Earth's Resources Exam
  • 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) energy
C) ice
D) plants
  • 3. Fossil fuels come from -
A) ice that melts
B) plants and animals that existed long ago
C) electricity that creates oil, coal, and natural gas
D) other planets in our solar system
  • 4. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
A) apple
B) sunlight
C) water
D) oil
  • 5. Fossil fuels are -
A) nonexistent
B) renewable
C) inexhaustible
D) nonrenewable
  • 6. What changed the remains of decaying plants and animals into fossil fuels?
A) ice and solar power
B) ancient peoples
C) power plants
D) heat and pressure
  • 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) water
C) coal
D) gasoline
  • 9. Energy from the sun is called -
A) magnetic energy
B) potential energy
C) chemical energy
D) solar energy
  • 10. Which of the following best describes solar energy?
A) It cannot be transformed into electrical energy.
B) It is a nonrenewable resource.
C) It is unusable.
D) It is an inexhaustible resource.
  • 11. Resources that cannot be used up are called -
A) nonexistent
B) inexhaustible
C) nonrenewable
D) renewable
  • 12. Natural resources are -
A) technology created by man
B) materials in the environment that are useful to people
C) forms of energy
D) unusable objects in the environment
  • 13. Nonrenewable resources are
A) natural resources that have not yet been discovered
B) natural resources that are limitless
C) natural resources that humans can create
D) natural resources, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced
  • 14. Fuels are -
A) items found inside plants
B) materials burned for energy
C) objects created after a fire
D) nutrients that promote growth
  • 15. Renewable resources are -
A) limitless resources
B) resources produced in a factory
C) fossil fuels
D) natural resources that can be replaced over time
  • 16. Inexhaustible resources -
A) produce new fossil fuels
B) will never be used up
C) will be used up in a few years
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) renewable
B) underdeveloped
C) nonrenewable
D) inexhaustible
  • 18. Which of the following would take a short amount of time to be replaced?
A) natural gas
B) oil
C) wood
D) coal
  • 19. Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
A) lumber
B) coal
C) water
D) solar energy
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