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