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Earth's Resources Exam
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  • 1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource?
A) oxygen
B) computer
C) water
D) oil
  • 2. Fuels are burned to produce -
A) ice
B) food
C) energy
D) plants
  • 3. Fossil fuels come from -
A) other planets in our solar system
B) electricity that creates oil, coal, and natural gas
C) plants and animals that existed long ago
D) ice that melts
  • 4. Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?
A) water
B) oil
C) sunlight
D) apple
  • 5. Fossil fuels are -
A) nonexistent
B) nonrenewable
C) inexhaustible
D) renewable
  • 6. What changed the remains of decaying plants and animals into fossil fuels?
A) heat and pressure
B) power plants
C) ancient peoples
D) ice and solar power
  • 7. Which of the following best describes fossil fuels?
A) Once used up, there will be no more.
B) Fossil fuels come from the sun.
C) They are limitless.
D) Coal and oil are renewable.
  • 8. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
A) oil
B) coal
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 is an inexhaustible resource.
B) It is a nonrenewable resource.
C) It is unusable.
D) It cannot be transformed into electrical energy.
  • 11. Resources that cannot be used up are called -
A) nonexistent
B) renewable
C) inexhaustible
D) nonrenewable
  • 12. Natural resources are -
A) unusable objects in the environment
B) technology created by man
C) materials in the environment that are useful to people
D) forms of energy
  • 13. Nonrenewable resources are
A) natural resources that humans can create
B) natural resources that are limitless
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) materials burned for energy
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) will be used up in a few years
C) will never be used up
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) inexhaustible
B) nonrenewable
C) underdeveloped
D) renewable
  • 18. Which of the following would take a short amount of time to be replaced?
A) oil
B) wood
C) natural gas
D) coal
  • 19. Which of the following is an example of a fossil fuel?
A) lumber
B) water
C) solar energy
D) coal
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