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1. Soft-path water management approaches involve which of the following?
Conservation and efficiency
Large-scale dams
Pipelines
Aqueducts

2. About 10 percent of the Earth's continents are covered by
rivers.
lakes.
mountains.
glaciers.

3. The continuous movement and storage of water below, on, and above the Earth's surface is called
groundwater flow.
evapotranspiration.
the hydrolic cycle.
the hydrologic cycle.

4. Which of the following is not an in stream use for water?
Irrigation
Hydroelectric power
Transportation
Waste processing

5. Which industry requires the greatest use of fresh water?
Finance
Home-construction
Agriculture
Commerce

6. Examples of organic materials include
plants, coal, and aluminum.
plants, coal, and natural gas.
coal, oil, and talc.
iron, gold, and aluminum.

7. Aluminum is considered a metallic mineral because it is all of the following except
characteristically shiny.
a poor conductor of electricity.
fusible.
opaque.

8. Hydraulic fracturing, or hydrofracking, forces what element(s) into shale rock to release gas?
Liquid CO2
Water mixed with sand and chemicals
Oil mixed with sand and chemicals
Flow back water

9. Which of the following is not an environmental concern associated with mountaintop mining?
A demonstrated reserve base
Polluted rivers or streams
Compromised ecosystems
The creation of public health issues that affect local populations

10. Geologic carbon sequestration involves separating out carbon dioxide that is created when coal is converted to energy and transporting it to storage sites.
True
False
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