Environmental Science Final Exam

Geothermal

• Renewable Energy

• Non-renewable Energy

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What can be done to sustain the productivity of rangeland?

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When forests are not replanted after trees are cut, natural resources

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Given that most people live in urban areas, why should rural areas be preserved?

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What is the definition of renewable energy sources?

• sources of energy that will never go away or be used up

• Sources of energy that can go away and be used up

• Wind, Solar, Hydro, Geothermal

• Coal, Oil, Gas

Living vegetation and the ocean are known as "carbon sinks" because

• they are made of carbon.

• they create carbon.

• they destroy carbon.

• they store carbon.

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Where does the energy from an ecosystem come from?

• Trees

• Sun

• Plants

• Water

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Your Ecological or Carbon Footprint is the ratio of 

• the amount of resources you use to the amount of resources available

• how many people there are on earth to how much space we have on earth

• people to cars

• robots available to robots needed

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Sustainability is making sure that the planet and its resources can continue to provide life.

• True

• False

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The conditions in an area over a long period of time?

• Climate

• Weather

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