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