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8th Grade Standard Science Review For The Second Test On The Cheseapeake Bay. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

What is an estuary?
a) Land that separates rivers.
b) An area where freshwater and saltwater meet and mix.
c) Land that resides in the Chesapeake Bay
d) Brackish water.

Number of endangered species in the United States has________.
a) Decreased
b) Grown exponentially
c) Increased
d) Not changed

Why has the number of endangered species increased?
a) Habitat destruction
b) Pollution
c) Farming
d) Poaching

What fossil fuel is used the most in the U.S to produce electricity?
a) Oil
b) Natural gas
c) Coal
d) All fossil fuels

What cause is changing the Earth's temperature the most?
a) Landfills
b) Greenhouse gases
c) Global Warming
d) Pollution

Which of the items can be recycled?
a) Paper
b) Food
c) Clothes
d) Rubber

Which is the best definiton of a nonrenewable resource?
a) A resource that can be used again
b) A natural resource
c) Coal, oil and natural gas
d) A resource that cannot be replaced in a useful amount of time

Which is not an environmental impact from mining coal?
a) Workers can be harmed
b) Disposal of the waste
c) Canary's are killed
d) Mining is messy

Which is the best definition of a natural resource?
a) A resource that cannot be replaced in your lifetime
b) Animals
c) Something that comes from the environment that can be used by humans
d) A resource that can be replaced in your lifetime

Which of the following is not a advantage of using alternative energy sources?
a) Renewable
b) Better for the environment
c) Can sometimes be less expensive
d) Can sometimes be more expensive

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