Quiz about Unit 7 Quiz 1 Review: Resources, Extraction, & Transportation

Question 1

Nonrenewable resources are those that will...

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two of these are correct

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run out sometime in the near future

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be replaced faster than we use them

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be replaced slower than we use them

Question 2

What is one extraction method that can be used to obtain oil or natural gas?

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fracking

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mountaintop removal

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underground hard rock mining

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open-pit mining

Question 3

What are the three sustainability factors?

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social, economic, and environmental

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social, economic, and financial

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environmental, economic, and family

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economic, machinery, and time management

Question 4

When we are trying to determine the most sustainable option, we weigh our three factors and make a decision. What is this process called?

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cost-benefit analysis

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good vs bad equation

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cost-benefit calculation

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sustainability project

Question 5

The most fuel efficient transportation method is...

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railway

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trucks

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ships

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pipelines

Question 6

Which description best fits open-pit mining?

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digging a large hole into the ground to obtain resources that are closer to the surface

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removing the top of a mountain to expose a seam of material

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vertical drilling into the ground and installing hydraulic pumps

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vertical and horizontal drilling used to obtain natural gas or oil

Question 7

Which of the following could be a social cost to mountaintop removal?

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people are worried about losing beautiful mountain recreation areas

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Animal habitat will be removed and ecosystems disturbed

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vegetation will be destroyed in the mining process

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the explosives are only able to be purchased in certain states in the US

Question 8

Which of the following could be an economic benefit of conventional drilling?

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oil can be made into many products that can be sold

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oil or natural gas could leak out of the well and into nearby soil

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few workers would be needed to facilitate drilling

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drill sites are not very nice to look at

Question 9

I have decided that the most sustainable transportation method are ships because they can move the most material to be sold into the economy even though they can pollute oceans and crew members are away from their families. Which sustainability factor out weighs the others?

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economic benefits outweigh the social and environmental costs

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Social costs outweigh the environmental costs

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social benefits outweigh the environmental and economic costs

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environmental benefits outweigh the economic and social costs

Question 10

Which extraction method is the best for obtaining heavy metals near a waterway?

Accepted Answer

placer mining

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open-pit mining

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fracking

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in-situ mining

Question 11

Uranium and some salts are often obtained through...

Accepted Answer

in-situ mining

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conventional drilling

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fracking

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underground hard rock mining

Question 12

Which extraction method uses drilled wells filled with high pressure water and sand to fracture rock and expose natural gas or oil?

Accepted Answer

fracking

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mountaintop removal

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in-situ mining

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conventional drilling

Question 13

The quarry in Le Claire is an example of which type of mining?

Accepted Answer

open-pit

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mountaintop removal

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placer

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in-situ

Question 14

If you want to transport oil or natural gas long distances on land, which method would be best?

Accepted Answer

pipeline

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railway

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ships

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trucks

Question 15

Which transportation method is often considered the most dangerous due to the frequency of accidents?

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trucks

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airplanes

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ships

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railway

Question 16

Many types of mining use a lot of water to separate resources. Water contamination would be a cost that fits best into which two factors?

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social and environmental

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social and economic

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economic and social

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social only

Question 17

Nuclear power is a type of _____ resource that does not release _____.

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nonrenewable, CO₂

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renewable, CO₂

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renewable, O₂

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nonrenewable, CH₄

Question 18

Environmentally, which type of nonrenewable resource would be the most beneficial to the atmosphere?

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nuclear power

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oil

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mining minerals and metals

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coal

Question 19

Socially, which renewable resource might have the most costs?

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wind energy

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hydropower

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solar power

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boimass

Question 20

You would like to purchase an electric car because they are good for the environment and popular these days. However, you would barely be able to make your car payments each month. which sustainability factor outweighs the other and caused you not to buy the car?

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economic

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systematic

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environemental

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social

Question 21

You really want to play travel baseball this summer, but with all of the tournaments you feel that you are missing out on time with your friends and family. You decide to take this season off even though your parents said they would pay for it. Which sustainability factor outweighed the others?

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social outweighs economic

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economic outweighs social

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environmental outweighs social

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environmental outweighs economic

Question 22

Compared to biomass, coal and oil give off _____ energy per unit.

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more

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less

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the same amount of

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none of these are correct

Question 23

When constructing an argument for why a certain sustainability factor outweighs the others, you should always include...

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both the benefits and costs to see all sides of the situation

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your opinion about the factors

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only the benefits and why they are important

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only the costs and why they are not as important

Question 24

When constructing an argument for why a certain sustainability factor outweighs the others, you should begin your paragraph with...

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your claim

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a question

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the only cost that you have for the argument

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a definition of cost-benefit analysis

Question 25

Your argumentative claim regarding sustainability must include...

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your stance on the situation

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the name of each sustainability factor

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a question

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an open ended statement about economic costs

Question 26

Transporting grains, coal, corn, and other solid materials from Iowa to Kansas would be best transported by...

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railway

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ship

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truck

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airplane

Unit 7 Quiz 1 Review: Resources, Extraction, & Transportation

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