This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Conservation Technologies > Sustainable Resources > Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources – Quiz 8 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources Quiz 8 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. The variety and variability seen in plants and animals is.. A) Bio diversity. B) Non bio diversity. C) Both. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bio diversity. 2. Water underground is stored in ..... A) Wells. B) Aquifers. C) Depositories. D) Reservoirs. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Aquifers. 3. What is Agenda 21? A) A set of rules for less developed countries to abide by. B) Agreed strategies that aim to make resource use more sustainable. C) Laws put in place to restrict fuel emissions in cars. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Agreed strategies that aim to make resource use more sustainable. 4. Which of the following would have direct effects on the resources available to a population? A) War. B) Housing. C) Religious beliefs. D) Socioeconomic status of individuals. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) War. 5. Sustainable use means using a resource in ways that maintain the resource at a certain quality for a ..... A) Generation. B) Year. C) Decade. D) Certain period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Certain period of time. 6. Which technology would best help the United States reduce the need for foreign oil? A) Solar-heated homes. B) More nuclear power plants. C) Biodiesel fuel. D) Geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biodiesel fuel. 7. Expand the abbreviation GAP A) Government Agency for Pollution Control. B) Ganga Action Plan. C) Government Action Plan. D) Government Animal Protection Plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganga Action Plan. 8. Instead of bringing your lunch in a paper bag everyday, what can you do to save paper? A) Eat fruits and vegetables. B) Recycle glass and metal. C) Ride the bus to school. D) Use a reusable lunch box. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Use a reusable lunch box. 9. Where did the Chipko Movement begin? A) Gharhwal in Reni. B) Reni in Gharhwal. C) Sukratoda in Gharhwal. D) Reni in Sanchi. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reni in Gharhwal. 10. A community planner learns that a community uses lumber from a nearby forest to build houses and provide fuel for wood-burning stoves. She determines that every year more trees are chopped down than planted. What conclusion can she draw about the sustainability of this community's land-management practices? A) The practices are sustainable because the community plans to use coal in the future. B) The practices are not sustainable because eventually the community will run out of trees. C) The practices are sustainable because the community does not produce much pollution. D) The practices are not sustainable because the community uses the same resource for fuel and shelter. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The practices are not sustainable because eventually the community will run out of trees. 11. Any material, substance, or organism that is found in nature and used by people is a? A) Renewable resource. B) Nonrenewable resources. C) Natural resources. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural resources. 12. Which one is an example of a renewable resource? A) Copper. B) Coal. C) Sunlight. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunlight. 13. Which of the following is false regarding natural gas? A) Its burning does not emit carbon dioxide (CO2). B) It can be used as automotive fuel. C) It is the cleanest of all the fossil fuels. D) It is a nonrenewable fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Its burning does not emit carbon dioxide (CO2). 14. How much water on Earth is fresh? A) 2%. B) 1.5%. C) 2.5%. D) 1%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2.5%. 15. Salmon consumption worldwide is three times higher than it was in 1980. What was once aluxury food is now among the most popular fish species consumed in the U.S., Europe, andJapan. How did humans adjust to the high demand for this limited natural resource and allowthe salmon populations to rebuild and stabilize? A) Salmon farming was introduced to help produce more salmon for market. B) Restaurants increased the sale of salmon to reduce the consumption of salmon. C) Fish companies reduced the price of salmon to allow for more human consumption. D) Fisherman created more jobs to look for more salmon and allow for more humanconsumption. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Salmon farming was introduced to help produce more salmon for market. 16. What do people build that allow them to have access to water? A) Groundwater. B) Droughts. C) Water wells. D) Regulations. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water wells. 17. Which of the following could help slow down the use of fossil fuels? A) Leaving the water running while brushing your teeth. B) Eating more vegetables. C) Turning off lights when they are not being used. D) Buying more automobiles. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Turning off lights when they are not being used. 18. Scientists are currently researching new ways to obtain energy from our natural, renewableresources. Which statement gives the best explanation of the benefits of renewable resources. A) Renewable resources are nonrenewable and expensive to produce. B) Renewable resources are versatile and emit various amounts of pollution. C) Renewable resources generates energy that produces minimal greenhouse gases. D) Renewable resources are natural, but cause destruction of land surrounding production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable resources generates energy that produces minimal greenhouse gases. 19. What are the two main types of forests in Canada? A) Boreal Forest and Temperate Rainforest. B) Boreal Forest and Tropical Rainforest. C) Boreal Forest and Tundra Forest. D) Northern Forest and Temperate Rainforest. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Boreal Forest and Temperate Rainforest. 20. If you were trying to stop using fossil fuels at your home and trying to only use alternative energy resources instead, what question would you have to ask FIRST to determine which resource would be best to use in your home? A) Which alternative energy resources are available in my area?. B) How can I save the most money?. C) Is nuclear energy safe to use in my home?. D) Which nonrenewable resources are available?. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Which alternative energy resources are available in my area?. 21. How does the Island School conserve energy? A) Fossil Fuel. B) Fuel. C) Energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil Fuel. 22. The act of limiting usage of a natural resource to help protect it A) Conservation. B) Biodegradable. C) Environmentalism. D) Sustainability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservation. 23. Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called ..... A) Non renewable resources. B) Non replaceable resources. C) Renewable resources. D) Replaceable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non renewable resources. 24. Any valuable material of geologic origin that can be extracted from the earth A) Fossil resources. B) Natural resources. C) Carbon resources. D) Renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural resources. 25. Things we take from the environment and use are called: A) Natural resources. B) Rocks. C) Energy. D) Pollutants. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural resources. 26. Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today? A) We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form. B) They are being formed too far beneath the surface of the ocean. C) The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process faster than they can form. D) They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form. 27. What problem do solar and wind energy have that oil does not have? A) Solar and wind energy cost a lot less than oil energy does. B) Solar and wind energy take up more land than oil energy does. C) Solar and wind energy are more difficult to transport and store than oil energy is. D) Solar and wind energy are more difficult to sell than oil energy is. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar and wind energy are more difficult to transport and store than oil energy is. 28. The Chipko Movement in the Himalayas to protect the forest cover was started by A) Medha Patkar. B) Dr Aruna Roy of Kisan Mazdur Vikas. C) Sunder Lai Bahuguna. D) Dr Anil Agarwal of CSE. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sunder Lai Bahuguna. 29. People use natural resources to make buildings, bridges, roads, machinery and vehicles which are known as ..... A) Natural Resources. B) Human-made Resources. C) Human Resources. D) Un-natural Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Human-made Resources. 30. Which of the following is not an use of forest A) Resins, gums are obtained. B) Used to make paper. C) Causes soil erosion. D) Control floods. 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