Natural Resources Test Prep

Coal, oil and natural gas

• fossil resources
• carbon resources
• natural resources
• renewable resources

Are replaced through natural processes at a rate that is equal to or greater than the rate at which they are used.

• Renewable
• nonrenewable

Are exhaustible and are extracted faster than the rate at which they formed

• Renewable
• nonrenewable

 Formed from the decayed remains of land plants in a swamp

• oil 
• natural gas
• coal

The act of limiting usage of a natural resource to help protect it

• Conservation
• Sustainability 
• Environmentalism
• Biodegradable

Which is considered an energy source

• Granite
• Water
• Petroleum 
• Iron

Which is considered a nonmetallic source

• Granite
• Water
• Petroleum 
• Iron

Takes millions of years to form.

• hydroelectric
• renewable
• solar
• fossil fuels

Energy generated by the movement of air.

• fossil fuel
• wind
• biofuel
• hydroelectric

What fossil fuel is in the image?

• Natural Gas
• Steam
• Coal
• Petroleum