This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Conservation Technologies > Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources Quiz 3 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. In the past, the people settled in Al Ain brought water to their farms from: A) Arabian Gulf. B) Mountains and from under the ground. C) The Red sea. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Mountains and from under the ground. 2. Careful and rational use of a resource is A) Planning. B) System. C) Organisation. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservation. 3. I am-*a solid*mined from the ground*made from ancient dead trees*a nonrenewable resource What am I? A) Natural gas. B) Coal. C) Plants. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 4. What is a disadvantage of managing naturalresources? A) An increase in pollution. B) A reduction in the space take up in landfills. C) An increase in the removal of natural resources. D) The cost of making technologies that use resources more efficient. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) The cost of making technologies that use resources more efficient. 5. The most rapidly dwindling natural resource in the world is A) Water. B) Forests. C) Wind. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Forests. 6. A Fossil Fuel is A) Materials that are found on Earth that people use. B) Rock that contains metal. C) Fuels that formed years ago from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago. D) Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fuels that formed years ago from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago. 7. Which is the best example of humans both adapting to and transforming their environment to get the water resources they need? A) Building houses out of trees. B) Building dams and reservoirs. C) Moving to a new location. D) Planting more crops. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Building dams and reservoirs. 8. Why is water shortage a national security risk for most countries? A) It can cause natural resources to be depleted. B) It can lead to pollution. C) It can lead to runoff. D) It can lead to war and widespread migration. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) It can lead to war and widespread migration. 9. Which of the following best compares renewable and nonrenewable resources? A) A renewable resource is a resource that is only man-made while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is only naturally-occurring. B) A renewable resource is a resource that is only naturally occurring while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is only man-made. C) A renewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it is being replaced while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is constantly supplied. D) A renewable resource is a resource that is constantly being supplied while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it is being replaced. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A renewable resource is a resource that is constantly being supplied while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it is being replaced. 10. ..... resources can be called ..... resources if they come from non-living things. Examples: minerals, land, soil and rocks.Some non-renewable resources come from living things - such as fossil fuels. They can be called ..... A) Renewable ; organic ; organic renewable resources. B) Non-renewable ; inorganic ; organic non-renewable resources. C) Renewable ; inorganic ; inorganic non-renewable resources. D) Non-renewable ; organic ; inorganic non-renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-renewable ; inorganic ; organic non-renewable resources. 11. People used Gulf for ..... and ..... A) Trees, Sand. B) Plants, Sand. C) Pearls, fishing. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pearls, fishing. 12. What islands form the traditional homeland of the Haida people? A) Queen Anne islands. B) Vancouver island. C) Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlottes). D) Prince Edward Island. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Haida Gwaii (Queen Charlottes). 13. The term 'carrying capacity' is best defined as ..... A) How much pressure people put on the Earth. B) The number of people Earth can support at current rates of consumption. C) Solving environmental problems through science and technology. D) Solving environmental problems by changing the way we live. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The number of people Earth can support at current rates of consumption. 14. All non-living things in an ecosystem A) Niche. B) Community. C) Abiotic factors. D) Biotic factors. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Abiotic factors. 15. If an area is sunny 230 days out of the year, which alternative resource would people use? A) Solar Energy. B) Hydroelectric Energy. C) Fossil Fuels. D) Geothermal Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar Energy. 16. Which one of the following is an example of renewable resource? A) Coal. B) Petroleum. C) Wildlife. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wildlife. 17. People settle in communities near resources that meet their ..... A) Works. B) Needs. C) Likes. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Needs. 18. ..... serve as home to the majority of all the animal species on Earth. A) Forests. B) Urban areas. C) Prairies. D) Oceans. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Forests. 19. Nonrenewable resources A) Can be replenished. B) Cannot be replenished. C) Are not limited. D) Are not fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Cannot be replenished. 20. Why is wind energy considered a renewable resource? A) It can be found in a variety of places. B) It costs little to harness. C) The wind can blow incredibly fast. D) It's unlikely that we'll run out of wind. 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