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Land, Air, & Water Resources Review

Total questions: 39

Worksheet time: 22mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
The process of reclaiming products such as metal, glass, paper, and plastic and reusing them to create new products is called
a)
  mining.
b)
 incineration.
c)
composting.
d)
  recycling.
2.
To create less waste in the first place is to
a)
reduce.
b)
 incinerate.
c)
 reuse.
d)
 recycle.
3.
One group of gases that is responsible for destroying ozone in the ozone layer is
a)
  CFCs.
b)
car exhaust fumes.
c)
carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
d)
 nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides.
4.
Most of the Earth's water (about 97 percent) is
a)
salt water in the oceans.
b)
freshwater in lakes and rivers.
c)
in the form of snow or ice.
d)
in the clouds.
5.
Many types of hazardous waste can be disposed of
a)
in an open dump.
b)
in a carefully designed landfill.
c)
in a sanitary landfill.
d)
down the drain.
6.
Most water pollution is the result of
a)
human activities.
b)
drought.
c)
volcanic eruptions.
d)
storms.
7.
The ozone layer protects people from which of the following?
a)
carbon monoxide poisoning
b)
too much ultraviolet radiation
c)
the effects of radon
d)
surfing
8.
Precipitation that is more acidic than normal because of air pollution is called
a)
smog.
b)
acid rain.
c)
ozone.
d)
emissions.
9.
Which indoor air pollutant is a colorless, odorless gas that forms when wood, coal, oil, or gas are incompletely burned?
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
radon
c)
ozone
d)
smog
10.
What is the thick, brownish haze formed when certain gases react in sunlight?
a)
carbon monoxide
b)
Photochemical smog
c)
acid rain
d)
radon
11.
1. Smog is...
a)
A type of acid rain
b)
A chemical reaction between the water in the air, pollution and the sun.
c)
A type of cloud
12.
6. Which layer of the atmosphere has the ozone gases?
a)
The troposphere
b)
The stratosphere
c)
The thermosphere
13.
Incineration is...
a)
The new bad guy in Star Wars: The Force Awakens.
b)
A form of recycling.
c)
Burning trash.
d)
the underground storage of municipal solid waste.
14.
Upwelling carries nutrients out of what kind of ocean waters?
a)
dark
b)
shallow
c)
deep
d)
clean
15.
Upwelling carries nutrients out of what kind of ocean waters?
a)
dark
b)
shallow
c)
deep
d)
clean
16.
Ocean resources around the world are equally distributed.
a)
True
b)
False
17.
People cannot use most of the freshwater on Earth because it is in the form of...
a)
clouds
b)
lakes
c)
oceans
d)
ice
18.
The main chemical in photochemical smog is _________, which forms when sunlight reacts with certain gases.
a)
ozone
b)
carbon dioxide
c)
carbon monoxide
d)
oxygen
19.
One type of water pollution is _______ from water that has been used to cool down factory machinery.
a)
heat
b)
pesticides
c)
solid waste
d)
sewage
20.
The farming of saltwater and freshwater organisms is called
a)
agriculture
b)
sheltering
c)
aquaculture
21.
The process of restoring an area of land to a more natural, productive state is called...
a)
erosion
b)
nutrient depletion
c)
desertification
d)
land reclamation
22.
A type of landfill designed to hold municipal solid waste safely is...
a)
a compost pile
b)
a sanitary landfill
c)
a leachate landfill
d)
an open dump
23.

Grazing livestock and growing crops would be under this land use.

a)

development

b)

agriculture

c)

mining

d)

urbanization

24.

All of the answers below are three problems that can result from poor soil management except

a)

erosion.

b)

drought.

c)

desertification.

d)

nutrient depletion.

25.

This man made gas created an ozone hole in the late 1970's

a)

chlorofluorocarbons

b)

radon

c)

carbon monoxide

d)

methane

26.
Why is ozone high in the atmosphere good?
a)
Blocks UV light
b)
Traps light
c)
Allows light/heat to leave Earth
27.
Many uses of land, including logging, mining, and farming, expose the soil, which can lead to
a)
erosion.
b)
nutrient depletion.
c)
crop rotation.
d)
development.
28.

How do people use land?

a)

Agriculture, mining, and development

b)

To live on

c)

They build malls, shopping centers, and hospitals only.

d)

People don't use the land

29.

What is the structure of fertile soil?

a)

Litter, topsoil, subsoil, bedrock

b)

Stratosphere, ionosphere, atmosphere

c)

Roots, stem, leaf, flower

d)

Metamorphic, igneous, sedimentary rock.

30.

How does soil help breakdown waste?

a)

Minerals and nutrients

b)

The very top layer of dead leaves and grass

c)

It contains bacteria, fungi, and other organisms that help break down waste

d)

Freezing thawing, acids in rainwater and chemicals released by lichens, and plant roots that wedge between rocks.

31.
Rainwater falling on a dump dissolves chemicals from the wastes, forming a liquid called _________________ that could pollute rivers, streams, and groundwater.
a)
liquid waste
b)
trash effluent
c)
leachate
d)
runoff
32.

What are the three methods of handling solid waste?

a)

Burning, burying, and recycling.

b)

Putting trash in trash bags

c)

Taking trash to landfills

33.

Plastic containers, metal cans, rubber tires, and glass are considered biodegradable.

a)

True

b)

False

34.
Most water pollution is the result of __________________.
a)
natural processes
b)
animal waste
c)
human activities
d)
acid rain
35.
Water shortages can be created by ____________________.
a)
weather related issues like drought
b)
human consumption
c)
human withdrawal
d)
All of these reasons.
36.
People depend on ocean organisms for __________________.
a)
minerals
b)
fuels
c)
food and water
d)
All of these choices
37.
Fuels such as ________________ are created naturally over the course of hundreds of millions of years from the remains of dead marine organisms.
a)
coal
b)
nuclear material
c)
oil and natural gas
d)
wood
38.
Although some ocean pollution is the result of natural occurrences, most pollution is related to _______________.
a)
global warming
b)
human activities
c)
ozone depletion
d)
upwelling
39.
Fresh water can be produced by removing the salt from ocean water using a process called ______________.
a)
salt water cleanup
b)
desalination
c)
water purification
d)
wastewater treatment

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