Resources, Land Use, and Human Impact

Resources that can be replaced or used again

• solar cells

• renewable resources

• natural resources

• nonrenewable resources

Most of the energy people use comes from this.

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

• fossil fuels

• natural resources

Which is an example of a helpful environmental change?

• oil spills

• planting trees

• pollution

• chemicals soaking into the ground

The release of harmful material into the environment.

• biodiversity

• ecosystem

• pollution

• desalination

What is the key difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?

• a. All non-renewable resources pollute the environment; renewable resources don't.

• b. Non-renewable resources must be refined before humans can use them; renewable resources don't.

• c. Non-renewable resources exist in unlimited quantities; renewable resources don't.

• d. Non-renewable resources exist in limited quantities; renewable resources don't.

Which is a renewable resource?

• oil
• coal
• solar energy

__________is the energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.

• Wind
• Hydro
• Nuclear
• Solar

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

Which of the following helped humans live longer after the Industrial Revolution?

• Improved medicine
• Improved technologies
• Improved nutrition
• All of the above

  Why is pollution harmful to our environment?

• Pollution can cause you to catch a cold

• Pollution can make it hard to see and make living things sick.

• Pollution can clean the air and make living things healthy.

• Pollution can make it hard to breathe and make living things sick.