Unit 3 Task Card Review

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25 questions
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Choose 4 examples of renewable resources:

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When fossil fuels are burned, they produce what we call?

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Which fossil fuels are made from tiny marine animals?

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Which fossil fuels are made from ancient swamp plant life?

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Which fossil fuels are dug from the ground?

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Which fossil fuels are drilled for?

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The uneven distribution of Earth's mineral, energy, and groundwater resources is the result of ________?

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Metals such as copper are found where?

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What is the sum of all of the resources human's consume and all of the waste created/left behind?

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Scientists estimate that our total resources will only support about how many people?

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Most major negative human impacts are caused because?

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List examples of non-renewable resources

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Past and current oceans such as in the middle east are where what is found?

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These types of resources cannot be replaced in your lifetime.

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Match the definitions of the 4 spheres with their description:

Draggable itemCorresponding Item
geosphere
the rocks, minerals, and landforms of the surface and interior of the earth
hydrosphere
all water on earth
biosphere
all living things on earth
atmosphere
all the gases above earth's crust
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What are the 3 R's?

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Choose at least 4 examples of the evidence of climate change.

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Plants absorb carbon dioxide and use it for photosynthesis, because of this plant life is called the _______________.

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The release of greenhouse gases from burning fossil fuels is a major factor in the current rise in the Earth's average temperatures. What is this referred to as?

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What are some possible solutions for climate change?

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Extreme or recurring changes in an area's average weather condition is referred to as ________?

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Human activity changes Earth's _________ and how much ___________ moves through earth's systems.

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Environments have been altered for what two major reasons?

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Not being harmful to the environment and not depleting natural resources is referred to as what?

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What is the world's population?