Solar Energy: If You Can Answer These Science Questions CORRECTLY, I Will Award Your Awesome Self With 10 Points [;? (7/20/2012)

1. What is the most common use of water in the United States? (Points : 3)
power plants
industry
domestic use
agriculture

2. Which of the following abiotic factors would likely affect humans directly? (Points : 3)
water availability
climate change
soil pH
humidity

3. A conservation easement would be best suited to offset which of the following threats to biodiversity? (Points : 3)
habitat loss
exotic species
overharvesting
habitat degradation

4. Which of the following would have direct effects on the resources available to a population? (Points : 3)
socioeconomic status of individuals
religious beliefs
housing
war

5. Which prediction is true based on this population pyramid?

(Points : 3)
The population is not growing.
The population is growing rapidly.
The population is declining.
The population is growing slowly.

6. If over a 10-year period, a nation of 100 million people has a birth rate of 15 million, but a death rate of 5 million and a net migration rate of 2 million, the population is doing which of the following? (Points : 3)
decreasing in size
growing in size
decreasing first and then growing
staying the same over time

7. Which of the following would reduce water tables? (Points : 3)
flood
water pollution
snowmelt
overpopulation

8. Which of the following stresses would most likely cause an ecosystem to respond by succession? (Points : 3)
water pollution
wildfire
air pollution
urbanization

9. How might a flood affect the population of an area? (Points : 3)
reduce the need for resources
reduce the population
increase the population
increase available resources

10. Which of the following is a natural resource? (Points : 3)
plastic
iron
steel
concrete

11. Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource? (Points : 3)
oil
solar energy
wind power
geothermal energy

12. Which mineral is used in making cans and is found mainly in Australia? (Points : 3)
magnetite
hematite
tektite
bauxite

13. Smelting is the major method used to refine and enrich which of the following? (Points : 3)
iron ore
oil
uranium ore
coal

14. Which of the following is an example of sustainable use of natural resources? (Points : 3)
clear-cutting a forest
continuously strip mining coal deposits in an area
planting multiple crops together on a field and harvesting them at different times
harvesting huge populations of fish from a fishing shoal

15. A resource is being used by a population. Which graph represents a sustainable yield of that resource?

(Points : 3)
Graph A
Graph B
Graph C
Graph D

16. Which of the following is a renewable resource? (Points : 3)
forests
iron ore
coal
oil

17. Which technology would best help the United States wean itself from foreign oil? (Points : 3)
more nuclear power plants
geothermal energy
solar-heated homes
biodiesel fuel

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