Intro to Environmental Science

A natural resource that is naturally formed much more slowly than we use it is called __________

• renewable
• nonrenewable
• ecological
• stustainable

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable natural resource?

• wind energy
• sunlight
• natural gas
• geothermal energy

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

• crude oil
• coal
• wave energy
• copper

Which one of the following environmental issues is the primary cause of the others?

• Increasing resource use
• Destruction of habitat
• Premature extinction
• Human population growth

Which one is a completely renewable resource?

• Oil

• Sunlight

• Coal

• Fresh water

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• Trees

• Sun

• Coal

• Wind

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

All of the surroundings that affect living things.

• environment

• observation

• inference

• natural resources

Any materials or energy from nature that humans need to survive.

• natural resource

• environment

• nonrenewable resource

• inference

The study of the environment is called:

• biology

• chemistry

• environmental science

• geology