Chapter 11 - Forest and Resource Management
Chapter 12 - Soil and Agriculture
Chapter 13 - Mineral Resources and Mining
Chapter 14 - Water Resources
Chapter 15 - The Atmosphere
100
In what part of the forest would you expect to find squirrel nests?
Subcanopy
100
What process occurs when a rock containing iron turns red as its surface is exposed to air and water over time?
Chemical Weathering
100
Which mining method is most likely to destroy the habitats of wildlife?
Strip Mining
100
What is a hole dug into an aquifer to reach groundwater?
Well
100
What is the chemical in refrigerants and aerosol spray cans that caused ozone depletion called?
Chlorofluorocarbons.
200
What kind of economic value do forests provide?
Wood.
200
Where does most of the nutrients from soil come from?
Decomposition.
200
What kind of mining involves tunnels for extracting and removing coal?
Subsurface Mining
200
Rank the primary uses of fresh water around the world.
Personal
Industry
Agriculture
Agriculture, Industry, Personal
200
What is the lowest layer of the Earth's atmosphere, the one directly above the ground?
Troposphere
300
What is the clearing of a forest and its replacement by another land use?
Deforestation.
300
What is watering crops by way of human-constructed structures called?
Irrigation.
300
What are the characteristics of a mineral?
Crystalline structure
300
How does decreasing a limiting resource, such as water, affect local ecosystems?
A. It leads to an increase in biodiversity.
B. It causes competition among species to decrease.
C. It can reduce population sizes and disrupt food chains.
D. It eliminates the need for adaptation among organisms.
It can reduce population sizes and disrupt food chains.
300
What is the source of energy that drives air movement in the troposphere and influences weather and climate?
Sun.
400
What kind of trees do tree plantations have?
Uneven-aged stands.
400
If your friend decided not to use pesticides or synthetic chemicals on her farm, instead, she'll rely on composting and biological pest control what is she practicing?
Organic Agriculture
400
Erosion of soil from land that has been strip-mined can be partially controlled by
A. replacing the soil that was removed.
B. planting plants.
C. letting the land recover on its own.
D. adding tailings to the area.
planting plants
400
What is a likely outcome if energy resources in an ecosystem become scarce?
A. Producers will increase their growth rate.
B. Consumers may migrate or decline in population.
C. Decomposers will become primary consumers.
D. Energy flows through the ecosystems will increase.
Consumers may migrate or decline in population.
400
If earth did not have an atmosphere, most of the energy from the sun would
A. be reflected back into space.
B. be absorbed by Earth's oceans.
C. be absorbed by Earth's landmasses.
D. never reach Earth's surface.
Be reflected back into space.
500
What are prescribed burns?
Burns set by humans.
500
A large area of cropland seeded with one crop is called what?
Monoculture
500
What mining method is most likely to destroy the habitats of wildlife?
Strip Mining.
500
Which of the following is an example of nonpoint-source pollution?
A. a boat leaking motor oil.
B. a pipe releasing hot water.
C. rain washing salt off the roads.
D. a container leaking chemicals.
Rain washing salt off the roads.
500
What gas is the most abundant in the atmosphere?
Nitrogen