three examples are provided. A serious environmental problem is the destruction of

• irreplaceable resources.

• human housing.

• farms.

• grassland.

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SEV4b