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