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