Worksheets4-1 Study Quiz
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
How will the amount of freshwater that humans use change from the year 1995 to the year 2025?
Levels of freshwater use are going to INCREASE due the the increase in human population.
Levels of freshwater use are going to DECREASE due the the increase in human population.
What are Human activities, such as development, burning fossil fuels, poaching, and pollution, going to do to many species?
They can cause damage or destroy the natural habitats of many species, which can also cause them to DIE OUT.
They can cause damage or destroy the natural habitats of many species, which can also cause them to LIVE
What is going to happen to the amount of trash being produced between now and the year 2025?
People generate trash and more people means LESS trash.
People generate trash and more people means MORE trash.
Currently, the US is in the lead for producing a lot of waste. How would the environment improve if we had less food waste?
LESS land will be cleared for crops and MORE water will be needed from ground water supplies.
MORE land will be cleared for crops and LESS water will be needed from ground water supplies.
LESS land will be cleared for crops and LESS water will be needed from ground water supplies.
MORE land will be cleared for crops and MORE water will be needed from ground water supplies.
The human population has grown significantly since the industrial revolution resulting in increasing demands for food. How might the increase in agriculture have a negative impact on the environment?
There will be an DECREASE in the use of chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides which will pollute water supplies.
There will be an INCREASE in the use of chemicals such as fertilizers and pesticides which will pollute water supplies.
What is the key difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?
The supply of nonrenewable resources are the SAME as renewable.
The supply of nonrenewable resources are FIXED.
The supply of nonrenewable resources are UNLIMITED.
If a natural resource disappears, who would be affected?
Humans
Plants
Animals
All organisms
Why are some of Earth’s resources, like aquifers, not found everywhere?
Aquifers are EVENLY distributed on Earth because they were formed a long time ago by geological processes. These processes DO happen at the same time everywhere.
Aquifers are UNEVENLY distributed on Earth because they were formed a long time ago by geological processes. These processes DO NOT happen at the same time everywhere.
How can the world meet the worldwide demand for some metals like copper?
Copper should NOT be RECYCLED because the demand for it is great. It takes a very long time to form and cannot be replenished to meet the demand.
Copper should be RECYCLED because the demand for it is great. It takes a very long time to form and cannot be replenished to meet the demand.
How are fossil fuels taken from the Earth?
They are harvested from the oceans
They are manufactured by humans
They are mined through deep wells and mines
They are found in the tar pits in California
