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Test Description: Renewable nonrenewable resources
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) Which of the following is considered a renewable resource?
A
sunlight
B
oil
C
iron
D
coal
2) The study of natural processes in the environment and how humans can affect them is called
A
environmental science.
B
conservation.
C
preservation.
D
resource management.
3) The loss of natural habitat is called
A
habitat destruction.
B
pollution.
C
poaching.
D
habitat fragmentation.
4) Cutting down only some trees in a forest, leaving a mix of tree sizes and species standing is called
A
certified cutting.
B
clear-cutting.
C
selective cutting.
D
patch cutting.
5) All of the following factors affect an area's biodiversity EXCEPT
A
diversity of niches.
B
number of endangered species.
C
climate.
D
area.
6) A type of landfill designed to hold municipal solid waste safely is
A
a compost pile.
B
a sanitary landfill.
C
an open dump.
D
a leachate landfill.
7) To create less waste in the first place is to
A
incinerate
B
reduce
C
reuse
D
recycle
8) Which type of hazardous waste gives off radiation?
A
toxic waste
B
radioactive waste
C
flammable waste
D
corrosive waste
9) Which indoor air pollutant is a colorless, odorless gas that forms when wood, coal, oil, or gas are incompletely burned?
A
smog
B
carbon monoxide
C
ozone
D
radon
10) One group of gases that is responsible for destroying ozone in the ozone layer is
A
carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide.
B
nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides.
C
car exhaust fumes.
D
CFC's.
11) Which of the following is a way a farmer can prevent nutrient depletion?
A
Alternate crops that are planted.
B
All of these answers are correct.
C
Periodically leave the field unplanted.
D
Apply fertilizer.
12) Wind energy is actually an indirect form of
A
electricity.
B
nuclear energy.
C
magnetic energy.
D
solar energy.
13) In a nuclear power plant, what is used to cchange water into steam?
A
geothermal energy
B
the burning of natural gas
C
heat released from nuclear fission reactions
D
captured solar energy
14) Efficiency is
A
the percentage of energy lost to the surroundings as heat.
B
the percentage of energy that is actually used to perform work.
C
the entire amount of energy.
D
the time it takes for half of the energy to be used.
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