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