WorksheetsUnit 4 Review
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 22mins
Technological advances in transportation have come about in response to the depletion of fossil fuels and other negative aspects of the internal combustion engine. There are many positives to these advancements, but there are also some negatives. Which statement is a negative aspect of these advances?
These advancements use renewable resources like corn.
These advancements do not contribute to the greenhouse effect.
These advancements use cleaner fuels thereby reducing pollution.
These advancements are very expensive and not available to everyone.
Which types of energy sources have very few or no negative environmental consequences?
Wind and solar
Solar and nuclear
Coal and petroleum
Petroleum and nuclear
The term "biodiesel" sounds organic. In reality, the process to make biodiesel is a long and costly process. Other than money, what other costs limit the use of biodiesel today?
Biodiesel is not readily available today.
Biodiesel can be made from free vegtable oil.
The plants needed to create biodiesel take up valuable land that could be used for other purposes.
The carbon dioxide created burning biodiesel is cancelled out by the carbon dioxide used growing the plants.
Many factors have contributed to vast damage of the ocean's coral reefs. Government agencies and other organizations use computer modeling to study the progression and impact of this phenomenon. What factor is most likely to limit the accuracy of these projections?
trend of global warming
rate of ocean acidification
impact of storms and pollution
impact of fish and other species reliant on coral reefs
Your family is building a house in the mountains. Although you are not building off the grid, you and your family are committed to building and running your new home as well as living in your home as sustainably as possible. Your parents both work from home so they will need Internet access. Your community does not have any means of public transportation. You are committed to developing a plan that is reasonable for the area in which you live so that once your home is completed you and your family may live sustainably. Your plan might include all BUT ONE of these tactics.
You plan to reduce meat consumption and when buying meat, but locally from small farmers.
Using food waste as compost to enrich the soil and also growing most of the food you consume.
You plan to generate your own electricity using solar power and sell the excess to a local utility.
Buy bottled water for drinking and cooking to reduce the amount of water you take from local sources.
Balancing ______ with _______ is part of the ideals of the principles of sustainability. Without a particular balance, such as practicing sustainable forestry, humans will use more trees than are grown. Theoretically, we would run out of large enough trees to harvest. Also, the loss of habitats for a large variety of species will disrupt the natural cycle of the forests being depleted.
top soil; tree growth
forest health; building roads
society's needs; forest health
habitat destruction; loss of species
According to the map shown, why is geothermal renewable energy resource more often used west of the Mississippi River?
Geothermal energy requires high subsurface temperatures that can found east of the Mississippi River.
Geothermal energy requires lower subsurface temperatures that can found east of the Mississippi River.
Geothermal energy requires high subsurface temperatures that can be found west of the Mississippi River.
Geothermal energy requires lower subsurface temperatures that can be found east of the Mississippi River.
Eli wants to reduce his impact on the environment. Which activity should Eli do to help the environment and his community?
increase the amount of water he uses
reduce the amount of walking he does
increase the amount of food he consumes
reduce the amount of electricity he uses
A resource is renewable because... (select all that apply)
it cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.
it can be recycled.
it can easily be replaced as it is used.
it is available in limited supplies.
A resource is nonrenewable because... (select all that apply)
it cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.
it can be recycled.
it can easily be replaced as it is used.
it is available in limited supplies.
Our main reasons for using fossil fuels are (select all that apply)
Cheap
Expensive
Convenient
Clean
Inconvenient
Our main reason to use renewable resources are (select all that apply)
Cheap
Expensive
Convenient
Clean
Limitless supply
Trees can be categorized as what type of energy?
Hydroelectric Energy
Biomass Energy
Geothermal Energy
Solar Energy
