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