Natural Resources Review

People try to conserve some resources, like fossil fuels, because they are not replaceable. Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable?

• They must be transported long distances

• No one can afford to buy them

• It is impossible to extract more from the Earth

• Processes that create them take longer than a human lifetime

People move into and begin living in an area that previously had no human activity. What will be the most likely effect on the amount of available water?

• Water will be more evenly distributed in the area

• Most of the freshwater in the area will be converted into salt water

• There will be less water available for other living things

• The amount of freshwater suitable for drinking will increase

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Typically, as human populations increase, the negative impacts on Earth -

• decrease

• stay the same

• increase

• disappear

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Natural resources are resources found in nature that are ____ to people.

• not useful

• solar

• water

• useful

What are the five types of renewable resources?

• solar energy, fossil fuels, wind energy, hydropower, biomass

• fossil fuels, nuclear energy, geothermal energy, biomass, wind energy

• wind energy, solar energy, biomass, nuclear energy, geothermal energy

• biomass, geothermal energy, wind energy, solar energy, hydropower

What are the three types of fossil fuels?

• crude oil, water, natural gas

• coal, natural gas, crude oil

• water, coal, solar energy

• wind, coal, natural gas

Burning fossil fuels releases carbon dioxide and contributes to what?

• nuclear energy

• sustainability

• biomass energy

• global climate change

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There is an infinite supply of natural resources.

• True

• False

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Trees are a renewable resource.

• True

• False

To support the claim that the consumption of natural resources by humans has a negative impact on the environment, what kinds of data would be needed to provide evidence?

• Increasing human lifespan over time and global increase in sea level

• Increasing human population and decreasing size of habitats for plants and animal

• Increasing burning of fossil fuels by humans and decreasing use of other resources

• Increasing the consumption of resources by humans and increasing biodiversity

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