Earth's Resources Exam
  • 1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource?
A) oil
B) computer
C) oxygen
D) water
  • 2. Fuels are burned to produce -
A) ice
B) plants
C) food
D) energy
  • 3. Fossil fuels come from -
A) electricity that creates oil, coal, and natural gas
B) ice that melts
C) other planets in our solar system
D) plants and animals that existed long ago
  • 4. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
A) sunlight
B) water
C) apple
D) oil
  • 5. Fossil fuels are -
A) inexhaustible
B) nonrenewable
C) renewable
D) nonexistent
  • 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) Fossil fuels come from the sun.
B) Once used up, there will be no more.
C) They are limitless.
D) Coal and oil are renewable.
  • 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) chemical energy
C) solar energy
D) potential energy
  • 10. Which of the following best describes solar energy?
A) It is unusable.
B) It cannot be transformed into electrical energy.
C) It is a nonrenewable resource.
D) It is an inexhaustible resource.
  • 11. Resources that cannot be used up are called -
A) nonrenewable
B) nonexistent
C) renewable
D) inexhaustible
  • 12. Natural resources are -
A) unusable objects in the environment
B) forms of energy
C) materials in the environment that are useful to people
D) technology created by man
  • 13. Nonrenewable resources are
A) natural resources that are limitless
B) natural resources that humans can create
C) natural resources that have not yet been discovered
D) natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced
  • 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) limitless resources
D) natural resources that can be replaced over time
  • 16. Inexhaustible resources -
A) will be used up in a few years
B) produce new fossil fuels
C) do not provide us with energy
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) underdeveloped
C) inexhaustible
D) nonrenewable
  • 18. Which of the following would take a short amount of time to be replaced?
A) natural gas
B) oil
C) coal
D) wood
  • 19. Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
A) solar energy
B) water
C) lumber
D) coal
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