Quiz:Resources and Human Impact

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Natural Resources are anything humans use that are obtained from the Earth

True

False

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Match the following "Spheres on Earth"

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Biosphere		Contains soil, minerals, and metals
Geospheres		Gases that plants and animals need for survival
Hydrosphere

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Sunlight, Air, and Water are considered Non-renewable resources.

True

False

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These resources can be used continuously and have the potential to last millions or even billions of years

Nonrenewable resources

Renewable resources

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Which of the following are considered fossil fuels (select all that apply)

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Fossil Fuels emit carbons when they are burned and produce what we call ___________________

Petroleum Resources

Natural gas

Metal ores

Carbon emissions

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Match the following non-renewable resources.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Natural gas		A solid material formed from swamp plants that died millions of years ago.
Coal		A liquid fuel formed from tiny marine animals that died in the ocean millions of years ago
Oil		Forms the same way as oil. Over millions of years, tiny dead animals are pressed down by rocks and mud. The pressure forms tiny bubbles of gas

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Resources are distributed unevenly around the Earth

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False

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Match the following:

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Soil		are found in locations of past volcanic and hydrothermal activity associated with subduction zones.
Metal Ores		are found in locations of buried organic marine sediments and subsequent geologic traps
Petroleum Resources		is a natural resource found in locations of active weathering and or deposition of rock

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______________________resources cannot be replaced in your lifetime

Renewable

Nonrenewable 

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The population on Earth is over _____________________________ and growing

2 billion

3 billion

7 billion 

5 billion

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What does "per capita mean"

a strong effect

for each person

by number

resources

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Sustainable means being harmful to the environment and depleting natural resources

True

False

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_________________________ drastically reduces the number of leaves available for photosynthesis and creates erosion

Overgrazing

Flooding

Fertilizers

Food resources

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____________involves planting a sequence of different crops in a location over a number of seasons

Crop Rotation

Flooding 

Overgrazing

Erosion

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In areas where biodiversity is rich, the destruction of a given number of square miles of habitat would likely affect a greater number of species

True

False

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The impact that processes such as energy use, farming, deforestation, pollution and manufacturing have on the environment refers to the ____________________________

Biodiversity

Taking Action

Human Footprint

Human Impact

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The human footprint is the sum of all of the ____________ a human consumes and all of the waste created and left behind.

emissions

laws and regulations

Infrastructure

Resources

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What are the 3 Rs?

Replant, reuse, recycle

Reduce, reuse, Recycle

Reduce, React, Recylcle

Recycle, repurpose, replant

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Quiz:Resources and Human Impact

Natural Resources are anything humans use that are obtained from the Earth

Match the following "Spheres on Earth"

Sunlight, Air, and Water are considered Non-renewable resources.

These resources can be used continuously and have the potential to last millions or even billions of years

Which of the following are considered fossil fuels (select all that apply)

Fossil Fuels emit carbons when they are burned and produce what we call ___________________

Match the following non-renewable resources.

Resources are distributed unevenly around the Earth

Match the following:

______________________resources cannot be replaced in your lifetime

The population on Earth is over _____________________________ and growing

What does "per capita mean"

Sustainable means being harmful to the environment and depleting natural resources

_________________________ drastically reduces the number of leaves available for photosynthesis and creates erosion

____________involves planting a sequence of different crops in a location over a number of seasons

In areas where biodiversity is rich, the destruction of a given number of square miles of habitat would likely affect a greater number of species

The impact that processes such as energy use, farming, deforestation, pollution and manufacturing have on the environment refers to the ____________________________

The human footprint is the sum of all of the ____________ a human consumes and all of the waste created and left behind.

What are the 3 Rs?

List the ways you can help impact our environment in a postive way! (at least 3)

Natural Resources are anything humans use that are obtained from the Earth

Match the following "Spheres on Earth"

Sunlight, Air, and Water are considered Non-renewable resources.

These resources can be used continuously and have the potential to last millions or even billions of years

Which of the following are considered fossil fuels (select all that apply)

Fossil Fuels emit carbons when they are burned and produce what we call ___________________

Match the following non-renewable resources.

Resources are distributed unevenly around the Earth

Match the following:

______________________resources cannot be replaced in your lifetime

The population on Earth is over _____________________________ and growing

What does "per capita mean"

Sustainable means being harmful to the environment and depleting natural resources

_________________________ drastically reduces the number of leaves available for photosynthesis and creates erosion

____________involves planting a sequence of different crops in a location over a number of seasons

In areas where biodiversity is rich, the destruction of a given number of square miles of habitat would likely affect a greater number of species

The impact that processes such as energy use, farming, deforestation, pollution and manufacturing have on the environment refers to the ____________________________

The human footprint is the sum of all of the ____________ a human consumes and all of the waste created and left behind.

What are the 3 Rs?

List the ways you can help impact our environment in a postive way! (at least 3)