A process for extracting natural gas that is causing a growing environmental problem involves hydraulic fracturing of rocks and is called
a. deep well mining
b. strip mining
c. offshore drilling
d. deep water drilling
e. fracking
E
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Which name applies to states in the Midwest part of the U.S. that experience huge topsoil losses in the 1930s?
A. Dust Bowl B. Rose Bowl C. Dust Bin D. Dirty Devil
An environmentally literate person will understand that our ____ are immense and are expanding rapidly.
A. natural resources B. hazardous waste materials C. ecological footprints D. food supplies E. sustainable resources
A softball is launched straight upward at 30 m/s. If air resistance can be neglected, the time to reach its maximum height is
A. more than 6 s. B. 6 s. C. 3 s. D. none of the above
What ecosystem services from U.S. national forests had the greatest demands placed on them following World War II and the country's rapid population growth?
A) soil formation and agriculture B) grazing and agriculture C) food, fiber, and plant growth D) grazing, recreation, and timber resources E) soil formation and wilderness protection