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Grade 9 Environmental Science
Before the 1850s, what kind of oil did Americans use to light their homes?
  1. crude oil
  2. whale oil
  3. kerosene
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Which is a nonrenewable resource used to make filler in paints and rubber?
  1. talc
  2. gypsum
  3. potash
  4. phosphate rock
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Which cycle most likely includes photosynthesis, respiration, industrial pollutants, and fossil fuels?
  1. water cycle
  2. rock cycle
  3. carbon-oxygen cycle
  4. nitrogen cycle
Grade 9 Environmental Science
A change to the environment that has a negative effect on living things is called
  1. a renewable resource.
  2. a nonrenewable resource.
  3. population growth.
  4. pollution.
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Which part of the United States would be most ideal for geothermal power?
  1. Deserts of Southwest
  2. Places with significant differences in elevation and river courses.
  3. Great Plains
  4. Western States
Grade 9 Environmental Science
What is the biggest source of biofuel currently?
  1. corn
  2. oil
  3. bacteria
  4. rice
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Italy leads the world in wind power.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Which part of the United States would be most ideal for hydropower?
  1. Deserts of Southwest
  2. Places with river courses and significant elevation differences.
  3. Great Plains
  4. Western States
Grade 9 Environmental Science

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The largest carbon reservoir is represented by which letter?
  1. A
  2. D
  3. I
  4. L
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Which two letters represent reservoirs that are primarily carbon sinks?
  1. F and D
  2. I and C
  3. C and F
  4. D and I
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Which of the letters below represent something that will decrease atmospheric carbon dioxide levels?
  1. C
  2. D
  3. F
  4. G
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Which letter represents where carbon dioxide is exchanged in the lithosphere?
  1. A
  2. G
  3. I
  4. L
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Renewable resources
  1. can be replenished over months, years, or decades.
  2. are all living resources.
  3. have finite supplies that will one day be all used up.
  4. include iron, gas, and copper.
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How could the removal of trees and other vegetation negatively impact the environment?
  1. by increasing oxygen production
  2. by increasing soil formation
  3. by increasing transpiration
  4. by increasing erosion
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Which two letters represent reservoirs that are mainly carbon sources?
  1. F and D
  2. I and C
  3. C and F
  4. D and I
Grade 9 Environmental Science
How does animal waste from factory farms contaminate rivers and streams?
  1. Farmers dump waste into the rivers with dump trucks.
  2. Underground pipes pump the waste into the rivers.
  3. Farmers over-fertilize crops; the excess is washed into the rivers when it rains.
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Environmental pollution and                          are two major issues with our reliance on nonrenewable energy sources.
  1. an abundance of supplies
  2. dwindling supplies
  3. electricity consumption
  4. our geographic location
Grade 9 Environmental Science
You need to buy apples to make your famous apple pie. Which apples should you buy to best support your community?
  1. locally grown apples sold at the farmers' market
  2. organically grown apples sold at a major food store
  3. non-organically grown apples sold at a major food store
Grade 9 Environmental Science
Leaching means dry soil.
  1. True
  2. False
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