ThatQuiz Test Library Take this test now
Earth's Resources Exam
Contributed by: Foster
  • 1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource?
A) oxygen
B) water
C) computer
D) oil
  • 2. Fuels are burned to produce -
A) food
B) ice
C) plants
D) energy
  • 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) oil
B) apple
C) sunlight
D) water
  • 5. Fossil fuels are -
A) renewable
B) nonexistent
C) inexhaustible
D) nonrenewable
  • 6. What changed the remains of decaying plants and animals into fossil fuels?
A) heat and pressure
B) ancient peoples
C) power plants
D) ice and solar power
  • 7. Which of the following best describes fossil fuels?
A) They are limitless.
B) Coal and oil are renewable.
C) Fossil fuels come from the sun.
D) Once used up, there will be no more.
  • 8. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
A) gasoline
B) water
C) oil
D) coal
  • 9. Energy from the sun is called -
A) potential energy
B) magnetic 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 an inexhaustible resource.
C) It is a nonrenewable resource.
D) It is unusable.
  • 11. Resources that cannot be used up are called -
A) renewable
B) nonexistent
C) inexhaustible
D) nonrenewable
  • 12. Natural resources are -
A) forms of energy
B) technology created by man
C) materials in the environment that are useful to people
D) unusable objects in the environment
  • 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) objects created after a fire
C) nutrients that promote growth
D) materials burned for energy
  • 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) produce new fossil fuels
B) will be used up in a few years
C) will never be used up
D) do not provide us with energy
  • 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) coal
C) oil
D) natural gas
  • 19. Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
A) coal
B) lumber
C) solar energy
D) water
Students who took this test also took :

Created with That Quiz — where a math practice test is always one click away.