This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Conservation Technologies > Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources – Quiz 20 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources Quiz 20 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Plants and animals are considered A) Renewable resources. B) Nonrenewable resources. C) All of the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resources. 2. 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? A) Wind Energy. B) Solar Energy. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Hydroelectric Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Hydroelectric Energy. 3. Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future is called: A) Resource conservation. B) Sustainable development. C) Resource development. D) Sustainable conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainable development. 4. ..... covers most of Earth. A) Land. B) Water. C) Rocks. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 5. Which of the following are the main three fossils fuels? A) Coal, Oil, and Gasoline. B) Gasoline, Petroleum & Oil. C) Coal, Oil and Natural gas. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Coal, Oil and Natural gas. 6. Which of the following answer choice s lists renewable resources? A) Coal, iron, diamonds, water. B) Plants, animals, sun, water. C) Water, sun, plastic, plants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plants, animals, sun, water. 7. Which BEST explains what scientists are referring to when they use the term conservation? A) Nonliving parts of the environment. B) Living organisms in the environment. C) Health of the living organisms in the environment. D) Protection, management, and renewal of resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Protection, management, and renewal of resources. 8. Resources that we find in nature and are used without much modification are called ..... A) Human Resources. B) Natural Resources. C) Renewable Resources. D) Human-made Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural Resources. 9. What does Chipko Aandolan stand for? A) Hug the trees. B) Stand besides the trees. C) Fight against the contractors. D) Do nothing to save the trees. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hug the trees. 10. What are the primary goals of sustainability? A) The end of poverty and hunger. B) Better standards of education and healthcare - particularly as it pertains to water quality and better sanitation. C) Sustainable economic growth while promoting jobs and stronger economies. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 11. What happens when we use fossil fuels faster than they can form? A) Nothing. B) The price lowers. C) The supply gets replaced quickly. D) The supply runs out. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The supply runs out. 12. A long period with little or no rain is called A) Scarcity. B) Droughts. C) Water wells. D) Freshwater. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Droughts. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. Plastic forks, spoons, and knives are disposable. Which word is the OPPOSITE of disposable? A) Paper. B) Natural. C) Reusable. D) Wasteful. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reusable. 16. 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. 17. Environment Day falls on A) 28th February. B) 23rd March. C) 5th June. D) 16th August. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 5th June. 18. The rate at which human made resources are produced is called as A) Localised natural resources. B) Actual natural resources. C) Productivity. D) Sustainable development. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Productivity. 19. 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 decreases petroleum's availability. B) It causes petroleum's availability to be erratic. C) It does not affect petroleum's availability. D) It increases petroleum's availability. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It decreases petroleum's availability. 20. The protection and preservation and management of natural resources is ..... A) Conservation. B) Consumption. C) Recycling. D) Restoration. 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