Earth's Resources Exam - Skyndipróf
  • 1. Which of the following is NOT an example of a natural resource?
A) oxygen
B) water
C) oil
D) computer
  • 2. Fuels are burned to produce -
A) ice
B) energy
C) food
D) plants
  • 3. Fossil fuels come from -
A) ice that melts
B) plants and animals that existed long ago
C) other planets in our solar system
D) electricity that creates oil, coal, and natural gas
  • 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) nonexistent
D) renewable
  • 6. What changed the remains of decaying plants and animals into fossil fuels?
A) ice and solar power
B) ancient peoples
C) heat and pressure
D) power plants
  • 7. Which of the following best describes fossil fuels?
A) Coal and oil are renewable.
B) Fossil fuels come from the sun.
C) They are limitless.
D) Once used up, there will be no more.
  • 8. Which of the following is a renewable resource?
A) gasoline
B) water
C) oil
D) coal
  • 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 is an inexhaustible resource.
B) It is unusable.
C) It cannot be transformed into electrical energy.
D) It is a nonrenewable resource.
  • 11. Resources that cannot be used up are called -
A) nonrenewable
B) inexhaustible
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, such as fossil fuels, that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced
B) natural resources that have not yet been discovered
C) natural resources that humans can create
D) natural resources that are limitless
  • 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) natural resources that can be replaced over time
B) fossil fuels
C) resources produced in a factory
D) limitless resources
  • 16. Inexhaustible resources -
A) will never be used up
B) will be used up in a few years
C) do not provide us with energy
D) produce new fossil fuels
  • 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) nonrenewable
D) underdeveloped
  • 18. Which of the following would take a short amount of time to be replaced?
A) oil
B) wood
C) coal
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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