Earth Science Ch. 4

Contour plowing – plowing across the contours of a hillside – decreases water runoff.

A three-atom molecule of Oxygen is better known as __________.

Wind Energy is harnessed by the use of?

Runoff deals with what?

Geothermal Energy is harnessed by tapping into underground reservoirs of steam and __________.

Point Source Pollution is a kind of pollution referring to what?

A solar panel would be part of which kind of Solar Energy collection?

A forest which has never been cut down is known as a ___________ forest.

Which of the following is a device used to harness hydroelectric power?

The water covering Earth’s surface is mostly __________.

__________ Power is harnessed by constructing a dam across the mouth of a bay in coastal areas with a large tidal range.

Nonpoint Source pollution can be traced back to a specific source.

A good site for a dam needs two things: a significant height for water to fall and a high __________.

Earth’s most abundant resource is which kind of energy?

Which of the following is a natural fertilizer?

Geothermal Energy is collected by tapping into underground reservoirs of ice cold water.

One of the difficulties with Wind Energy is __________.

Compost is composed of organic matter, such as apple cores and banana peels.

Surface Mining damages Earth’s __________ and destroys vegetation.

Nuclear Power is a result of what?