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