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1. What happens to the environment when we burn coal for electricity?
A
It is later recycled and reused
B
It increases greenhouse effect
C
It improves the air in cities
2. People burning fossil fuels has had what effect?
A
Decrease in global temperature
B
Increase in global temperature
C
More sunspots have appeared
3. Which of the following is an example of precipitation?
A
Water Vapor rising
B
Clouds forming
C
Snow falling
4. Uranium is used in a power plant, which is true about Uranium?
A
It is a fossil fuel
B
It is reusable
C
It is non-renewable
5. As fossil fuels increase greenhouse gases, what is the result?
A
Global warming
B
Global cooling
C
The ocean levels are receding
6. Which of the following is an example of condensation?
A
Snow falling
B
Clouds forming
C
Streams meeting rivers
7. Earth’s water is mostly
A
Saline (salty)
B
Freshwater
C
Frozen
8. When did we START to release record amounts of stored carbon back into the atmosphere as carbon dioxide?
A
Industrial Revolution
B
Renaissance Period
C
Today
9. What happens when an oil spill occurs in the ocean?
A
It nourishes feathers and fur making them healthy
B
The oil feeds algae causing algal blooms
C
Oil stops oxygen from entering the water and organisms die
10. Fossil fuels are a type of
A
Geothermal energy
B
Solar energy
C
Chemical energy
11. Which energy source can release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
A
Coal
B
Nuclear
C
Wind
12. According to the water cycle, cloud formation is which step?
A
Condensation
B
Solidification
C
Precipitation
13. How long do fossil fuels take to form?
A
Thousands of years
B
Billions of years
C
Millions of years
14. Which is true of fossil fuels?
A
They are better for the environment than alternative sources
B
They are renewable where other sources are not
C
They are cheaper than alternative energy sources
15. What causes the algal blooms that cause eutrophication?
A
Not enough consumers in the water
B
Increase nitrogen in water from runoff
C
Increase carbon dioxide from acid rain
16. What is the word for when sediment is carried from a bend in a river to be deposited downriver?
A
Aquifer
B
Weathering
C
Erosion
17. What do we need to consider in order to move toward being more green through renewable energy?
A
How resources are replenished
B
How to store resources
C
Annual cost of acquiring them
18. What is the word for the material downriver left behind in a meandering river?
A
Weathering
B
Water table
C
Deposition
19. Which energy source can release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?
A
Petroleum
B
Geothermal
C
Hydroelectric
20. Which nonrenewable resource has the least environmental impact?
A
Nuclear
B
Coal
C
Oil