Humans in the Biosphere

1. Humans in the Biosphere JEOPARDY #2 S2C06 Jeopardy Review

2. Resources It’s a Sunny Day Radioactive Windy Weather Water 100 100 100 100 100 200 200 200 200 200 300 300 300 300 300 400 400 400 400 400 500 500 500 500 500

3. Resources100 Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource? Corn Natural Gas Copper Coal A: What is corn? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

4. Resources200 • Renewable resource________. • 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 A: What is A can be replenished over months, years, or decades? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

5. Resources300 Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource? Cotton Cattle Trees Uranium A: What is uranium ? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

6. Resources400 • Which of the following products do petroleum resources provide in addition to energy? • aggregate C. nickel • plastic D. cardboard A: What is B. plastic? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

7. Resources500 • One way that mining for mineral resources damages the land is by ________. • adding greenhouse gases to the environment • depleting the world’s ozone • causing salinization • increasing soil erosion A: What is D. increasing soil erosion? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

8. It’s a Sunny Day100 • The advantage of solar energy includes the fact that it is ________. • nonrenewable C. expensive • B. non-polluting D. absent at night A: What is non-polluting? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

9. It’s a Sunny Day200 • Harnessing the sun’s energy to produce heat or electricity is ____. • non-polluting C. possible only in coastal areas • inexpensive D. a major source of air pollution A: What is A non-polluting? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

10. It’s a Sunny Day300 • What is one of the drawbacks to the extensive use of solar energy? • It is nonrenewable. • Necessary equipment and installation are expensive. • It is available only at night. • It produces toxic pollution. A: What is B necessary equipment and installation are expensive ? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

11. It’s a Sunny Day400 • The greenhouse gas carbon dioxide helps to ________. • deflect harmful radiation from space • increase precipitation in arid areas • form clouds in the atmosphere • maintain warmth near Earth’s surface A: What is D. maintain warmth near Earth’s surface? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

12. It’s a Sunny Day500 A simple ________ solar system can be a south-facing window that allows sunlight into a room. A: What is passive ? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

13. Radioactive100 The fuel for nuclear fission in nuclear reactors is _______. A. petroleum C. hydrogen B. carbon D. uranium A: What is D. uranium? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

14. Radioactive200 • Which of the following is a problem associated with the increased use of nuclear • cost of building safe nuclear facilities • major hazards involved in nuclear waste disposal • concern over the possibility of a serious nuclear accident • all of the above A: What is D. all of the above? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

15. Radioactive300 • How does nuclear fission produce energy? • moving water turns turbines to produce electricity • controlled nuclear chain reaction produces heat, driving steam turbines and producing energy • uncontrolled nuclear reaction produces heat, driving steam turbines to produce energy • carbon atoms are bombarded by neutrons A: What is B. controlled nuclear chain reactions produces heat, driving steam turbines and producing energy?. S2C06 Jeopardy Review

16. Radioactive400 Is nuclear power plants safer than they used to be? A: What is YES, they are safer than they used to be? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

17. Radioactive500 This energy is important for powering ____________. A: What is navy vessels and submarines? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

18. Windy Weather100 • It is estimated that, in the future, wind energy could produce what percent of the nation’s electricity? • 80-85% C. 70-75% • B. 5-10% D. 25-30% A: What is B. 5-10%? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

19. Windy Weather200 • Wind power generates ____________. • noise pollution C. water pollution • air pollution d. soil pollution A: What is A. noise pollution (from the blades to some people) ? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

20. Windy Weather300 • One problem with wind energy as a major source of electricity is _________. • it is nonrenewable • it causes major air pollution • it does not work during the night • the expense of large tracts of land in populated areas A: What is the D. the expense of large tracts of land in populated areas? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

21. Windy Weather400 • Which of the following is NOT a land resource? • soil C. iron • forests D. wind A: What is the D. wind? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

22. Windy Weather500 Wind farms are used to produce _____________. A: What is electricity ? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

23. Water100 • Hydroelectric power is produced by ___________. • falling water that turns a turbine • tides that pour through a dam barrier • hot water that comes from deep underground • electric current that flows across a dam A: What is A. falling water that turns a turbine? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

24. Water200 • Which of the pollutants are considered to contribute to acid rain? • carbon monoxide and dust • carbon monoxide and sulfur oxides • nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides • nitrogen oxides and carbon dioxide A: What is C. nitrogen oxides and sulfur oxides? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

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

26. Water400 Point source pollution is pollution that comes from a ______ and specific location. A: What is known? S2C06 Jeopardy Review

27. Water500 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 A: What is A the rainwater pouring from an eroded bank into a river? S2C06 Jeopardy Review