Review Test 1

Why is it NOT a safe practice to place a fuel depot over an aquifer?

• 1. Aquifers are too high up in the mountains.

• If the fuel leaks, the water in the aquifer will become contaminated.
  

• The weight of the depot is too great over the aquifer.

• 1. The fumes escaping from the fuel depot are explosive.

A student lists four energy resources along with their possible environmental impacts. 

Which energy resource is matched correctly with its environmental impact? 

• coal

• wind energy

• solar energy

• hydroelectricity 

A student made a table that shows four natural resources and how their uses by humans could possibly impact the environment. Which two natural resources are matched correctly with their environmental impacts in the table? 

• coal and timber

• timber and freshwater 

• coal and solar energy

• freshwater and solar energy

The graph shows the consumption of coal in the United States between 1990 and 2004. Which environmental impact is most likely a result of the trend shown by the data? 

• increase in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere 

• decrease in the amount of soil erosion

• decrease in atmospheric temperature

• increase in polar ice quantities in the Arctic and Antarctic

The table shows the estimated energy production (in quadrillions of BTUs) from fossil fuels over a 20-year period.

Which conclusion is best supported by the data? 

• 1. Dependency on oil has increased, therefore energy production from natural gas is decreasing. 

• 1. Dependency on coal has increased, therefore energy production from coal is increasing. 

• 1. Dependency on oil has increased, therefore energy production from oil is increasing. 

• 1. Dependency on coal has increased, therefore energy production from natural gas is decreasing.