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Grade 9 Environmental Science
The majority of energy used by the United States comes from
  1. fossil fuels.
  2. solar power.
  3. geothermal power.
  4. hydroelectric power.
Grade 9 Environmental Science
The impact of a person on the environment, expressed as the amount of land required to sustain the use of natural resources.
  1. cost-benefit analysis
  2. ecological footprint
  3. law of supply and demand
  4. risk assessment
Grade 9 Environmental Science
The greenhouse effect causes an increase in
  1. carbon dioxide.
  2. temperature.
  3. oxygen.
  4. water.
Grade 9 Environmental Science
What does EPA stands for?
  1. Environmental Protection Agency
  2. Environmental Pact Agency
  3. Environmental Pact Agent
  4. Environmental Protection Agent
Grade 9 Environmental Science
There are only two seasons in this biome - a long dark winter and short cold summer.
  1. aquatic
  2. forest
  3. desert
  4. tundra
Grade 9 Environmental Science
The study of natural processes that occur in the environment and how humans can affect them is called
  1. resource management.
  2. environmental science.
  3. preservation.
  4. conservation.
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Fossil fuels are hydrocarbons.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Is solar energy renewable or nonrenewable?
  1. renewable
  2. nonrenewable
Grade 9 Environmental Science
What is the device called that will directly convert solar energy into electrical power?
  1. a turbine
  2. a photovoltaic cell
  3. a water wheel
  4. a generator
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Which of the following takes millions of years to form?
  1. Solar Energy
  2. Fossil Fuels
  3. Renewables
  4. Hydroelectric
Grade 9 Environmental Science
The trapping of heat near Earth's surface is called
  1. the greenhouse effect.
  2. the ozone cycle.
  3. emissions.
  4. air pollution.
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Fossil fuels
  1. are nonrenewable resources.
  2. include coal.
  3. include petroleum.
  4. all of the above
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Which human activity is a major part of the carbon cycle?
  1. building dams
  2. burning fossil fuels
  3. removing species from their habitat
Grade 9 Environmental Science
The greenhouse effect heats Earth's surface by
  1. infrared radiation and sunlight.
  2. sunlight and volcanic eruptions.
  3. mantel convection and infrared radiation.
  4. volcanic eruptions and mantle convection.
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Match the following term with the correct statement: Air pollution.
  1. is a significant and lasting change in the statistical distribution of forecast patterns over periods ranging from decades to millions of years
  2. are fuels formed by natural processes such as anaerobic decomposition of buried dead organisms.
  3. oxygen
  4. is the introduction of chemicals, particulates, biological materials, or other materials into Earth's atmosphere
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Most renewable energy originates from                .
  1. fossil fuels
  2. the ground
  3. the Sun
  4. uranium
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Chemicals that kill crop-destroying organisms are                .
  1. fertilizers
  2. pesticides
  3. sediments
  4. sewage
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