Human Impact on Earth Resources
Practice Test
1.
What is an example of an organism changing its environment to better meet its needs?
a.
a human taking a breath of air
b.
a bird eating grass seed
c.
a beaver building a dam
d.
a turtle living in a slow-moving stream
2.
__________ and _________ can reduce the environmental impact of deforestation.
SC.G.2.4.6
a.
Minimizing buffer zones, selective logging
b.
Logging everything only in small areas, new species
c.
Introducing new species, increasing buffer zones
d.
Selective logging, increasing buffer zones
3.
__________ is the use of energy resources in the most productive way.
SC.B.1.4.5
SC.G.2.4.6
a.
Renewable use
b.
Sustainable energy
c.
Energy efficiency
d.
Cogeneration
4.
How can coal be classified?
SC.G.2.4.1
a.
type of biomass
b.
geologic period during which it formed
c.
temperature of formation
d.
amount of pressure and time for formation
5.
What is the removal of trees without adequate replanting?
SC.G.2.4.6
a.
a monoculture
b.
bioremediation
c.
deforestation
d.
a carrying capacity
6.
Which is a renewable resource?
SC.G.2.4.6
a.
oil
b.
silver
c.
diamonds
d.
carbon
7.
Aggregates, bedrock, and metallic minerals are all __________.
SC.G.2.4.6
a.
hydrothermal ores
b.
depleted resources
c.
land resources
d.
renewable resources
8.
__________ is the photochemical haze that is caused by the action of solar radiation in a polluted atmosphere.
SC.G.2.4.1
a.
A cloud
b.
Global warming
c.
Ozone
d.
Smog
9.
What is the primary federal law that protects the waters of the United States?
SC.G.2.4.6
a.
Ozone Depletion Act of 1981
b.
Clean Air Act of 1990
c.
Clean Water Act of 1972
d.
Safe Drinking Water Act of 1984
10.
What type of coal burns the most efficiently?
SC.G.2.4.1
a.
anthracite
b.
lignite
c.
bituminous
d.
peat
11.
What type of pollution is generated from a single point of origin?
SC.G.2.4.6
a.
ozone
b.
acid precipitation
c.
nonpoint source
d.
point source
12.
How can freshwater runoff be controlled?
SC.G.2.4.5
a.
glacial lakes
b.
aquifers
c.
dams
d.
wells
13.
What is an ore?
SC.G.2.4.6
a.
a natural resource that is dug out from underground
b.
a natural resource that can be mined at a profit
c.
any nonrenewable resource
d.
any land resource
14.
Energy produced by water pushing against turbines is called __________.
SC.B.1.4.5
a.
geothermal
b.
solar
c.
fossil fuel
d.
hydroelectric
15.
What is the carrying capacity of an environment?
SC.G.2.4.2
a.
the number of organisms it can support
b.
the equivalent of the human growth rate
c.
the human impact
d.
the total number of limiting factors
16.
What modern instrument converts wind to mechanical energy?
SC.B.1.4.5
a.
a solar panel
b.
a wind turbine
c.
an animometer
d.
a dam
17.
According to the graph, which year saw the highest usage of water for irrigation?
SC.G.2.4.5
a.
1980
b.
1950
c.
1960
d.
1990
18.
What are natural resources?
SC.G.2.4.6
a.
the resources that the oceans provide
b.
all renewable
c.
the resources that Earth provides
d.
all nonrenewable
19.
__________ is the production of two usable forms of energy at the same time from the same process.
SC.B.1.4.5
SC.G.2.4.6
a.
Conservation
b.
Cogeneration
c.
Energy efficiency
d.
Sustainable energy
20.
What is ozone?
SC.G.2.4.6
a.
a large growing hole
b.
a molecule that is formed by condensation
c.
a gas molecule that is made of three oxygen atoms
d.
acid gas
