Quiz about Natural Resources and Human Impact

Question 1

Resources that are obtained from the earth

Accepted Answer

natural resources

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global warming

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pollution

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nature's bounty

Question 2

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed

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renewable resources

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nonrenewable resource

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fossil fuels

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pollution

Question 3

A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame.

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nonrenewable resource

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renewable resource

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reforestation

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atmosphere

Question 4

Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.

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fossil fuels

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animal relics

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reforestation

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fossils

Question 5

clearing of trees in a forested area

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deforestation

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reforestation

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pollution

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biosphere

Question 6

planting trees to replace lost forestland

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reforestation

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deforestation

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ecology

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recycling

Question 7

Introduction of harmful materials into the environment

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pollution

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reforestation

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fossil fuel

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global warming

Question 8

The slow warming of Earth's atmosphere due to climatic change

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global warming

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atmospheric heating

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sun's radiation

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earth core

Question 9

Select all that are renewable resources

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plants

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sunlight

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animals

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coal

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oil

Question 10

Select all that are nonrenewable resources

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natural gas

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coal

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uranium

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wind

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water

Question 11

The process of making new products from materials that were used in another product.

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recycle

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reduce

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reuse

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repeat

Question 12

Involves using a resource over and over in the same form

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reuse

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recycle

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reduce

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repeat

Question 13

to use less of something

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reduce

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recycle

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reuse

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repeat

Question 14

How can we use natural resources?

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All answers are correct

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We can use energy from natural resources to generate electricity

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We can use natural resources to construct houses and buildings

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We can use natural resources for food

Question 15

Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?

Accepted Answer

all of the above are good conservation practices

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recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum

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limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving

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using rechargeable batteries

Question 16

If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?

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air and water pollution

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good fishing for recreation

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plentiful animals in the river

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purified drinking water

Question 17

How does population growth affect natural resources?

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The more people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

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The less people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

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The more people on the planet, the more natural resources that are available for each person.

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The less people on the planet, the more resources are used daily

Question 18

What is the term for important nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of living organisms?

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fossil fuels

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solar particles

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mineral sediments

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elemental energy

Question 19

The pictures show a forest before and after deforestation, a process where many trees are cut down.

Which of the following best explains why trees are called a renewable resources?

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If a tree is cut down, a new tree can be planted in its place.

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If a tree is cut down, the animals that depended on the tree will help the tree grow back.

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Only humans use trees, so tree populations will never fall below the number that are needed.

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Only paper is made from trees, so the tree population will never run out.

Question 20

How is the atmosphere involved in the greenhouse effect?

Accepted Answer

Gases in the atmosphere trap and redirect heat reflected from the surface of Earth.

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It transforms light energy from the Sun into thermal energy that warms the surface of Earth.

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Gases magnify the heat of the Sun as it passes down through Earth's atmosphere.

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Heat from the surface of Earth is absorbed by gases and radiated into space.

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