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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) oxygen
B) water
C) computer
D) oil
  • 2. Fuels are burned to produce -
A) energy
B) plants
C) food
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) water
C) oil
D) sunlight
  • 5. Fossil fuels are -
A) nonexistent
B) nonrenewable
C) renewable
D) inexhaustible
  • 6. What changed the remains of decaying plants and animals into fossil fuels?
A) power plants
B) heat and pressure
C) ancient peoples
D) ice and solar power
  • 7. Which of the following best describes fossil fuels?
A) Fossil fuels come from the sun.
B) Coal and oil are renewable.
C) They are limitless.
D) Once used up, there will be no more.
  • 8. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
A) water
B) oil
C) coal
D) gasoline
  • 9. Energy from the sun is called -
A) solar energy
B) chemical energy
C) potential energy
D) magnetic energy
  • 10. Which of the following best describes solar energy?
A) It cannot be transformed into electrical energy.
B) It is an inexhaustible resource.
C) It is a nonrenewable resource.
D) It is unusable.
  • 11. Resources that cannot be used up are called -
A) nonexistent
B) nonrenewable
C) renewable
D) inexhaustible
  • 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, 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 have not yet been discovered
  • 14. Fuels are -
A) objects created after a fire
B) items found inside plants
C) nutrients that promote growth
D) materials burned for energy
  • 15. Renewable resources are -
A) fossil fuels
B) resources produced in a factory
C) natural resources that can be replaced over time
D) limitless resources
  • 16. Inexhaustible resources -
A) will be used up in a few years
B) do not provide us with energy
C) produce new fossil fuels
D) will never be used up
  • 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) inexhaustible
D) nonrenewable
  • 18. Which of the following would take a short amount of time to be replaced?
A) natural gas
B) wood
C) oil
D) coal
  • 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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