Natural Resources Test

_____ is the process of taking out valuable resources, like metals, minerals, and fuel, from the Earth.

the action of clearing a wide area of trees for agriculture, urbanization, or farming

• logging

• afforestation

• deforestation

• clear-cutting

A natural fuel formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms is called a(n) _____.

• fossil fuel

• biofuel

• hydrocarbon

• carbon-based fuel

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS2-6

_____ is the introduction of contaminants into the natural environment that causes harm.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

a body of rock and/or sediment that holds groundwater

• water table

• aquifer

• reservoir

• well

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

a situation where a region has more people than an environment can sustainably support

• overfishing

• overpopulation

• population density

• sustainability

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

_____ is catching a certain species of fish faster than they can reproduce.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

NGSS.MS-LS2-4

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

What gases trap heat in the atmosphere?

• greenhouse gases

• fossil fuels

• carbon footprint

• atmospheric gase

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

the process where a natural environment is altered or completely eliminated

• habitat destruction

• overpopulation

• urbanization

• overexploitation

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NGSS.HS-LS2-7

the decline in the variety of life on Earth

• biodiversity loss

• extinction

• endangerment

• ecosystem degradation

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-5

NGSS.MS-LS4-1