Chapter 4 Earth’s Resources Chapter Test

Front

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel? coal, natural gas, oil, uranium

Back

uranium

Front

Renewable resources

Back

can be replenished over months, years, or decades.

Front

Energy resources that might replace dwindling petroleum supplies: coal and natural gas, tar sands and uranium, oil shale and tar sands, wind and coal.

Back

oil shale and tar sands

Front

Placer deposits form when

Back

heavy eroded particles settle out of moving water.

Front

Which of the following is a nonmetallic mineral resource? wood, iron, coal, aggregate

Back

aggregate

Front

Advantages of solar energy

Back

nonpolluting.

Front

The fuel for nuclear fission in nuclear reactors is

Back

uranium.

Front

How is hydroelectric power produced?

Back

Falling water that turns a turbine.

Front

What is the source of geothermal energy?

Back

natural underground reservoirs of steam and hot water

Front

Which of the following is NOT a major use of freshwater resources?

• drinking water
• cooking food
• growing food
• fuel for transportation

Back

fuel for transportation