Human Impact on Environment Quiz

Which approach to resource management aims to harvest resources in ways that minimize impact on the ecosystem and processes that provide the resource?

• Ecosystem based management

• Adaptive Management

• Rapid resource Management

• Maximum sustainable yield

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following is an economic value of forests?

• Timber production

• Biodiversity conservation

• Recreational opportunities

• All of the above

Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

• Coal

• minerals

• timber

• petroleum

What is true for private logging operations?

• They are always environmentally friendly.

• They produce trees of many varieties

• They produce a Monoculture

• They are subject to international regulations.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

The clearing of a forest and its replacement by another land use is called:

• Deforestation

• Afforestation

• Reforestation

• Desertification

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What are prescribed burns?

• A method of planting trees in a forest.

• A technique where humans intentionally set controlled fires.

• A process of lightening causing wildfires.

• A way to measure air quality in forests.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which mining method is most likely to destroy the habitats of wildlife?

• Strip-Mining

• surface mining

• Placer mining

• solution mining

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

After a catastrophe, soil formation is the first step in what process?

• primary succession

• tertiary succession

• secondary succession

• Weathering

Most of the nutrients in soil come from:

• Decomposed organic matter

• Mineral weathering

• Atmospheric deposition

• Fertilizers

Which of the following is a characteristic of minerals?

• Color

• Taste

• Odor

• Sound