Quiz about Human Impact's on Earth's Systems Review

Question 1

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

Accepted Answer

sunlight

Answer

Coal

Answer

petroleum

Answer

natural gas

Question 2

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

Accepted Answer

coal

Answer

sunlight

Answer

plants

Answer

water

Question 3

Farmland primarily produces __________.

Accepted Answer

food

Answer

Wood

Answer

minerals

Answer

rocks

Question 4

Forests primarily provide __________.

Accepted Answer

Wood

Answer

food

Answer

minerals

Answer

rocks

Question 5

Chelsea fills four bottles with water. She then places the four bottles of water in the sun. Each bottle contains one-half liter of water. After a few hours,Chelsea measures the water temperature in each bottle.

Which body most likely has the HIGHEST water temperature?

Accepted Answer

3

Answer

1

Answer

2

Answer

4

Question 6

Why do you think most solar panels are dark

in color?

Accepted Answer

Dark colors absorb more solar energy than light colors.

Answer

Dark colors reflect more solar energy than light colors.

Answer

Dark colors attract wind energy more than light colors.

Answer

Dark colors generate more wind energy than light colors.

Question 7

The energy that comes from the movement of water is called, _________.

Accepted Answer

hydroelectric

Answer

geothermal

Answer

natural gas

Answer

transformational

Question 8

Which of the following is a fuel energy source?

Accepted Answer

natural gas

Answer

sun

Answer

hydroelectric

Answer

wind

Question 9

Which of the following is a non-fuel energy source?

Accepted Answer

wind

Answer

coal

Answer

natural gas

Answer

oil

Question 10

Which Earth System is most affected when factories burn harmful chemicals and release substances into the air?

Accepted Answer

atmosphere

Answer

geosphere

Answer

hyrdosphere

Answer

biosphere

Question 11

How does building a large dam affect some or all of Earth's systems?

Accepted Answer

Building a dam affects wildlife that depend on the natural flow of water.

Answer

Building a dam generates more electricity.

Answer

Building a dam increases the amount of fresh drinking water.

Answer

Building a dam increases recreational activities.

Question 12

What is one negative effect of factories?

Accepted Answer

Mining can sometimes produce gases

that pollute the air.

Answer

Mining is the extraction of valuable and nonrenewable

minerals from the earth.

Answer

Some factories use resources mined from

the ground to produce goods that meet human needs.

Question 13

Governments can help conserve and protect natural resources by

establishing national and state parks. Select two reasons why

governments participate in conservation efforts.

Accepted Answer

to preserve natural areas with rare features, such as the

Grand Canyon

Accepted Answer

to establish safe places for endangered environments, such as

wetlands or large forests

Answer

to make money from fossil fuels and mineral mining

Answer

to protect people who want to make new devices that use

renewable energy

Question 14

Paul is expanding his solar panel company. He wants to construct

another building for manufacturing solar panels. He wants his

new building to have the least amount of impact on the

environment. Where is the best place for Paul to locate his new

building?

Accepted Answer

on a flat, empty gravel lot across the street from his current

building

Answer

on a plot of land inhabited with wildflowers, trees, and animals

Answer

next to a creek near his current building

Answer

underground, next to a transportation center

Question 15

How can school officials help their students learn more about

conservation?

Accepted Answer

by showing students different inventions that use renewable

energy, such as a solar calculator

Answer

by asking students to print their schoolwork on one side of the

paper

Answer

by offering students more choices at lunch, such as milk in a

carton or a plastic bottle

Answer

by reducing the use of air conditioning in student classrooms

Question 16

The world's largest freshwater resource is found in _________.

Accepted Answer

glaciers and ice caps

Answer

ground water

Answer

rivers

Answer

oceans

Question 17

The world's smallest freshwater resource is found in ________.

Accepted Answer

rivers

Answer

permafrost

Answer

wetlands

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