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Impacts Unit Quiz

Total questions: 17

Worksheet time: 25mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Energy due to motion is ____________ energy. 
a)
Potential 
b)
Energy
c)
Kinetic
d)
Friction
2.
What kind of energy is in a rock at the edge of a cliff?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
3.
What kind of energy is in a moving skateboard?
a)
Potential
b)
Kinetic
4.

A natural fuel (coal, oil, or gas) formed in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

a)

FUEL CELL

b)

WIND ENERGY

c)

SOLAR ENERGY

d)

FOSSIL FUEL

5.

Energy stored in the earth in the form of heat.

a)

GEOTHERMAL

b)

SOLAR ENERGY

c)

WIND ENERGY

d)

NUCLEAR ENERGY

6.

The use of flowing water from waterfalls and dams to produce electricity.

a)

HYDRO & TIDAL POWER

b)

SOLAR ENERGY

c)

WIND ENERGY

d)

NUCLEAR ENERGY

7.

Energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.

a)

HYDRO & TIDAL POWER

b)

SOLAR ENERGY

c)

WIND ENERGY

d)

NUCLEAR ENERGY

8.

Plant materials and animal waste used especially as a source of fuel.

a)

BIODEGRADABLE

b)

BIOMASS

c)

REDUCE

d)

RECYCLABLE

9.

Energy from the sun.

a)

HYDRO & TIDAL POWER

b)

SOLAR ENERGY

c)

WIND ENERGY

d)

NUCLEAR ENERGY

10.

Energy derived from wind by means of windmills or wind turbines.

a)

HYDRO & TIDAL POWER

b)

SOLAR ENERGY

c)

WIND ENERGY

d)

NUCLEAR ENERGY

11.
Fossil Fuels
a)
Wind Energy
b)
Oil, coal, natural gas. When burned they produce carbon dioxide
c)
Organisms that eat the fish could become endangered due to starvation.
d)
The destruction of forests in order to make the land available for other uses.
12.

Which of these is a consequence of deforestation?

a)

increased oxygen in the atmosphere

b)

decreased biodiversity and soil erosion

c)

decreased availability of sunlight and vitamin D

d)

increased annual precipitation and acid rain

13.

The terms deforestation, urbanization, desertification, and erosion are ways humans negatively impact the Earth. Which statement below best identifies the relationship between these terms?

a)

Both deforestation and urbanization can lead to desertification and erosion.

b)

Both erosion and desertification can lead to deforestation and urbanization.

c)

Both urbanization and erosion can lead to deforestation and desertification.

d)

Both deforestation and erosion can lead to urbanization and desertification.

14.
What creates heat islands in cities? 
a)
too much concrete
b)
too many trees
c)
people breathing
d)
urban crisis
15.
what is the leading cause of deforestation?
a)
Diseases 
b)
Housing market
c)
Agriculture and Farming
d)
Paper mill
16.
What is deforestation?
a)
throwing someone out of a window
b)
selectively cutting trees for lumber, making sure the forest remains healthy
c)
allowing more animals to graze on the land than it can support
d)
cutting and removal of rainforest
17.

Urbanization has a negative impact on:

a)

Biodiversity, pollution, and ecosystems

b)

Biodiversity, ecosystems, and education

c)

Ecosystems, education, and economy

d)

Economy, pollution, and biodiversity