This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > 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 (20 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. How does recycling conserve natural resources? A) It allows us to re-use products instead of manufacturing new ones. B) It prevents garbage from being burned. C) It saves on the amount of fuel used by garbage trucks. D) It saves on the amount of plastic used to manufacture garbage bags. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It allows us to re-use products instead of manufacturing new ones. 2. If an area is windy year-round, which type of alternative energy resource will the people living in the area most likely use? A) Geothermal Energy. B) Fossil Fuel Energy. C) Wind Energy. D) Hydroelectric Energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wind Energy. 3. Renewable resources A) Can be replenished. B) Cannot be replenished. C) Are limited. D) Are fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Can be replenished. 4. Which of the following are to be managed for sustainable development? A) Industries. B) Forest. C) Crops. D) Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resources. 5. Natural gas and coal is considered ..... Select TWO A) Renewable biotic. B) Nonrenewable abiotic. C) Abiotic biotic. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable abiotic. 6. Why are fossil fuels considered non-renewable? A) They formed overnight. B) They will never form again. C) They formed over millions of years. D) They formed quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They formed over millions of years. 7. Some people see the benefit of wind energy as a clean alternative to fossil fuels for energy production. Othersbelieve it is dangerous for migratory birds.Opinions, such as the ones above, best illustrate what idea about alternate energy sources? A) They should always be the responsibility of each individual human. B) Environmental decisions must be made by weighing the risks and costs against thebenefits. C) Individuals will usually favor older methods of energy production over newer methodsbecause they are less harmful to the environment. D) Decisions about renewable and nonrenewable energy must be made by taking intoaccount the present needs of the citizens without looking toward the future. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Environmental decisions must be made by weighing the risks and costs against thebenefits. 8. What is sustainable development? A) The ability to use energy resources in such a way as to not have a negative impact on them. B) Energy sources that cant be used indefinately. C) Energy that has a negative impact on the world. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The ability to use energy resources in such a way as to not have a negative impact on them. 9. The process of planting trees or sowing seeds in a barren patch of land to create a forest or a stand of trees is called A) Agriculture. B) Aestivation. C) Vegetation. D) Afforestation. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Afforestation. 10. Which of the following is a Renewable Natural Resource? A) Crops. B) Nuclear. C) Gasoline. D) Electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Crops. 11. The graphic below shows the average petroleum consumption in millions of barrels per day of different regions of the world from 1980 to 2010.Much of the petroleum consumed in the last few decades has been extracted from relatively few locations around the world, because most of the world's easily accessible petroleum deposits are concentrated in these areas. How has this continued petroleum extraction from selected areas over time likely affected petroleum resources on Earth? A) Petroleum resources have been replenished as quickly as they have been extracted. B) More petroleum is now available overall because extraction techniques result in the formation of more petroleum. C) The distribution of petroleum has changed and less petroleum is now available overall. D) The distribution of petroleum has not changed in any way, and there is the same amount of petroleum available now as there was in the past. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The distribution of petroleum has changed and less petroleum is now available overall. 12. What is a natural resource? A) Something you do for a living. B) Something found in nature people use. C) A summer camp. D) A way to cook camp food. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Something found in nature people use. 13. Materials or natural resources that take millions of years to be replenished after being used? A) Nonrenewable. B) Recyclable. C) Renewable. D) Reusable. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable. 14. Which of the following is a source of non-renewable energy? A) Solar. B) Methane. C) Hydroelectric. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 15. ..... resources refer to the number and ability of the people. E.g: knowledge, skill, etc. A) Biotic. B) Human made. C) Human. D) Abiotic. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human. 16. Which of the following energy resources are formed fromthe remains of organisms. A) Fossil fuels energy. B) Geothermal energy. C) Wind energy. D) Solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil fuels energy. 17. The ..... the human population, the ..... the amount of resources being used. A) Greater, greater. B) Greater, least. C) Least, greater. D) Least, least. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Greater, greater. 18. Ganga action plan was a multi crore project to A) Clean river ganga. B) Establish sewage treatment plants. C) All of these. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of these. 19. Natural resources are things that ..... life. A) Danger. B) Sustain. C) Reduce. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustain. 20. Students are asked to complete a research project on climate change. Which of the following is the best set of data to use in the report? A) Earth's average temperatures since the year 1800. B) A classroom log of temperatures locally since September. C) Day and night temperatures over the Atlantic Ocean for 10 years. D) The average temperatures of two cities in North America for 20 years. 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