Ch. 3 part 3

Question 1

Which energy resource is not a fossil fuel?

a. coal
b. hydroelectric energy
c. natural gas
d. petroleum

Answer 1

b. hydroelectric energy

Question 2

Which problem would not occur as a result of using fossil fuels?

a. air pollution
b. oil spills
c. radioactive pollution
d. production of soot and sulfur gases

Answer 2

c. radioactive pollution

Question 3

The people of Beechgrove Farms need to keep their fields from eroding during the seasons that crops are not planted on them. which method would be best to prevent erosion?
a. using contour plowing
b. planting a ground cover
c. letting the fields lie fallow for a season
d. digging for minerals

Answer 3

b. planting a ground cover

Question 4

The Euler family farm has grown corn on several of their fields for the last thirty years. Grandpa Euler’s records show that the amount of corn produced each year is steadily decreasing. What can they do to increase corn production?
a. planting a ground cover
b. using contour plowing
c. letting the fields lie fallow for a season
d. using geothermal energy

Answer 4

c. letting the fields lie fallow for a season

Question 5

Which disadvantage is associated with the use of wind energy and solar energy?
a. requires heavy maintenance
b. causes pollution
c. requires large land areas
d. does not use water

Answer 5

c. requires large land areas

Question 6

What is an advantage of using geothermal energy?
a. lessens water pollution
b. provides water for recreation
c. produces radioactive hazards
d. plants are inexpensive to build and operate

Answer 6

d. plants are inexpensive to build and operate

Question 7

which is not an advantage of using windmills to provide wind energy?
a. requires a steady wind
b. does not cause pollution
c. is a renewable resource
d. requires little maintenance

Answer 7

a. requires steady wind

Question 8

Water stored beneath the surface of the earth is called_____.

a. humidity
b. sea ice
c. the hydrosphere
d. ground water

Answer 8

d. ground water

Question 9

Water returns to the sky through _____ and evaporation.
a. precipitation
b. transpiration
c. condensation
d. conservation

Answer 9

b. transpiration

Question 10

What are all the materials available on Earth for man’s use called?

Answer 10

D. natural resources

Question 11

Explain three things you can do to help conserve natural resources.

Answer 11

You can reduce, reuse, and recycle to help conserve natural resources.