Natural Resources
Renewable or NON renewable resource: Water
RENEWABLE; the water cycle of precipitation, evaporation, condensation (repeat)
Define "Environmental Science" (in your own words)
True or False: The USA is the largest producer of Natural Gas in the world
True; the usa is the largest producer of natural gas, and has been since 2009
Renewable or NON renewable resource: Natural Gas
NON renewable; cannot be replenished at the rate that it is consumed
Humans have had a huge impact on our natural world, especially since the __________ ____________ .
Industrial Revolution
True or False: Antarctica is considered a desert?
True; World's largest desert, based on lack of precipitation. It is the driest, coldest and windiest continent
renewable or NON renewable: Forests
Renewable; trees can be regrown relatively quickly
The Endangered Species Act protects not only the species, but also it's _____________ .
Habitat
False; Vermont has actually experienced 20 floods in the past 200 years
Plastic is made from what natural resource?
Oil (petroleum product)
What percentage of earth's water is fresh water?
2.78%
49.9%
97.22%
2.78%
True or False: easily accessible oil reserves will run out by 2075
True: forecasters think that easily accessible oil will run out by 2070-2075. Oil will still be buried under the ground, but will become MUCH more expensive to extract from the earth
Coal, oil, and natural gas are known as what:
Fossil Fuels
The most common fuel used for heating homes in the USA?
Natural Gas
Electricity
Oil
Natural Gas; 50 to 60% of homes
(electricity is second)
(oil is used mostly in the Northeast)
True or False: All air pollution is man-made