Fuels and Human Impact

1. A nonrenewable resource eventually runs out or ________.

• ceases to exist

• humans make more to use

• Earth makes more to use

• asteroids bring more to Earth

2. A _________, such as coal and oil, cannot be replenished quickly.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• plateau

• basin

3. Which one requires energy from burning a fossil fuel?

• car

• bicycle

• snowboard

• kite

4. Which human activity will cause short-term changes in a deciduous forest ecosystem?

• swimming

• canoeing

• bird watching

• clearing a path for hiking

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5. Which resource is a renewable resource?

• coal

• minerals

• sunlight

• natural gas

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6. What will happen to the amount of coal on Earth if humans keep using it at the same rate?

• volcanoes will erupt with more coal

• Earth will make more coal

• Humans will have to make more coal

• It will eventually run out

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7. Forest cover has been cleared to expand cities for accommodating growing populations. How does this affect the Earth's ecosystems?

• soil erosion increases

• temperature decreases

• amount of rainfall increases

• the occurrence of more earthquakes

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8. Conserving energy helps save nonrenewable resources and _______________.

• increases pollution

• reduces pollution

• raises the level of the ocean

• lowers the level of the ocean

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9. A paper mill is built in a valley. The trees are cut down to make the mill and build new roads. A few weeks later, the number of grey squirrels begins decreasing and eventually all the grey squirrels die out. Which of the following is a cause of extinction of the grey squirrels in the valley?

• overhunting of squirrels

• destruction of the squirrels habitat

• increase of predators to the squirrels

• decrease in food source for squirrels

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10. Which human activity will cause positive changes in an ocean coastal ecosystem?

• boating offshore

• swimming and digging in the sand

• dumping garbage near waterways

• adding plants and sand dunes

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