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