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ecology review
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| WHAT DETERMINES WHETHER A RESOURCE IS RENEWABLE OR NONRENEWABLE? | THE RATE OF USE & THE RATE OF REPLACEMENT |
| WHICH FOSSIL FUEL IS USED PRIMARILY TO GENERATE ELECTRICITY? | COAL |
| WHICH RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE DOES NOT DERIVE ITS ENERGY FROM THE SUN? | GEOTHERMAL |
| WHAT IS A MAJOR DISADVANTAGE OF MOST RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES? | EXPENSIVE START-UP COSTS |
| WHICH FOSSIL FUEL IS THE MOST POLLUTING? | COAL |
| IF A RESOURCE IS USED MORE RAPIDLY THAN IT IS REPLACED, IT IS __. | NONRENEWABLE |
| WHICH NATURAL RESOURCE IS CONSERVED BY WINDBREAKS? | SOIL |
| GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ARE A DISADVANTAGE OF USING ___ & ___ | FOSSIL FUELS & BIOMASS |
| WHICH RENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE IS THE MOST WIDELY USED FOR ELECTRICITY PRODUCTION IN THE U.S.? | HYDROELECTRIC |
| WHICH FOSSIL FUEL IS THE LEAST POLLUTING? | NATURAL GAS |
| PETROLEUM IS PRIMARILY USED TO PRODUCE __. | TRANSPORATION FUEL |
| WHAT ARE THE THREE FOSSIL FUELS? | COAL, PETROLEUM & NATURAL GAS |
| NONRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES FORMED OVER MILLIONS OF YEARS FROM THE REMAINS OF ONCE-LIVING THINGS ARE __. | FOSSIL FUELS |
| FOSSIL FUELS AND __ ARE THE TWO TYPES OF NONRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCES. | NUCLEAR POWER |
| WHICH ENERGY RESOURCE IS USED PRIMARILY FOR HEATING? | NATURAL GAS |
| WHAT IS THE ULTIMATE (INDIRECT) SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR NEARLY ALL OF OUR ENERGY RESOURCES? | THE SUN |
| __ IS THE MOST ABUNDANT FOSSIL FUEL IN THE U.S. | COAL |
| LIMITING THE USE OF A RESOURCE, USING THE RESOURCE ONLY WHEN NECESSARY & TAKING CARE OF THE RESOURCE ARE ALL PART OF __. | CONSERVATION |
| CHANGING A STEEP HILL TO A SERIES OF SMALL, FLAT FIELDS IS __. | TERRACING |
| GASOLINE IS PRODUCED BY REFINING __. | PETROLEUM |
| SMOG, ACID RAIN, & GREENHOUSE GASES ARE PROBLEMS ASSOCIATED WITH __. | FOSSIL FUELS |
| SOIL IS A ___ NATURAL RESOURCE EVEN THOUGH IT TAKES MANY YEARS TO PRODUCE. | RENEWABLE |
| TRUE OR FALSE? MINERALS ARE A RENEWABLE RESOURCE. | FALSE - MINERALS ARE NONRENEWABLE |
| PLANTING COVER CROPS CONSERVES THE __ AND THE __ OF SOIL. | QUANTITY (amount) & QUALITY (nutrients) |
| A MAJOR ADVANTAGE OF SOLAR POWER IS THAT THE SUN WILL PRODUCE ENERGY FOR __ OF YEARS. | BILLIONS |
| WHICH NONRENEWABLE ENERGY RESOURCE DOES NOT DERIVE ITS ENERGY FROM THE SUN? | NUCLEAR ENERGY |
| BECAUSE IT BOTH POWERS THE WATER CYCLE & HEATS THE ATMOSPHERE UNEQUALLY, THE SUN IS THE INDIRECT SOURCE OF ENERGY FOR ___ & ___ POWER | WIND & WATER |
| ___ & ___ BOTH DERIVE THEIR ENERGY FROM ORGANIC MATTER. | FOSSIL FUELS & BIOMASS |
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