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Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources Quiz 13 (30 MCQs)

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1. A conventional energy resource
2. Deforestation is the clearance, or removal of a forest from land which is then converted to anon-forest use. Deforestation can involve the conversion of forest land to farms, ranches, orurban use. The most concentrated deforestation occurs in tropical rainforests. Deforestation ofareas considered to be rich sources of genetic material could limit future agricultural andmedical advances for future generations. How could deforestation limit agricultural and medicaladvances?
3. Hector is investigating natural resources. He has created a chart. Hector can add ALL BUT one of these terms under the heading "Natural Resource.” That is
4. Wind turbines are becoming an increasingly popular method of generating a community's electricity. In wind turbines, wind is used to power electric generators. How will an increase in the use of wind turbines affect the availability of wind in the future?
5. If a nation has a birth rate of 15 million, but a death rate of 5 million and a net migration rate of 2 million, the population is .....?
6. What are the words used for not destroying or polluting the environment?
7. Using energy efficient light bulbs is an example of
8. Geothermal energy uses heat from ..... to produce electricity.
9. Which of the following is a major cause of air pollution?
10. How can you prevent the soil erosion
11. Our oceans offer a variety of renewable and nonrenewable resources that we use for variouspurposes. One such resource is sea salt. Sea salt can be extracted from the ocean through aprocess called desalination. While this process helps provide an important resource (such assalt and clean water) to human populations, it can also be costly. Removing large amounts ofsalt from the Ocean can affect the pH of aquatic environments.pH is an important quantity thatreflects the chemical conditions of a solution. The pH can control the availability of nutrients, biological functions, microbial activity, and the behavior of chemicals. Which statement bestclassifies sea salt and describes its costs and benefits?
12. Offshore drilling is a common practice for obtaining oil for human use. Oil can be used fortransportation fuels, production of plastic, and making electricity.Which of the followingstatements best describes an environmental concern with using offshore drilling to obtain oil?
13. Which of the following is not an objective of sustainable development?
14. ..... describes the kind of weather a place has.
15. All of the living things in an ecosystem
16. Wind, geothermal, and solar energy are all what type of energy resources?
17. A human-made canal or pipe that is used to transport water from where it is, to where it's needed is called .....
18. Some people settled in the area now called ..... They brought fresh water from mountains to their farms.
19. Which pair of materials takes long years before they can be replenished:
20. Plants and animals are considered
21. If an area receives a lot of rainfall and has many rivers forming, which type of alternative energy resource would the people have access to?
22. Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future is called:
23. ..... covers most of Earth.
24. Which of the following are the main three fossils fuels?
25. Which of the following answer choice s lists renewable resources?
26. Which BEST explains what scientists are referring to when they use the term conservation?
27. Resources that we find in nature and are used without much modification are called .....
28. What does Chipko Aandolan stand for?
29. What are the primary goals of sustainability?
30. What happens when we use fossil fuels faster than they can form?
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