Earth's Resources Quiz E.5.10

Which is a renewable natural resource?

• trees

• plastic

• oil

• minerals

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Exhaust fumes, agriculture runoff, and pesticides can mix with and dissolve in water, air, and soil to produce what?

• energy

• fertilizers

• fossil fuels

• pollution

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Which is considered a non-renewable resource?

• air

• aluminum

• soil

• sunlight

Which is considered a renewable resource?

• copper

• extinct animal

• freshwater

• steel

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Which are considered fossil fuels?

• coal, oil, and natural gas

• iron, copper, and aluminum

• humus, topsoil, and sand

• water, air, and soil

Which term defines the preservation, management, and care of natural and cultural resources?

• conservation

• natural resources

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

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Which term defines materials found in nature like coal or wood that are useful to humans?

• conservation

• natural resources

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

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An area of land was exposed to strip mining for coal. Strip mining involves scraping away the soil and rocks to get to the coal buried near the surface. What can be a possible effect of this process?

• It increases the amount of soil erosion.

• Topsoil is loosened and new plants start to grow.

• It decreases the risk of chemical contamination of groundwater.

• Groundwater levels are positively impacted.

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The number of black bears seen in Jackson, Mississippi, has risen recently. Community leaders are worried for the safety of the citizens and are looking for solutions to keep the black bears out of Jackson. Which solution would most likely keep the black bears away from Jackson?

• Build caves for the black bears far away from Jackson

• Plant more food-producing plants for the black bears outside the city

• Encourage citizens to put away and lock up their garbage because it attracts black bears

• Increase the number of black bears a hunter can catch during hunting season.

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Kallie read in a science journal that the lake in her city once had many different types of fish. However, with an increase in human population, the fish populations in the lake decreased. What might be a reason for the decrease of the fish populations in the lake?

• an increase in the amount of rainfall

• cutting down trees in the city

• dumping of city waste in the lake

• the construction of a bridge over the lake

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