Earth Science Review

The following are examples of renewable resources except:

• Plants
• Coal
• Air
• Animals

Scientists are developing alternative energy sources to:

• Conserve our renewable resources
• Conserve biofuels
• Conserve nonrenewable resources
• To help pollution

The following are methods of generating electricity except:

• Coal to power factories
• Wind turbines
• lake with a dam
• solar panels

Which of the following prehistoric events led to the formation of oil?

• Microscopic life in the sea died and was buried under sediment.
• Giant wind storms destroyed forests.
• Heavy flooding soaked the Earth's crust.
• Icebergs melted at the North and South Poles.

Besides solar energy, which other energy source begins with the sun?

• Lightning energy
• Earthquake energy
• Wind energy
• Volcanic energy

What characteristics must an area have in order to build a hydroelectric plant there?

• The area has a cool, rainy climate
• The area has a river that flows rapidly
• The area is located in a valley with very little wind and heavy fog.
• The are has no geysers

Which of the following lists of resources contain only alternative energy resources?

• Wind, solar, oil, geothermal
• Solar, biofuel, wind, geothermal
• Biofuel, coal, geothermal, solar
• Hydroelectric, natural gas, oil, wind

Which type of rocks contain fossils?

• Igneous
• Metamorphic
• Volcanic
• Sedimentary

Coal is formed from decaying plant materials that have been covered by:

• layers of sediment
• sheets of ice
• gallons of water
• stacks of rocks

Which alternative energy source is generated beneath the Earth's crust and can be used to heat buildings?

• Hydroelectric energy
• Solar energy
• Geothermal energy
• Wind energy