Human Impact Test

Which of the following is considered a renewable resource?

• iron
• sunlight
• oil
• coal

The contamination of Earth's land, water, or air is called?

• a renewable resource
• a nonrenewable resource
• extinction
• pollution

If fish are caught faster than they can reproduce, the population will?

• increase
• decrease
• remain the same
• move to other waters

Which of the following is considered a nonrenewable resource?

• sunlight
• corn
• coal
• trees

T/F Resources that are not replaced as they are used such as coal and oil, are called nonrenewable resources

• True
• False

T/F Fish are renewable resources as long as the fish breed at a faster rate than they are caught.

• True
• False

This type of growth puts greater demand on our resources?

• Pollution
• Population
• Fisheries
• Forest Management

The process of reclaiming products such as metal, glass, paper, and plastic and reusing them.

• incineration
• composting
• mining
• recycling

Which indoor air pollutant is a colorless, odorless gas formed when wood, oil, or coal are incompletely burned?

• ozone
• smog
• radon
• carbon monoxide

Most air pollution comes from

• pollen
• forest fires
• volcanic eruptions
• burning fossil fuels