This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Conservation Technologies > Sustainable Resources > Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources Quiz 11 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Why is water a renewable resource? A) It can be frozen into ice. B) It evaporates into thin air. C) It is constantly replaced. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is constantly replaced. 2. You can conserve water by doing this. A) Repair leaking garden hose. B) Using the dishwasher. C) Water the lawn only at noon. D) Doing the laundry in the morning only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Repair leaking garden hose. 3. What are coal and oil made from? A) Dead plants and animals. B) Volcanoes. C) Burning wood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dead plants and animals. 4. A fuel, such as coal, oil, or natural gas, formed in the geological past from the decayed remains of ancient organisms, such as plants and animals? A) Reduce. B) Conservation. C) Renewable resources. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil fuels. 5. Energy resources derived from natural organic materials are called: A) Fossil fuels. B) Biomass. C) Geothermal energy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil fuels. 6. It occur naturally within environments A) Recourses. B) Sustainable Development. C) Natural Resources. D) Misuse. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Natural Resources. 7. Name three natural resources that are exported to the U.S.A. A) Saltaragonitecrawfish. B) Sunwindwildfish. C) Natureclimatecrawfish. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saltaragonitecrawfish. 8. Why is geothermal heat considered a natural resource? A) Because it is an energy source that comes from trees. B) Because it stays warm until we use it for heating. C) Because its source is not sustainable. D) Because it is an energy source that comes from the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because it is an energy source that comes from the Earth. 9. Which of the following is an example of conservation? A) Rotating which crops grow in a field each year so the soil does not loose its nutrients. B) Cutting down only specific types of trees and then planting new ones in their place. C) Riding your bike to school. D) Only keeping fish of a certain size and throwing small fish back so they can reproduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Riding your bike to school. 10. About ..... of the surface of the Earth is covered by water. A) 51%. B) 61%. C) 71%. D) 91%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 71%. 11. 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. 12. Water underground is stored in ..... A) Aquifers. B) Reservoirs. C) Wells. D) Depositories. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Aquifers. 13. 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. 14. Which of the following would have direct effects on the resources available to a population? A) War. B) Religious beliefs. C) Socioeconomic status of individuals. D) Housing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) War. 15. Sustainable use means using a resource in ways that maintain the resource at a certain quality for a ..... A) Generation. B) Decade. C) Certain period of time. D) Year. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Certain period of time. 16. Which technology would best help the United States reduce the need for foreign oil? A) Solar-heated homes. B) Biodiesel fuel. C) More nuclear power plants. D) Geothermal energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biodiesel fuel. 17. Expand the abbreviation GAP A) Government Action Plan. B) Ganga Action Plan. C) Government Agency for Pollution Control. D) Government Animal Protection Plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Ganga Action Plan. 18. 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. 19. Where did the Chipko Movement begin? A) Reni in Gharhwal. B) Gharhwal in Reni. C) Reni in Sanchi. D) Sukratoda in Gharhwal. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Reni in Gharhwal. 20. 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. 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