Quiz: Resources and Human Impact

MS.ESS3.1 Uneven Distribution of Resources

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

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Match the following "Spheres on Earth"

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Hydrosphere		Contains soil, minerals, and metals
Atmosphere		Gases that plants and animals need for survival
Geospheres		All living things on Earth
Biosphere		Makes up all water found on Earth

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

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

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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 ___________________

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Match the following non-renewable resources.

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Coal		A solid material formed from swamp plants that died millions of years ago.
Oil		A liquid fuel formed from tiny marine animals that died in the ocean millions of years ago
Natural gas		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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Match the following:

Draggable item		Corresponding Item
Metal Ores		are found in locations of past volcanic and hydrothermal activity associated with subduction zones.
Petroleum Resources		are found in locations of buried organic marine sediments and subsequent geologic traps
Soil		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

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The population on Earth is over _____________________________ and growing

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What does "per capita mean"

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Sustainable means being harmful to the environment and depleting natural resources

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

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

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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

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

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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.

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What are the 3 Rs?

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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 positive way! (at least 3)