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WorksheetsUnit 5 Catch-Up
Total questions: 16
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is an example of a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectric
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
2.
Human activities affect the supply and quality of resources including . . .
a)
land
b)
air
c)
water
d)
all of these
3.
Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
4.
Which of the following is NOT a common source of water pollution in the U.S.?
a)
chemical fertilizers
b)
industrial waste
c)
runoff from areas that have been mined
d)aquifer recharge
5.
Timber, pork and corn.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
alternative
c)
renewable
6.
A resource not easily replaced.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
renewable
c)
alternative
7.
Topsoil is lost due to which process.
a)
lying fallow
b)
leeching
c)
grazing
d)
erosion
8.
What is the term for chemicals used to kill insects, weeds, and other pests?
a)
insecticde
b)
herbicide
c)
pathogens
d)
pesticides
9.
No fishing zones are designated to repair the damage from what?
a)
aquaculture
b)
ocean pollution
c)
overharvesting
d)
desertification
10.
What is Deforestation?
a)
A forest in which there are too many deers.
b)
A forest party where deers hang out
c)
The adding of trees in a forest.
d)
The clearing of trees; transforming of a forest into cleared land.
11.
4. Fossil fuels came from the fossilized remains of plants and animals from long ago.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
Smokestack emissions from this fossil fuel cause asthma, strokes, cardiac complications and lung cancer. Total monetary cost of health impacts exceeds 100 billion dollars per year.
a)
Coal
b)
Oil/ Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
13.
Since 1983, the top producer of this fossil fuel has been China.
a)
Coal
b)
Oil/ Petroleum
c)
Natural Gas
14.
What can be done to solve problems related to the tragedy of the commons?
a)
Privatization
b)
Regulations, restrictions and quotas
c)
Public education
d)
All of the above
15.
Which of these is not an example of a commons?
a)
Aquifers
b)
The ocean
c)
Privately owned farms
d)
Highways
16.
True or false: As populations grow, the tragedy of the commons will become more of a problem.
a)
True
b)
False
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