Civ Unit 5 - Human-Environment Interaction Question Preview (ID: 41671)


Social Studies Test Over How Humans Interact With The Enviornment. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

A renewable resource is
a) One that can be made again in a short time
b) One that cannot be made again in a short time
c)
d)

Human- Environment Interaction is
a) How people use and change the land
b) A new restaurant
c) How to get over your fear of spiders
d)

All living or once living things are considered biomass.
a) True
b) False
c)
d)

Which of the following are the 2 largest producers of greenhouse gas in the United States?
a) Power plants and cars
b) Power plants and Houses
c) Cars and Houses
d)

All renewable energy sources are emission free.
a) False
b) True
c)
d)

How does Burning Wood power a generator?
a) The heat makes steam which powers the generator
b) The smoke helps
c)
d)

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?
a) Uranium
b) Gas
c) Oil
d) Coal

What is geothermal energy?
a) Power from heat beneath the earth's surface
b) Power from organic materials
c) Power from nuclear fission of uranium
d) Power from fossil fuels

Which of the following caused the Aral Sea to dry up?
a) Irrigation projects
b) Fertilizers
c) People drank it all
d)

How do greenhouse gases contribute to climate change?
a) They trap the heat inside the atmosphere.
b) They don't
c) They allow more heat to pass from the sun to earth.
d)

Which of the following is NOT a biomass fuel?
a) Hydropower
b) Corn Ethanol
c) Wood
d) Organic Waste

Which of the following is used to generate the majority of the electricity in the U.S.?
a) Coal
b) Solar
c) Nuclear
d) Wind

Which of the following renewable energy sources is emission free?
a) Wind
b) Biomass
c) Uranium
d) Natural Gas

Which of the following is NOT an example of a green product?
a) A wood burning stove
b) A garbage truck powered by the garbage it collects.
c) A desk made of recycled material.
d) A pedal powered phone charger that doesn't need electricity.

Why have we used more fossil fuels during the last 200 years?
a) There are more machines that need them/Industrial Revolution
b) We have more renewable sources.
c) Because of all of the wars.
d) They are so expensive.

OOver the past 60 years, what percentage of conflicts have been linked to natural resources?
a) 40
b) 20
c) 60
d) 80

A nonrenewable resource is
a) a resource that cannot be replaced in a short time
b) a resource that can be replaced in a short time
c)
d)

Which of the following is renewable?
a) Wind
b) Coal
c) Oil
d) Gas

Which of the following is nonrenewable?
a) Coal
b) Wind
c) Geothermal
d) Solar

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