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