7-1_Natural Resources Quiz

Where does most imported oil arrive in the United States?

• By airplanes

• By tanker ships

• By trains

• By trucks

What is an import?

• Something that is not needed

• Something used within a country for personal use

• Something brought into a country to be sold or traded

• Something sent out of a country to be sold or traded

What is the definition of pollution?

• The contamination of air, water, or soil by materials that are invisible

• The contamination of air, water, or soil by materials that are neutral to living things

• The contamination of air, water, or soil by materials that are harmful to living things

• The contamination of air, water, or soil by materials that are helpful to living things

How can water become polluted?

• By reducing the temperature

• By adding more oxygen

• By adding trash, eroded soil, or chemicals

• By increasing the water flow

What can make soil unusable for growing crops?

• Adding water

• Adding chemicals from storage sites or runoff

• Adding sunlight

• Adding nutrients

What is the purpose of a drip irrigation system?

• To waste water

• To use more water

• To use less water

• To pollute water

What is the purpose of a farmers' market?

• To sell imported goods

• To sell goods produced nearby

• To sell goods at high prices

• To sell only processed foods

An _________ is something brought into a country to be sold or traded.

An_____ is something sent out of a country to be sold or traded.