Earth's Resources Exam
  • 1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource?
A) oxygen
B) water
C) oil
D) computer
  • 2. Fuels are burned to produce -
A) food
B) plants
C) ice
D) energy
  • 3. Fossil fuels come from -
A) ice that melts
B) other planets in our solar system
C) electricity that creates oil, coal, and natural gas
D) plants and animals that existed long ago
  • 4. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
A) apple
B) sunlight
C) water
D) oil
  • 5. Fossil fuels are -
A) renewable
B) inexhaustible
C) nonrenewable
D) nonexistent
  • 6. What changed the remains of decaying plants and animals into fossil fuels?
A) ice and solar power
B) heat and pressure
C) ancient peoples
D) power plants
  • 7. Which of the following best describes fossil fuels?
A) Once used up, there will be no more.
B) Fossil fuels come from the sun.
C) They are limitless.
D) Coal and oil are renewable.
  • 8. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
A) oil
B) coal
C) gasoline
D) water
  • 9. Energy from the sun is called -
A) magnetic energy
B) potential energy
C) chemical energy
D) solar energy
  • 10. Which of the following best describes solar energy?
A) It is an inexhaustible resource.
B) It is a nonrenewable resource.
C) It cannot be transformed into electrical energy.
D) It is unusable.
  • 11. Resources that cannot be used up are called -
A) nonexistent
B) inexhaustible
C) renewable
D) nonrenewable
  • 12. Natural resources are -
A) technology created by man
B) materials in the environment that are useful to people
C) unusable objects in the environment
D) forms of energy
  • 13. Nonrenewable resources are
A) natural resources that humans can create
B) natural resources that are limitless
C) natural resources that have not yet been discovered
D) natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced
  • 14. Fuels are -
A) materials burned for energy
B) objects created after a fire
C) nutrients that promote growth
D) items found inside plants
  • 15. Renewable resources are -
A) resources produced in a factory
B) natural resources that can be replaced over time
C) fossil fuels
D) limitless resources
  • 16. Inexhaustible resources -
A) will never be used up
B) produce new fossil fuels
C) do not provide us with energy
D) will be used up in a few years
  • 17. The source of solar energy is the sun. This type of energy is virtually limitless. This type of energy is called -
A) inexhaustible
B) nonrenewable
C) underdeveloped
D) renewable
  • 18. Which of the following would take a short amount of time to be replaced?
A) wood
B) natural gas
C) coal
D) oil
  • 19. Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
A) coal
B) water
C) lumber
D) solar energy
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