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Earth's Resources Exam - Quiz
Beigesteuert von: Foster
  • 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) ice
C) food
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) oil
B) apple
C) water
D) sunlight
  • 5. Fossil fuels are -
A) nonexistent
B) inexhaustible
C) renewable
D) nonrenewable
  • 6. What changed the remains of decaying plants and animals into fossil fuels?
A) power plants
B) heat and pressure
C) ancient peoples
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) Coal and oil are renewable.
D) Fossil fuels come from the sun.
  • 8. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
A) water
B) coal
C) gasoline
D) oil
  • 9. Energy from the sun is called -
A) solar energy
B) potential energy
C) magnetic energy
D) chemical energy
  • 10. Which of the following best describes solar energy?
A) It is unusable.
B) It is a nonrenewable resource.
C) It cannot be transformed into electrical energy.
D) It is an inexhaustible resource.
  • 11. Resources that cannot be used up are called -
A) inexhaustible
B) renewable
C) nonexistent
D) nonrenewable
  • 12. Natural resources are -
A) technology created by man
B) materials in the environment that are useful to people
C) unusable objects in the environment
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) materials burned for energy
C) items found inside plants
D) nutrients that promote growth
  • 15. Renewable resources are -
A) fossil fuels
B) resources produced in a factory
C) natural resources that can be replaced over time
D) limitless resources
  • 16. Inexhaustible resources -
A) will be used up in a few years
B) will never be used up
C) produce new fossil fuels
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) nonrenewable
B) underdeveloped
C) inexhaustible
D) renewable
  • 18. Which of the following would take a short amount of time to be replaced?
A) coal
B) wood
C) oil
D) natural gas
  • 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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