natural resources

What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

• Produced by waste products
• Form underground from dead organisms.
  
• Replaced in a short period of time
• Allow energy to pass through them easily

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Wind
• Coal
• Solar
• Biomass

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Petroleum and natural gas form from...

• strong winds
• cooled magma
• radioactive materials
• remains of plants and animals 

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Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind
• Sunlight
• Moving water
• Dung

The careful use of a resource is....

• recycling
• pollution
• depositing
• conservation

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 Energy from the sun is known as......... 

• hydroelectric energy
• geothermal energy
• solar energy
• wind energy

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What is biomass? 

• energy from the sun
• energy from water
• energy from wind
• energy from plant and animal waste

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How can I test that the air conditioner has the greatest impact on our electric bill?

• Set a constant temperature for a month
• record daily temperature outside
• record the daily amount of kWh used
• all of the above

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If a business is considered to be "green", how could you add to the electrical power system? 

• use hydroelectricity
• add solar panels to roof
• use nuclear power
• use a coal powered generator

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How can some of the impacts of earthquakes be reduced?

• by building structures that can sway with the motion

• by building structures that do NOT move with the motion

• by using thermometers to measure ground temperatures

• by using satellites to monitor warning buoys in the ocean

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