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WorksheetsScience - Unit 4-1 Quiz Study Guide
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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 MORE trash
People generate trash and more people means LESS trash
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.
If a natural resource disappears, who would be affected?
Humans
Animals
All organisms
Plants
What did the Industrial Revolution do to the human population?
Humans had a decrease in the water and food supply and the population increased.
Medical care decreased worldwide and the population decreased.
There was a huge world war and the population decreased.
Humans had better infrastructure and sanitation and the population increased.
As technology increases to grow, how will the valuable metals on Earth be affected?
Some of the Earth’s metals may DEPLETE
Some of the Earth’s metals may INCREASE
How can the world meet the worldwide demand for some metals like copper?
Copper should be THROWN AWAY 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
Which energy resource would be the best to use in Las Vegas?
BIOMASS
GEOTHERMAL
WIND
SOLAR
NUCLEAR
What resources might run out if the Earth exceeds its carrying capacity?
Water
Sun
Oxygen
Food
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 REPRODUCE MORE
