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WorksheetsUnit 7 Quiz 1 Review: Resources, Extraction, & Transportation
Total questions: 31
Worksheet time: 19mins
Nonrenewable resources are those that will...
two of these are correct
run out sometime in the near future
be replaced faster than we use them
be replaced slower than we use them
What is one extraction method that can be used to obtain oil or natural gas?
mountaintop removal
underground hard rock mining
fracking
open-pit mining
Organic material that can be used or burned to obtain energy is called (a) .
What are the three sustainability factors?
social, economic, and financial
environmental, economic, and family
social, economic, and environmental
economic, machinery, and time management
When we are trying to determine the most sustainable option, we weigh our three factors and make a decision. What is this process called?
good vs bad equation
cost-benefit calculation
sustainability project
cost-benefit analysis
The best transportation method to use when hauling lumber, oil, and gasoline shorter distances would be (a) .
The most fuel efficient transportation method is...
railway
trucks
ships
pipelines
Which description best fits open-pit mining?
removing the top of a mountain to expose a seam of material
vertical drilling into the ground and installing hydraulic pumps
digging a large hole into the ground to obtain resources that are closer to the surface
vertical and horizontal drilling used to obtain natural gas or oil
Which of the following could be a social cost to mountaintop removal?
Animal habitat will be removed and ecosystems disturbed
people are worried about losing beautiful mountain recreation areas
vegetation will be destroyed in the mining process
the explosives are only able to be purchased in certain states in the US
Which of the following could be an economic benefit of conventional drilling?
oil can be made into many products that can be sold
oil or natural gas could leak out of the well and into nearby soil
few workers would be needed to facilitate drilling
drill sites are not very nice to look at
I have decided that the most sustainable transportation method are ships because they can move the most material to be sold into the economy even though they can pollute oceans and crew members are away from their families. Which sustainability factor out weighs the others?
Social costs outweigh the environmental costs
social benefits outweigh the environmental and economic costs
economic benefits outweigh the social and environmental costs
environmental benefits outweigh the economic and social costs
Which extraction method is the best for obtaining heavy metals near a waterway?
placer mining
open-pit mining
fracking
in-situ mining
Mine workers involved in underground hard rock mining are exposed to dust that could lead to disease and mine shafts that could cave in. This cost fits best into the (a) sustainability factor.
Uranium and some salts are often obtained through...
conventional drilling
fracking
in-situ mining
underground hard rock mining
Which extraction method uses drilled wells filled with high pressure water and sand to fracture rock and expose natural gas or oil?
mountaintop removal
in-situ mining
conventional drilling
fracking
The quarry in Le Claire is an example of which type of mining?
mountaintop removal
open-pit
placer
in-situ
If you want to transport oil or natural gas long distances on land, which method would be best?
pipeline
railway
ships
trucks
Which transportation method is often considered the most dangerous due to the frequency of accidents?
airplanes
ships
trucks
railway
Many types of mining use a lot of water to separate resources. Water contamination would be a cost that fits best into which two factors?
social and economic
economic and social
social and environmental
social only
Nuclear power is a type of _____ resource that does not release _____.
renewable, CO2
nonrenewable, CO2
renewable, O2
nonrenewable, CH4
Environmentally, which type of nonrenewable resource would be the most beneficial to the atmosphere?
oil
nuclear power
mining minerals and metals
coal
Socially, which renewable resource might have the most costs?
wind energy
hydropower
solar power
boimass
You would like to purchase an electric car because they are good for the environment and popular these days. However, you would barely be able to make your car payments each month. which sustainability factor outweighs the other and caused you not to buy the car?
systematic
environemental
social
economic
You really want to play travel baseball this summer, but with all of the tournaments you feel that you are missing out on time with your friends and family. You decide to take this season off even though your parents said they would pay for it. Which sustainability factor outweighed the others?
economic outweighs social
social outweighs economic
environmental outweighs social
environmental outweighs economic
Compared to biomass, coal and oil give off _____ energy per unit.
more
less
the same amount of
none of these are correct
When constructing an argument for why a certain sustainability factor outweighs the others, you should always include...
your opinion about the factors
only the benefits and why they are important
only the costs and why they are not as important
both the benefits and costs to see all sides of the situation
When constructing an argument for why a certain sustainability factor outweighs the others, you should begin your paragraph with...
a question
your claim
the only cost that you have for the argument
a definition of cost-benefit analysis
Your argumentative claim regarding sustainability must include...
the name of each sustainability factor
a question
your stance on the situation
an open ended statement about economic costs
Transporting grains, coal, corn, and other solid materials from Iowa to Kansas would be best transported by...
ship
truck
railway
airplane
The following resources are renewable: biomass, solar, wind, geothermal, and (a) .
The following resources are nonrenewable: coal, crude oil, (a) , nuclear power, and minerals.
