This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Conservation Technologies > Sustainable Resources > Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources – Quiz 14 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources Quiz 14 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A long period with little or no rain is called A) Water wells. B) Droughts. C) Scarcity. D) Freshwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Droughts. 2. Burning of which of the following fuels produces the least amount of carbon dioxide per unit of energy? A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Natural gas. D) All of these produce the same amount of carbon dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these produce the same amount of carbon dioxide. 3. What is one way that extracting oil might damage the local environment? A) The price of gas rises. B) Waste builds up in landfills. C) Oil spills harm animals and plants. D) Greenhouse gases are released into the atmosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oil spills harm animals and plants. 4. Plastic forks, spoons, and knives are disposable. Which word is the OPPOSITE of disposable? A) Paper. B) Natural. C) Wasteful. D) Reusable. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Reusable. 5. Resources that can replace themselves as long as we use them carefully are ..... A) Flow resources. B) Non-renewable resources. C) Renewable resources. D) Oil, gold and iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable resources. 6. Environment Day falls on A) 28th February. B) 16th August. C) 5th June. D) 23rd March. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5th June. 7. The rate at which human made resources are produced is called as A) Sustainable development. B) Productivity. C) Localised natural resources. D) Actual natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Productivity. 8. Plastics are made from petroleum. Because of plastic's flexibility and sturdiness, people use plastics to make many different kinds of products. How does the increase in the use of plastics affect the availability of petroleum? A) It increases petroleum's availability. B) It does not affect petroleum's availability. C) It decreases petroleum's availability. D) It causes petroleum's availability to be erratic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It decreases petroleum's availability. 9. The protection and preservation and management of natural resources is ..... A) Consumption. B) Conservation. C) Restoration. D) Recycling. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservation. 10. Enrichment of people is known as ..... A) Productivity. B) Human resource development. C) Resources. D) Sustainable development. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human resource development. 11. What is another name for limestone A) Aragonite. B) Salt. C) Conservation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aragonite. 12. What is an example of REUSING? A) Collecting newspapers to take to the recycling center. B) Helping start a wildlife preserve in your community. C) Turning off the water while you brush your teeth. D) Using an old soup can as a pencil cup. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Using an old soup can as a pencil cup. 13. Minerals are an important resource that comes from the earth. Which is NOT an example of a mineral? A) Coal. B) Salt. C) Chlorophyll. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Chlorophyll. 14. In 1976, Congress passed the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act to increase recyclingand conservation efforts as waste became a bigger problem in an urbanized world. The slogan "reduce, reuse, recycle” was used to educate the community on environmentally friendlypractices. Which of the following is a benefit of such conservation efforts? A) An increase in pollution. B) A decrease in land availability. C) A decrease in human population. D) An increase in sustainable practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) An increase in sustainable practices. 15. Resources that are either always available, or can be renewed in a relatively short amount of time are? A) Renewable resources. B) Nonrenewable resources. C) None of the above. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resources. 16. Specific sources of pollution that can be identified are called A) Point sources. B) Runoff. C) Sewage. D) Nonpoint sources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Point sources. 17. Which statement about human resource consumption and ecological footprints is NOT true? A) The Ecological Footprint of more wealthy countries is usually much higher than the footprint of lower GDP countries. B) Ecological Footprints of nations around the world are very different depending upon various factors. C) The Eco-footprint of wealthier families are often much higher than the footprints of less wealthy families. D) The Eco-footprints of large developing countries like China and India have been declining quickly in recent decades. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The Eco-footprints of large developing countries like China and India have been declining quickly in recent decades. 18. Takes millions of years to form. A) Solar. B) Renewable. C) Hydroelectric. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil fuels. 19. People in the past used the Arabian Gulf for: A) Drinking water. B) Swimming. C) Fishing and pearl diving. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fishing and pearl diving. 20. A new electricity company claims that the electricity it provides is generated completely through the use of renewable resources. However, a visit to the company's plant reveals that it uses coal-powered generators to power the machines that extract geothermal energy from the ground.Which of these is the BEST reason why an environmental group might dispute the electricity company's claims? A) Coal is a nonrenewable resource. Therefore, the company cannot claim it uses only renewable resources to generate electricity. B) Geothermal energy is nonrenewable. Therefore, the company cannot claim it uses onlyrenewable resources to generate electricity. C) Electricity can only be generated using nonrenewable resources. Therefore, the company cannot claim it uses only renewable resources. D) Electricity can only be generated using renewable resource. Therefore, the company cannot be producing electricity if it uses coal-powered generators. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal is a nonrenewable resource. Therefore, the company cannot claim it uses only renewable resources to generate electricity. 21. Polluted water has the following qualities A) High E.coli concentration. B) Low or high pH. C) Foul color, odour and cause diseases. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 22. What are the 2 categories of renewable resource A) Book and paper. B) Continuous or flow resources. C) Natural Vegetation and work. D) Biological resources and continuous or flow resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Biological resources and continuous or flow resources. 23. ..... water is salty. A) Ocean. B) Lakes. C) Rivers. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Ocean. 24. Which of the following energy sources is the most likely to be abundant (plentiful) in Iceland due to its position on a plate boundary? A) Solar. B) Wind. C) Geothermal. D) Nuclear. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Geothermal. 25. Why are fossil fuels non-renewable resources? A) Because they are used to light and heat homes. B) Because they can be used over and over again. C) Because they cause water and air pollution. D) Because they take millions of years to replace. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because they take millions of years to replace. 26. What word MOST NEARLY means: to process materials, such as paper, plastic, aluminum, steel, and glass, so they can be used to make new items? A) Reuse. B) Reduce. C) Recycle. D) Conserve. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Recycle. 27. A student suggested that fossil fuels should be considered renewable resources because they were formed by natural processes that still take place today.Which of these BEST describes the main problem with the student's suggestion? [DO A) The plant and animals whose bodies became fossil fuels are now extinct. B) It takes millions of years for fossil fuels to form from dead and decaying matter. C) Sedimentation rates are lower today than in the past, so very few fossils are preserved. D) High levels of atmospheric oxygen cause organic material to decay rather than form fossils. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) It takes millions of years for fossil fuels to form from dead and decaying matter. 28. The instrument used to measure the amount of rain that has fallen. A) Windvane. B) Rain gauge. C) Barometer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rain gauge. 29. If humans run out of the following resources, which resource would be most difficult to replace? A) Lumber. B) Wind energy. C) Rice. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 30. What type of natural resource cannot be replaced at the same rate it is used? A) Nothing. B) Renewable resources. C) Nonrenewable resources. D) Everything. 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