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Landfills are the most common way that we dispose of our garbage but are an ecological problem. Instead of our garbage being a problem, new technology is being developed to tap this resource. What type of energy is being produced?
a) oil
b) solar
c) geothermal
d) biomass
What is the cause and effect of increased human population on natural resources?
a) increased demand on natural resources/negative impact on the environment
b) increased demand on natural resources/positive impact on the environment
c) decreased demand on natural resources/negative impact on the environment
d) decreased demand on natural resources/positive impact on the environment
Which of the following is a cost of using hydroelectric power?
a) Water is a clean source of energy that does not create air pollution.
b) Building a reservoir to hold water for a hydroelectric plant can destroy natural habitats
c) Hydroelectric power is a renewable resource powered by the sun.
d) Increasing use of hydroelectric power decreases the use of fossil fuels
Which form of nuclear energy creates least radioactive material and the fuel supply produced can last longer than the sun?
a) Fracking
b) Flocculation
c) Fission
d) Fusion
The U.S. and other countries are often promoting the conservation of electricity and fossil fuels. Which is an advantage of these conservation efforts?
a) Conservation will provide all people on Earth access to electricity.
b) Conservation will help scientist find more uses for nonrenewable resources.
c) Conservation will give scientists more time to find renewable alternatives to produce electricity.
d) Conservation will allow electricity to be produced more cheaply.
What is an environmental disadvantage to using solar energy?
a) produces air pollution
b) causes forest fires
c) regional sunlight varies
d) impacts local ecosystems
Which is a problem with using wind turbines to produce energy?
a) Wind turbines create a large amount of pollution.
b) Wind turbines are only efficient in certain areas.
c) Wind turbines occupy a small area of land.
d) Wind turbines produce a large amount of energy.
Which would least likely have an impact on global climate change?
a) producing energy using hydroelectric
b) producing energy using coal
c) producing energy using natural gas
d) producing energy using oil
Which is an example of a renewable energy resource?
a) natural gas
b) biomass
c) coal
d) oil
Which is a concern related to the production of electricity using nuclear power?
a) Nuclear power is not as efficient in producing electricity as are other forms of energy.
b) Nuclear power produces too much excess heat and causes global warming.
c) Nuclear power plants take up too much space for the amount of electricity they produce.
d) Nuclear power produces radioactive wastes that are difficult to eliminate.
Why would a natural resource be considered non renewable?
a) they are being used at a much faster rate than they are being formed
b) because it exists in a fixed amount
c) can only be replaced by a long term process
d) all of the above
Air, freshwater, soil, living things, and sunlight are renewable resources because
a) they all replace through a natural process that takes over a hundred years.
b) they all replace through a chemical process that is equal to or greater than the rate at which they are used.
c) they all replace through a natural process that is equal to or greater than the rate at which they are used
d) they all replace through a man made process that is equal to or greater than the rate at which they are used.
Water, wind, and solar energy are considered renewable energy resources because
a) they can be replaced or reused.
b) they produce more energy.
c) they produce more pollution.
d) they can be manmade.
The earth supplies a variety of natural resources. Which of the following resources are non-renewable.
a) coal, oil, and natural gas
b) water, coal, and solar
c) oil, water, and solar
d) natural gas, water, and wind
In Western North Carolina, which type of renewable energy is affected by drought?
a) wind
b) soloar
c) hydroelectric
d) biomass
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