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