ES13: Natural Resources

The three major fossil fuels are coal, oil, and

• wood

• natural gas

• uranium

• electricity

Fossil fuels are energy-rich because they contain

• fossil fragments

• heat

• electricity

• hydrocarbons

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Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable resources because they

• burn so quickly

• are in such high demand

• take hundreds of millions of years to form

• pollute the air

What is the result of using fossil fuels more rapidly than they are formed?

• The reserves will eventually be used up

• The reserves will be refilled more quickly

• The reserves will not be affected

• The price of fossil fuels will fall

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Which of the following is an advantage of solar energy?

• It will not run out for billions of years

• It is not available at night

• No backup energy sources are needed

• It must be collected from a huge area

Which of these converts light from the sun into thermal energy and distributes the heat using pumps and fans?

• an active solar system

• a passive solar system

• a solar plant

• a solar cell

Wind energy is actually an indirect form of

• electricity

• magnetic energy

• solar energy

• nuclear energy

What is the most widely used source of renewable energy in the world today?

• hydroelectric power

• solar power

• biomass fuels

• tidal power

The splitting of an atom’s nucleus into two smaller nuclei is called

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission

• a chain reaction

• a meltdown

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Energy conservation means

• slowing down a chemical change

• burning a fuel to release energy

• using fossil fuels to produce electricity

• reducing energy use