Environmental Science Quiz

What are natural resources?

• Man-made materials
• Alien artifacts
• Synthetic substances
• Materials or substances such as minerals, forests, water, and fertile land that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain

What is pollution?

• Pollution is the process of cleaning the environment
• Pollution is the introduction of beneficial substances into the environment
• Pollution is the absence of any substance in the environment
• Pollution is the contamination of Earth's air, land, and water.

What is a point source of pollution?

• A natural source of pollution
• A non-identifiable source of pollution
• A temporary source of pollution
• A single identifiable source of pollution

What is a nonpoint source of pollution?

• comes from many different sources, hard to identify one source

• Concentrated sources of pollution
• Clean sources of pollution
• Point sources of pollution

What is environmental science?

• Environmental science is the study of the natural processes in the environment and how humans can affect them.

• Environmental science is the study of ancient civilizations and their impact on the environment.
• Environmental science is the study of cooking techniques in different environments.
• Environmental science is the study of astrology and its impact on the environment.

What are renewable resources?

• Non-renewable resources that can be replenished
• Man-made resources that are not sustainable
• Natural resources that can be replenished or regenerated within a human lifetime

• Fossil fuels that can be used indefinitely

What are nonrenewable resources?

• Resources that are not found in nature
• Natural resources that cannot be easily replaced once they are used up
• Resources that can be easily replaced once they are used up
• Resources that are only found in limited quantities

What is sustainable use?

• Using resources without considering future needs
• Completely depleting resources for immediate use
• Ignoring the impact of resource use on the environment
• Responsible and balanced use of resources to meet current and future needs

What is ecological footprint?

• Distance between two ecosystems
• Measure of human demand on the Earth's ecosystems
• Amount of water in a lake
• Number of trees in a forest

What is conservation?

• Ignoring the environment
• Careful management and protection of natural resources
• Wasting natural resources
• Exploiting natural resources without limits