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WorksheetsEnvironmental Geology
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the gases called that trap heat in the atmosphere and can cause climate change?
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
greenhouse gases
d)
radioactivity
2.
Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
uranium
d)
natural gas
3.
Agriculture can be harmful to the lithosphere because fertilizers and __________ can pollute the water.
a)
pesticides
b)
monoculture
c)
hydrofracking
d)
uranium
4.
What type of resource can be easily replaced or replenished by nature?
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
monoculture
d)
deforestation
5.
Mining uranium can be harmful due to prolonged exposure to ___________.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
biomass
d)
radioactivty
6.
What is the growing of one single crop all the time called?
a)
agriculture
b)
monoculture
c)
hydrofracking
d)
geothermal
7.
Which type of renewable energy generally coincides with plate boundaries?
a)
solar energy
b)
wind energy
c)
hydropower
d)
geothermal energy
8.
What is the process where rock near the bottom of a well is broken up in order to increase the flow of natural gas from the well called?
a)
hydrofracking
b)
agriculture
c)
geothermal energy
d)
urbanization
9.
Resources that cannot be easily replaced or renewed by nature is called?
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
deforestation
d)
surface mining
10.
Deforestation is bad for the environment because it adds large amounts of ________ _________ to the atmosphere
a)
water vapor
b)
natural gas
c)
strip mining
d)
carbon dioxide
11.
Wood harvesting leads to __________ and habitat destruction.
a)
monoculture
b)
deforestation
c)
radioactivity
d)
pesticides
12.
Many renewable energy sources can be used in NC, but ______________ is not one of them.
a)
biomass
b)
solar
c)
hydropower
d)
geothermal
13.
Petroleum and natural gas are formed from the remains of _____________ organisms.
a)
organic
b)
marine
c)
terrestrial
d)
nocturnal
14.
_____________ is when more more land is being utilized by cities.
a)
urbanization
b)
monoculture
c)
deforestation
d)
hydrofracking
15.
Which of the following is NOT a form of renewable energy?
a)
solar
b)
wind
c)
nuclear
d)
geothermal
16.
Which strategy would most effectively reduce the amount of carbon dioxide generated by power plants?
a)
to remove sulfur from coal
b)
to stop generating electricity from nuclear energy
c)
to reduce the amount of natural gas used to generate energy
d)
to capture carbon dioxide emissions for storage in deep mines and wells
17.
What natural resource is commonly obtained by surface mining?
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
wood
d)
natural gas
18.
What change would best aid a farmer in making the transition from traditional farmer to sustainable farming?
a)
Irrigate the crops using well water
b)
Rotate the types of crops grown
c)
Plant only genetically modified crops
d)
Reduce the ratio of essential elements in the fertilizer
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