Natural Resoiurces

Where are fossil fuels found?

• in the air

• in the Earth

• in trees

• in animals

How long did it take our planet to produce the fossil fuels we're using today?

• hundreds of years

• housands of years

• hundreds of thousands of years

• hundreds of millions of years

True or False: We have a limited amount of fossil fuels.

• True

• False

For about how long do scientists think wind and solar power can provide us with energy?

• 100 years

• 1,000 years

• 1,000,000 years

• virtually forever

We can preserve natural resources by ________.

• drilling for as much oil as possible for just 10 years

• using mostly trees for energy

• relying on renewable energy sources

• burning more fossil fuels

How can wind be used as a source of power?

• Wind can make the production of fossil fuels faster.

• The motion of the wind can turn wind turbines.

• Deforestation leaves more room for wind to blow.

• Drilling in the Earth can provide new sources of wind.

Even though trees are a renewable resource, why do we need to protect them?

• All of the trees are turning into coal.

• There is a fixed number of trees.

• We're cutting down trees faster than they can grow back.

• Trees can never grow back.

Why is wind considered a renewable resource?

• Wind will never stop being produced.

• Wind energy is not useful.

• There's a fixed amount of wind.

• We are using wind too quickly.

Which of the following is not a renewable resource?

• A

  
  

  heat from the Earth's center

• sun

• water

• natural gas

True or False: Humans can create renewable resources.

• TRUE

• FALSE