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How would overharvesting trees most likely affect air quality?
a) increase carbon dioxide in the air
b) reduce levels of greenhouse gases
c) decrease the amount of acid rain
d) raise oxygen levels in the air

How could overharvesting oak trees have a negative effect on the biosphere?
a) soil erosion
b) habitat loss and reducing available food in the food web
c) air pollution
d) flooding

Describe the most important advantages and disadvantages of coal as an energy resource.
a) + darker clouds; - no stars
b) + cheap, readily available; - free energy
c) + jobs, energy; - air pollution
d) + available in America; - too expensive to mine

Using a specific example, describe how a change in one of Earth's systems can affect all the others.
a) acid rain is a form of air pollution
b) acid rain can make our water supply toxic
c) acid rain can eat away statues
d) acid rain can defoliate trees and poison aquifers and farmlands

Which REASONING best describes how the automobile has affected the geosphere?
a) Roads built for automobiles take habitats away from animals.
b) Fossil fuels for automobiles are removed from inside the earth.
c) Emissions from automobiles cause air pollution in the form of smog.
d) Water for washing automobiles comes from the supply of fresh water.

A city plans to convert all of its electricity sources to solar collectors. Which CLAIM is most valid?
a) Water used from the hydrosphere will increase.
b) There will be more mining of fossil fuels from the geosphere.
c) Air pollution in the atmosphere will decrease.
d) There will be less food available for animals in the biosphere.

Chemicals in fertilizer absorb into the soil and can run off into nearby rivers and streams. What is a possible negative effect of using fertilizer on the biosphere?
a) contributing to air pollution
b) helping grass grow faster
c) reducing soil erosion
d) endangering aquatic animals

The impact on a forest harmed by acid rain best shows the connection between which two systems?
a) atmosphere and biosphere
b) geosphere and hydrosphere
c) atmosphere and geosphere
d) biosphere and hydrosphere

Which resource do people get from the geosphere?
a) food crops
b) fossil fuels
c) wind energy
d) drinking water

Clearing the forest took away part of the land where the local deer population lives. Which term is used to describe this effect on the deer population?
a) overharvesting
b) resource use
c) pollution
d) habitat destruction

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