Earth's Resources Exam
  • 1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource?
A) oil
B) water
C) computer
D) oxygen
  • 2. Fuels are burned to produce -
A) plants
B) food
C) ice
D) energy
  • 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) water
B) oil
C) sunlight
D) apple
  • 5. Fossil fuels are -
A) nonrenewable
B) renewable
C) inexhaustible
D) nonexistent
  • 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) They are limitless.
B) Fossil fuels come from the sun.
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) oil
B) water
C) gasoline
D) coal
  • 9. Energy from the sun is called -
A) potential energy
B) magnetic energy
C) solar energy
D) chemical energy
  • 10. Which of the following best describes solar energy?
A) It is unusable.
B) It is an inexhaustible resource.
C) It cannot be transformed into electrical energy.
D) It is a nonrenewable resource.
  • 11. Resources that cannot be used up are called -
A) inexhaustible
B) nonrenewable
C) renewable
D) nonexistent
  • 12. Natural resources are -
A) materials in the environment that are useful to people
B) forms of energy
C) technology created by man
D) unusable objects in the environment
  • 13. Nonrenewable resources are
A) natural resources that are limitless
B) natural resources that have not yet been discovered
C) natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced
D) natural resources that humans can create
  • 14. Fuels are -
A) items found inside plants
B) materials burned for energy
C) objects created after a fire
D) nutrients that promote growth
  • 15. Renewable resources are -
A) natural resources that can be replaced over time
B) fossil fuels
C) limitless resources
D) resources produced in a factory
  • 16. Inexhaustible resources -
A) will never be used up
B) produce new fossil fuels
C) do not provide us with energy
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) inexhaustible
D) nonrenewable
  • 18. Which of the following would take a short amount of time to be replaced?
A) coal
B) natural gas
C) oil
D) wood
  • 19. Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
A) coal
B) solar energy
C) lumber
D) water
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