Unit 6 Test Review

Which statement describes a resource that could be both renewable and nonrenewable?

• Petroleum is drilled from rock on the ocean floor.

• Solar energy is used to produce both heat and electricity.

• Turbines are constructed to use wind to make electricity.

• Trees are cut down to make wood products faster than new trees can grow.

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Why is petroleum considered to be a nonrenewable resource?

• It constantly forms within Earth.

• It is difficult to obtain and transport.

• It releases harmful chemicals when burned.

• It requires a very long period of time to form.

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What are the advantages of using resources such as geothermal energy, solar energy, and wind energy?  

• They can generate power by burning wastes.

• They increase the amount of greenhouse gases.

• They come from energy sources that never run out.

• They produce large amounts of energy from burning fuels.

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Why is nuclear energy considered a nonrenewable resource?

• Nuclear radiation does not run out.

• • It comes from radiation from the sun.

• Uranium ore is replaced on a geologic timescale.

• • Uranium replenishes more quickly than it is being used.

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Select all of the correct statements about per capita resource use.

• As population increases, the rate of per capita use affects whether a resource is renewable.

• Resources such as coal and natural gas can be renewable if annual per capita consumption of those resources decreases.

• The overall use of natural resources is relatively high in industrialized nations even though population growth is slower in those nations.

• How long a natural resource will last can be predicted by evaluating the per capita consumption of that resource and the rate of population growth.

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What has happened to the size of the human population over time?

• • The size of the human population has always increased at a steady rate.

• Human population size did not change at all until around the year 1880.

• • Human population size has grown slowly since the beginning of the Modern Age.

• The size of the human population began increasing rapidly within the last 200 years.

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In 2016, Japan’s estimated birthrate was 8 births per 1,000 people. The estimated death rate was 10 deaths per 1,000 people. There were not very many people moving into or out of the country. What most likely happened to Japan’s population size in 2016?

• grew slowly

• grew quickly

• stayed the same

• decreased slowly

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Which resource is renewable?

• iron

• coal

• the sun

• natural gas

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In general, how are natural resources and population size related?

• Natural resource use decreases as population size increases.

• The rate of natural resource use stays the same as population size increases.

• As population size increases, more natural resources become available for use.

• Population size grows faster in places where more natural resources are available.

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Which statement best describes how the automobile has affected the geosphere?

• Roads built for automobiles take habitats away from animals.

• Fossil fuels for automobiles are removed from inside the earth.

• Emissions from automobiles cause air pollution in the form of smog.

• Water for washing automobiles comes from the supply of fresh water.

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