WorksheetsEnvironment/Human Impact
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 7mins
Cutting down only some trees in a forest, leaving a mix of tree sizes and species standing, is called
selective cutting
clear-cutting
certified cutting
patch cutting
If fish are caught faster than they can breed, the population will
increase.
decrease.
remain the same.
move to other waters.
The practice of raising fish and other water-dwelling organisms for food is called
over-fishing.
aquaculture.
sustainable yield.
selective cutting.
Which of the following is considered a renewable resource?
iron
sunlight
oil
coal
An area with a large population of valuable ocean organisms is called
aquaculture.
sustainable yield.
fishery.
neritic zone.
Resources that are not replaced as they are used, such as coal and oil, are nonrenewable resources.
True
False
Which of the following is considered a nonrenewable resource?
sunlight
corn
coal
trees
The contamination of Earth's land, water, or air is called
a renewable resource.
a nonrenewable resource.
extinction.
pollution.
The study of natural processes in the environment and how humans can affect them is called
resource management.
environmental science.
preservation.
conservation.
A species in danger of becoming extinct in the near future is referred to as an endangered species.
True
False
The exhaust fumes from automobiles are an example of
habitat destruction.
poaching.
pollution.
exotic species.
Clear-cutting usually leads to fewer changes in the forest ecosystem than selective cutting.
True
False
Which of the following would be a cost of drilling for oil in Antarctica?
The supply of heating fuel would be increased.
There would be a greater opportunity to study wildlife there.
An oil spill could harm food sources for penguins.
Many new jobs would be created.
Selective cutting is different from clear-cutting, because in selective cutting,
no trees are cut down.
all the trees are cut down.
some trees are not cut down.
there is greater damage to the forest.
