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