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