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) food
C) ice
D) plants
  • 3. Fossil fuels come from -
A) ice that melts
B) other planets in our solar system
C) plants and animals that existed long ago
D) electricity that creates oil, coal, and natural gas
  • 4. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
A) sunlight
B) water
C) oil
D) apple
  • 5. Fossil fuels are -
A) renewable
B) nonrenewable
C) inexhaustible
D) nonexistent
  • 6. What changed the remains of decaying plants and animals into fossil fuels?
A) power plants
B) ancient peoples
C) heat and pressure
D) ice and solar power
  • 7. Which of the following best describes fossil fuels?
A) They are limitless.
B) Once used up, there will be no more.
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) oil
C) water
D) gasoline
  • 9. Energy from the sun is called -
A) magnetic energy
B) chemical energy
C) potential energy
D) solar 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 a nonrenewable resource.
D) It is an inexhaustible resource.
  • 11. Resources that cannot be used up are called -
A) inexhaustible
B) nonrenewable
C) renewable
D) nonexistent
  • 12. Natural resources are -
A) technology created by man
B) unusable objects in the environment
C) materials in the environment that are useful to people
D) forms of energy
  • 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) nutrients that promote growth
B) items found inside plants
C) materials burned for energy
D) objects created after a fire
  • 15. Renewable resources are -
A) fossil fuels
B) limitless resources
C) natural resources that can be replaced over time
D) resources produced in a factory
  • 16. Inexhaustible resources -
A) do not provide us with energy
B) produce new fossil fuels
C) will be used up in a few years
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) underdeveloped
B) nonrenewable
C) renewable
D) inexhaustible
  • 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) water
D) coal
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