Human Impact on Environment

Which of the following will likely be an effect of climate change?

• greater biodiversity

• sea level rise

• later arrivals of spring each year

• plants everywhere will benefit from warmer weather

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Which of these human actions will impact Earth's systems?

• Using pesticides to produce higher yields in crops

• Creating environmental regulations that protect and maintain Earth's natural state

• overpopulation, pollution and construction of buildings

• all of these

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Which of the following is a way that humans positively impact the environment?

• recycling

• burning fossil fuels

• introducing invasive species

• Overpopulation

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How can humans best minimize their impact on Earth's systems?

• Humans can utilize Earth’s resources freely without any negative impacts to Earth’s systems.

• Humans must return to a time before modern technology was hurting the environment

• Humans must utilize Earth’s resources in a way that creates a balance between man made structures and Earth’s systems.

• None of these

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Which of the following practices would help reduce your impact on the environment most?

• buying products on sale

• riding a bike to school or work

• buying a used car

• throwing away old electronics

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Which of the following human activities has the greatest impact on the environment?

• fishing and hunting

• surfing

• going on hikes

• driving cars

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Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

• Oil

• Coal

• Natural gas

• Uranium

The main cause of atmospheric pollution is?

• Burning of fossil fuels

• Condensation towers at nuclear power plants

• Greenhouse gasses released by volcanic eruptions

• Mining for lithium

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A resource that can take up to millions of years to be replenished is a

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

The type of natural resource that can be replenished in a short amount of time is a

• Renweable

• Nonrenewable