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What does sustainability mean?
a) The ability to use up a resource quickly
b) The use of natural resources faster than they can be replaced
c) The ability to be maintained at a certain rate
d) The use of alternative forms of energy
Which renewable energy is generated by running water through a dam?
a) Solar energy
b) Hydroelectric energy
c) Biomass
d) Geothermal energy
Which renewable energy is generated from the sun's energy?
a) Hydroelectric energy
b) Solar energy
c) Biomass
d) Geothermal energy
Rico's dad was changing the oil in his car. He dumped the old oil onto the ground. How did the groundwater get affected when he dumped the oil onto the ground?
a) The chemicals will percolate through the soil and enter the water table.
b) The chemicals will stay on top of the ground so the groundwater does not get affected.
c) The chemicals will stay in the unsaturated zone and not enter the water table.
d) The chemicals will be collected in the aquifer.
What is one effect of deforestation in an area?
a) The plants will increase because they have less competition.
b) The animal populations in the forest will increase because new animals will move into the territory.
c) The animal populations in the forest will decrease as they lose their homes.
d) Both plant and animal populations would increase.
Which renewable energy occurs from water flowing through hot rocks underground?
a) hydroelectric
b) solar
c) biomass
d) geothermal
What would be one way to keep waterways clean from trash coming from a drainage pipe?
a) Find the source of the trash.
b) Attach a net to the end of the drainage pipe so that only the water would flow through the net and not the trash
c) Burn the trash.
d) Report the trash site to the Environmental Protection Agency.
If an animal is introduced into an ecosystem and its population grows at a very fast rate, what would most likely happen to the ecosystem?
a) The sustainability of the organism would decrease and the biodiversity in the ecosystem would decrease.
b) The sustainability of the organism would decrease and the biodiversity in the ecosystem would increase.
c) The sustainability of the organism would increase and the biodiversity in the ecosystem would decrease.
d) The sustainability of the organism would increase and the biodiversity in the ecosystem would increase.
If polluted water flows into the water table, how could that water end up in a lake or river?
a) It would percolate into the lake.
b) The groundwater flow would carry it to the lake or river.
c) It would stay where it entered the water table.
d) It would be held in the aquifer.
What is the number and variety of plants and animals in an area called?
a) biodiversity
b) extinction
c) endangered
d) sustainability
What are the renewable or alternative energy resources?
a) solar energy, natural gas, geothermal, biomass, hydroelectric, and oil
b) biomass, wind energy, coal, solar energy, geothermal, and hydroelectric
c) hydroelectric, solar, biomass, wind energy, natural gas, and coal
d) geothermal, solar energy, hydroelectric, biomass, and wind energy
Are alternative energy resources renewable or nonrenewable energy?
a) renewable energy
b) nonrenewable energy
c)
d)
What is energy that can be easily replaced and will be available for many years?
a) renewable energy
b) fossil fuels
c) nonrenewable energy
d) all energy
Which renewable energy comes from burning waste or plants for energy?
a) geothermal energy
b) hydroelectric energy
c) biomass
d) nuclear energy
Which are nonrenewable resources?
a) Coal, Oil, Hydroelectriciy
b) Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
c) Natural Gas, Biomass, Oil
d) Solar Energy, Geothermal, Coal
What is energy, that once used up, may take millions of years to form again?
a) Renewable energy
b) Nonrenewable energy
c) Alternative energy
d) Sustainable energy
What is the purpose of a solar cell?
a) It causes it to increase heat.
b) It provides an alternative energy source.
c) It helps raise energy costs.
d)
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