Humans in the Biosphere JEOPARDY #2 S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Resources It’s a Sunny Day Day RadioactiveWindy Weather WeatherWater

Resources 100 Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource? CornNatural Gas CopperCoal A: What is corn? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Resources 200 A: What is A can be replenished over months, years, or decades? Renewable resource________. A.can be replenished over months, years, or decades B. are all living resources C. have finite supplies that will one day be used up D. include iron, natural gas, and copper S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Resources 300 A: What is uranium ? Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource? CottonCattle TreesUranium S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Resources 400 A: What is B. plastic? Which of the following products do petroleum resources provide in addition to energy? A.aggregateC. nickel B.plasticD. cardboard S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Resources 500 A: What is D. increasing soil erosion? One way that mining for mineral resources damages the land is by ________. A.adding greenhouse gases to the environment B.depleting the world’s ozone C.causing salinization D.increasing soil erosion S2C06 Jeopardy Review

It’s a Sunny Day 100 A: What is non-polluting? S2C06 Jeopardy Review The advantage of solar energy includes the fact that it is ________. A.nonrenewableC. expensive B. non-pollutingD. absent at night

It’s a Sunny Day 200 A: What is A non-polluting? Harnessing the sun’s energy to produce heat or electricity is ____. A.non-pollutingC. possible only in coastal areas B.inexpensiveD. a major source of air pollution S2C06 Jeopardy Review

It’s a Sunny Day 300 A: What is B necessary equipment and installation are expensive ? What is one of the drawbacks to the extensive use of solar energy? A.It is nonrenewable. B.Necessary equipment and installation are expensive. C.It is available only at night. D.It produces toxic pollution. S2C06 Jeopardy Review

It’s a Sunny Day 400 A: What is D. maintain warmth near Earth’s surface? The greenhouse gas carbon dioxide helps to ________. A.deflect harmful radiation from space B.increase precipitation in arid areas C.form clouds in the atmosphere D.maintain warmth near Earth’s surface S2C06 Jeopardy Review

It’s a Sunny Day 500 A: What is passive ? A simple ________ solar system can be a south-facing window that allows sunlight into a room. S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Radioactive 100 A: What is D. uranium? The fuel for nuclear fission in nuclear reactors is _______. A. petroleumC. hydrogen B. carbonD. uranium S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Radioactive 200 A: What is D. all of the above? Which of the following is a problem associated with the increased use of nuclear A.cost of building safe nuclear facilities B.major hazards involved in nuclear waste disposal C.concern over the possibility of a serious nuclear accident D.all of the above S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Radioactive 300 A: What is B. controlled nuclear chain reactions produces heat, driving steam turbines and producing energy?. How does nuclear fission produce energy? A.moving water turns turbines to produce electricity B.controlled nuclear chain reaction produces heat, driving steam turbines and producing energy C.uncontrolled nuclear reaction produces heat, driving steam turbines to produce energy D.carbon atoms are bombarded by neutrons S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Radioactive 400 A: What is YES, they are safer than they used to be? Is nuclear power plants safer than they used to be? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Radioactive 500 A: What is navy vessels and submarines? S2C06 Jeopardy Review This energy is important for powering ____________.

Windy Weather 100 A: What is B. 5-10%? S2C06 Jeopardy Review It is estimated that, in the future, wind energy could produce what percent of the nation’s electricity? A.80-85%C % B. 5-10%D %

Windy Weather 200 A: What is A. noise pollution (from the blades to some people) ? S2C06 Jeopardy Review Wind power generates ____________. A.noise pollutionC. water pollution B.air pollutiond. soil pollution

Windy Weather 300 A: What is the D. the expense of large tracts of land in populated areas? One problem with wind energy as a major source of electricity is _________. A.it is nonrenewable B.it causes major air pollution C.it does not work during the night D.the expense of large tracts of land in populated areas S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Windy Weather 400 A: What is the D. wind? Which of the following is NOT a land resource? A.soilC. iron B.forestsD. wind S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Windy Weather 500 A: What is electricity ? Wind farms are used to produce _____________. S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Water 100 A: What is A. falling water that turns a turbine? Hydroelectric power is produced by ___________. A.falling water that turns a turbine B.tides that pour through a dam barrier C.hot water that comes from deep underground D.electric current that flows across a dam S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Water 200 A: What is C. nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides? Which of the pollutants are considered to contribute to acid rain? A.carbon monoxide and dust B.carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides C.nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides D.nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Water 300 A: What is the Clean Water Act ? S2C06 Jeopardy Review The ____________ Act led to an increase in sewage treatment plants; it requires industries to reduce or eliminate point source pollution into surface waters.

Water 400 A: What is known? Point source pollution is pollution that comes from a ______ and specific location. S2C06 Jeopardy Review

Water 500 A: What is A the rainwater pouring from an eroded bank into a river? Which of the following is a nonpoint source pollution of water? A. rainwater pouring from an eroded bank into a river B. a boat emptying a waste tank into a lake C. a sewage plant sending sewage into a river S2C06 Jeopardy Review