Earth's Resources Exam
  • 1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource?
A) oxygen
B) computer
C) water
D) oil
  • 2. Fuels are burned to produce -
A) energy
B) food
C) ice
D) plants
  • 3. Fossil fuels come from -
A) electricity that creates oil, coal, and natural gas
B) other planets in our solar system
C) ice that melts
D) plants and animals that existed long ago
  • 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) renewable
B) nonexistent
C) nonrenewable
D) inexhaustible
  • 6. What changed the remains of decaying plants and animals into fossil fuels?
A) ancient peoples
B) heat and pressure
C) ice and solar power
D) power plants
  • 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) Fossil fuels come from the sun.
D) They are limitless.
  • 8. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
A) coal
B) water
C) gasoline
D) oil
  • 9. Energy from the sun is called -
A) potential energy
B) solar energy
C) chemical energy
D) magnetic energy
  • 10. Which of the following best describes solar energy?
A) It is an inexhaustible resource.
B) It is unusable.
C) It cannot be transformed into electrical energy.
D) It is a nonrenewable resource.
  • 11. Resources that cannot be used up are called -
A) nonrenewable
B) inexhaustible
C) renewable
D) nonexistent
  • 12. Natural resources are -
A) forms of energy
B) technology created by man
C) unusable objects in the environment
D) materials in the environment that are useful to people
  • 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 humans can create
D) natural resources that are limitless
  • 14. Fuels are -
A) materials burned for energy
B) items found inside plants
C) objects created after a fire
D) nutrients that promote growth
  • 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 never be used up
B) do not provide us with energy
C) produce new fossil fuels
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) nonrenewable
B) renewable
C) underdeveloped
D) inexhaustible
  • 18. Which of the following would take a short amount of time to be replaced?
A) wood
B) oil
C) coal
D) natural gas
  • 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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