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