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