Earth's Resources Exam
  • 1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource?
A) water
B) oil
C) oxygen
D) computer
  • 2. Fuels are burned to produce -
A) food
B) plants
C) energy
D) ice
  • 3. Fossil fuels come from -
A) other planets in our solar system
B) plants and animals that existed long ago
C) ice that melts
D) electricity that creates oil, coal, and natural gas
  • 4. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
A) apple
B) oil
C) sunlight
D) water
  • 5. Fossil fuels are -
A) renewable
B) nonexistent
C) inexhaustible
D) nonrenewable
  • 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) Once used up, there will be no more.
B) Coal and oil are renewable.
C) They are limitless.
D) Fossil fuels come from the sun.
  • 8. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
A) water
B) coal
C) oil
D) gasoline
  • 9. Energy from the sun is called -
A) potential energy
B) solar energy
C) chemical energy
D) magnetic energy
  • 10. Which of the following best describes solar energy?
A) It is an inexhaustible resource.
B) It cannot be transformed into electrical energy.
C) It is unusable.
D) It is a nonrenewable resource.
  • 11. Resources that cannot be used up are called -
A) nonexistent
B) nonrenewable
C) inexhaustible
D) renewable
  • 12. Natural resources are -
A) forms of energy
B) unusable objects in the environment
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) 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) do not provide us with energy
B) produce new fossil fuels
C) will never be used up
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) renewable
B) underdeveloped
C) nonrenewable
D) inexhaustible
  • 18. Which of the following would take a short amount of time to be replaced?
A) coal
B) oil
C) natural gas
D) wood
  • 19. Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
A) water
B) solar energy
C) lumber
D) coal
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