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unit 4-1

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

If a natural resource disappears, who would be affected?

a)

humans

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

All organisms

2.

What did the Industrial Revolution do to the human population?

a)

Humans had a decrease in the water and food supply and the population increased.

b)

Humans had better infrastructure and sanitation and the population increased.

c)

Medical care decreased worldwide and the population decreased.

d)

There was a huge world war and the population decreased.

3.

MORE/LESS land will be cleared for crops and MORE/LESS water will be needed from ground water supplies.

a)

More Less

b)

Less More

c)

Less Less

d)

More More

4.

What might happen if the Earth exceeds its carrying capacity?


We might run out of resources like ____ and _____.

a)

food

b)

beds

c)

air

d)

water

5.

As technology increases to grow, how will the valuable metals on Earth be affected?

Some of the Earth’s metals may (DEPLETE/ INCREASE).

a)

deplete

b)

niether

c)

both

d)

increase

6.

How are fossil fuels taken from the Earth?

a)

They are harvested from the oceans

b)

They are mined through deep wells and mines

c)

They are manufactured by humans

d)

They are found in the tar pits in California

7.

Why are the remains of ancient organisms buried so deeply within the earth?

a)

They were buried by natural processes

b)

They were pushed down by a huge comet

c)

They were buried during the mining process

d)

They were lost under huge volcanic eruptions

8.

Since Las Vegas is so sunny, I feel the best choice would be (SOLAR/ WIND/ GEOTHERMAL/ NUCLEAR/ BIOMASS) energy.

a)

geothermal

b)

wind

c)

solar

d)

nuclear

e)

biomass

9.

Increased production of food, advances in medicine, and greater access to clean drinking water lead to what?

These are all factors that lead to the recent population

a)

same

b)

decline

c)

growth

10.

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 

a)

rebuild it

b)

reproduce more

c)

stay the same

d)

die out

e)

hire people to fix it

11.

your favorite teacher

a)

Mr. Jackson

b)

Mr. Slocum

c)

Mrs. Runco

d)

other