Climate review (Part 1)

Which of the following is considered a nonrenewable resource?

• Sunlight

• Wood

• Water

• Natural Gas

Which of the following renewable energy resources comes from the ground?

• Geothermal energy

• Hydropower

• Wind Power

• Solar Power

Cars and trucks contribute to air pollution by:

• Increasing methane

• Decreasing oxygen

• Decreasing carbon dioxide

• Increasing carbon dioxide

Which of the following best describes the Greenhouse Effect?

• Heat is constantly escaping the Earth in pockets of dense air.

• Liquids from the Earth are heated the are released into outer space.

• Gases from the Earth are trapped in the Earth's atmosphere AND are prevented from escaping into space.

• All of the above.

As global temperatures rise, the global seal level is expected to rise in part because

• more precipitation is falling.

• permafrost is thawing

• greenhouse gases cause water to expand

• glaciers are melting at a faster rate

Which of the following is considered a renewable resource?

• Oil

• Natural Gas

• Sunlight

• Coal

Which of these is a source of human-made ocean pollution?

• Fresh water

• Ozone

• Plastics

• Sediments

What is a natural source of air pollution?

• Volcanoes

• Carbon monoxide

• Smog

• Ozone layer

Which of these is NOT a harm of mining

• Increased erosion

• Habitat destruction

• Resource depletion

• Tree growth

Which of the following terms refers to long-term weather patterns an area

• Climate

• Weather

• Altitude

• Prevailing winds