Quiz-Human Dependence on Natural Resources

Any useful material that is found in nature:

• Natural Resource

• Human Resource

• Plants

• Fossil fuels

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A resource that is not easily replaced...

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Plants

• Animals

What was the most widely used NONRENEWABLE resource in 2009?

• Natural gas

• Biomass

• Petroleum

• Hydropower

People move into and begin living in an area that previously had no human activity. What will most likely be the effect on the amount of water?

• Water will be more evenly distributed in the area.

• Most of the fresh water in the area will be converted to salt water.

• The amount of fresh water suitable for drinking will increase.

• There will be less available for other living things.

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Metal ores are often formed in locations that had volcanic activity in the past. What information about an area would provide the best evidence that metal ores could be found there in the present?

• Evidence that volcanoes in the area are currently active

• Evidence that humans in the area use lots of metal ores

• Evidence that metal ores had been brought to the area by ancient humans

• Evidence that the area had active volcanoes long ago

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What will happen if a renewable resource is used up faster than it can be replenished or regenerated?

• The renewable resource will last a lifetime

• The renewable resources will be dispersed for everyone to use, infinitely

• The renewable resource will replenish anyway

• The renewable resource can become a nonrenewable resource because it cannot regenerate or be replenished if the resource no longer exists.

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Natural resources are _____ distributed around the world.

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The locations where certain natural resources are found are the results of ________ ________, such as continental movement.

• Natural Resouces

• Geoscience processes

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Which of the following is a major advantage of using renewable natural resources rather than nonrenewable natural resources?

• Renewable natural resources are replenished more quickly than nonrenewable natural resources.

• Renewable natural resources can be used to generate electricity and nonrenewable natural resources cannot.

• Renewable natural resources must be conserved and nonrenewable natural resources do not have to be conserved.

The Ogallala aquifer, or High Plains aquifer, located in the central United States is one of the largest aquifers in the world. It is shown in blue in the picture.

Scientists estimate that the formation of the Ogallala aquifer began several geologic epochs ago, when the Rocky Mountains were still tectonically active. Over time, sediment from the Rocky Mountains eroded and was deposited over rivers and valleys on the eastern side of the mountains, eventually covering them and trapping water below the surface to form the aquifer.

Today the Ogallala aquifer is a very important source of fresh water, supplying about 30% of the total ground water used for irrigation in the United States. The Ogallala aquifer also provides drinking water to many people who live in the central United States.

Based on the information above, which of the following is true?

• Geologic processes that occur in modern times did not occur earlier in Earth's history.

• Geologic processes have very little impact on the distribution of resources on Earth.

• Past geologic processes impact the present-day location of resources on Earth.

• Past geologic processes have resulted in an even distribution of resources on Earth.

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