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Grade 8 Environmental Science
Which cycle most likely includes photosynthesis, respiration, industrial pollutants, and fossil fuels?
  1. water cycle
  2. carbon cycle
  3. oxygen cycle
  4. nitrogen cycle
Grade 8 Environmental Science
Which of these could help to reduce air pollution?
  1. recycling
  2. mining
  3. burning fossil fuels
  4. driving a car
Grade 8 Environmental Science
What is ozone?
  1. A form of oxygen
  2. The middle zone of the atmosphere
  3. The coldest layer of the atmosphere
Grade 8 Environmental Science
Which cycle most likely includes soil, animal wastes, bacteria, fixation and plant use?
  1. water cycle
  2. carbon cycle
  3. oxygen cycle
  4. nitrogen cycle
Grade 8 Environmental Science
One possible result of more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is
  1. more nitrogen in the nitrogen cycle.
  2. more carnivores in an area.
  3. increase in rainfall in a region.
  4. increase in average atmospheric temperature.
Grade 8 Environmental Science
Which of the following is NOT an alternative energy resource?
  1. fossil fuels
  2. geothermal energy
  3. solar energy
  4. hydroelectric energy
Grade 8 Environmental Science
The process by which certain gases (principally water vapor, carbon dioxide, and methane) trap heat that radiates from Earth.
  1. Absolute humidity
  2. Humidity
  3. Greenhouse effect
  4. Parts per million
Grade 8 Environmental Science
Most of the world's fossil fuel reserves are made up of                .
  1. oil
  2. natural gas
  3. coal
  4. waste rock
Grade 8 Environmental Science
Plants, wood, and animal waste are all examples of
  1. inorganic matter.
  2. fossil fuels.
  3. biomass.
  4. nonrenewable resources.
Grade 8 Environmental Science
Solar energy cannot
  1. collect energy from the Sun.
  2. provide power during the night.
  3. be used to generate electricity.
Grade 8 Environmental Science
Energy sources such as wind, hydroelectric, and geothermal are similar in that
  1. they are renewable.
  2. they are clean energy -- no gas emissions.
  3. reduce our dependence on fossil fuels.
  4. all of the above
Grade 8 Environmental Science
How does nonpoint source pollution reach bodies of water?
  1. by run-off
  2. by water treatment
  3. by evaporation
  4. by condensation
Grade 8 Environmental Science
The higher the pH, the more acidic the water.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Environmental Science
Hydroelectric energy is
  1. produced from waste.
  2. produced from gas.
  3. produced by water.
  4. produced from fire.
Grade 8 Environmental Science
Sunlight is considered to be
  1. the cause of global warming.
  2. the cause of acid rain.
  3. a renewable resource.
  4. a nonrenewable resource.
Grade 8 Environmental Science
What is recycling?
  1. using old materials to make new ones
  2. deposit of useful minerals
  3. energy from the Sun
  4. thick black liquid used for energy
Grade 8 Environmental Science
Unlike fossil fuels, biomass
  1. consists of inorganic compounds.
  2. is a major source of worldwide energy.
  3. emits no carbon dioxide when burned.
  4. is considered a renewable resource.
Grade 8 Environmental Science
A fossil fuel is
  1. a rock that contains at least 50% plant and animal remains.
  2. fuel that formed from the remains of plants and other organisms that were buried and altered over millions of years ago.
  3. sediment that has been compacted many times.
  4. metamorphic rock.
Grade 8 Environmental Science
Smog is an air pollutant.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 8 Environmental Science
Of the following, the one that is a renewable resource is
  1. coal.
  2. trees.
  3. natural gas.
  4. oil.
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