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Semester 1 Final Review (Intro, Matter, Mineral, Rock, Resources, Weathering)
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1) Which of the following is an example of a renewable resources?
A
cotton
B
copper
C
coal
D
natural gas
2) Renewable resources ____.
A
can be replenished over months, years, or decades
B
include iron, natural gas, and copper
C
are all living resources
D
have finite supplies that wil one day be used up
3) Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
A
trees
B
cotton
C
uranium
D
cattle
4) The advantages of solar energy include the fact that it is ____.
A
non-polluting
B
expensive
C
nonrenewable
D
absent at night
5) Hydroelectric power is produced by ___.
A
tides that pour through a dam barrier
B
electric current that flows across a dam
C
falling water that turns a turbine
D
hot water that comes from deep underground
6) How is tidal power harnessed?
A
by building a dam across the mouth of a bay or an estuary in a coastal area
B
by tapping into underground steam reservoirs
C
by bombarding uranium nuclei with neutrons
D
by building a dam across a swiftly flowing river
7) Fresh water is used for which of the following?
A
cooking
B
growing food
C
drinking
D
all of the above
8) Which of the following is NOT a land resource?
A
soil
B
iron
C
wind
D
forests
9) In which decade were the first important laws passed to decrease water pollution?
A
1960's
B
1950's
C
1980's
D
1970's
10) The Clean Water Act ___.
A
established National Ambient Air Quality Standards
B
required industries to reduce or eliminate point source pollution in surface waters
C
set maximum contaminat levels for pollutants in drinking water
D
required pollution control devices on cars and power plants
11) What is the most important law passed to deal with air pollution?
A
Clean Air Act
B
Comprehensive Environmental Response, Compensation, andLiability Act
C
Resource Conservation and Recovery Act
D
Clean Water Act
12) Compost helps preserve the health of soil because it ___.
A
breaks rock down into additional soil
B
is a natural fertilizer
C
contains pesticides that kill insects
D
adds artificial fertilizers that help plants grow
13) The process that occurs when physical forces break rock into small pieces without changing the rock's chemical composition is called ____.
A
differential weathering
B
chemical weathing
C
mechanical weathering
D
erosion
14) Which of the following weathering process involves the constant freezing and thawing of water?
A
spheroidal weathering
B
unloading
C
exfoliation
D
frost wedging
15) Which of the following is NOT associated with mechanical weathering?
A
reactions with oxygen
B
biological activity
C
frost wedging
D
unloading
16) What is one of the drawbacks to the extensive use of solar energy?
A
it produces toxic pollution
B
it is available only at night
C
it is nonrenewable
D
necessary equipment and installation are expensive
17) What is the source of geothermal energy?
A
natural underground resevoirs of steam and hot water
B
the splitting of atoms to release energy
C
sunlight heating surface waters
D
very hot minerals deep underground
18) The gradual rounding of the corners and edges of angular blocks of rock is called ____.
A
unloading
B
mechanical weathering
C
spheroidal weathering
D
exfoliation
19) Which of these factors affect the rate of weathering?
A
surface area of the exposed rock
B
chemical composition of the exposed rock
C
all of the above
D
climate
20) Which of the following statements best describes a slump?
A
blocks of rock sliding down a slope
B
rapids flow of water-saturated debris, most common in mountainous areas
C
slippage of a block of material moving along a curved surface
D
slow downhill movement of soil and regolith
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