Earth's Resources Exam
  • 1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource?
A) computer
B) oxygen
C) oil
D) water
  • 2. Fuels are burned to produce -
A) energy
B) food
C) plants
D) ice
  • 3. Fossil fuels come from -
A) other planets in our solar system
B) electricity that creates oil, coal, and natural gas
C) plants and animals that existed long ago
D) ice that melts
  • 4. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
A) sunlight
B) apple
C) oil
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) ancient peoples
B) heat and pressure
C) power plants
D) ice and solar power
  • 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) gasoline
C) coal
D) oil
  • 9. Energy from the sun is called -
A) chemical energy
B) solar energy
C) magnetic energy
D) potential energy
  • 10. Which of the following best describes solar energy?
A) It is a nonrenewable resource.
B) It is an inexhaustible resource.
C) It is unusable.
D) It cannot be transformed into electrical energy.
  • 11. Resources that cannot be used up are called -
A) inexhaustible
B) renewable
C) nonexistent
D) nonrenewable
  • 12. Natural resources are -
A) materials in the environment that are useful to people
B) unusable objects in the environment
C) technology created by man
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 are limitless
D) natural resources that have not yet been discovered
  • 14. Fuels are -
A) materials burned for energy
B) nutrients that promote growth
C) objects created after a fire
D) items found inside plants
  • 15. Renewable resources are -
A) natural resources that can be replaced over time
B) limitless resources
C) fossil fuels
D) resources produced in a factory
  • 16. Inexhaustible resources -
A) will never be used up
B) do not provide us with energy
C) will be used up in a few years
D) produce new fossil fuels
  • 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) oil
B) natural gas
C) wood
D) coal
  • 19. Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
A) coal
B) solar energy
C) water
D) lumber
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