Resources Quiz 1 Review

Which of these is the BEST example of the sustainable use of a resource?

• Setting a fixed price for coal mining

• Limiting the amount of fish caught in a river

• Using drip irrigation to water plants

What is not a benefit of using nuclear energy?

• the hazardous waste it produces

• that we don't have to use only fossil fuels

• it produces much less air pollution

What is one reason that nuclear energy is a positive alternative to fossil fuels?

• it is much less hazardous than coal and oil

• it does up use natural resources or destroy them like coal and oil

• produces no carbon dioxide emissions unlike coal and oil

All of the following are true about the use of fossil fuels except...

• burning fossil fuels releases large amounts of carbon dioxide

• there is no risk of running out of fossil fuels

• fossil fuels provide almost 70% of electricity

Which of the pairs is the primary source of fuel for electricity generation?

• Coal and Natural Gas

• Hydroelectric and Solar

• Wind and Nuclear Power

How much more timber is produced than consumed?

• 300 million tons

• 500 million tons

• 200 million tons

Which resource are we most likely to run out of?

• Timber

• Coal

• Natural Gas

What percent of energy comes from renewable energy?

• 80%

• 89%

• 11%

What is the total percentage of fossil fuels used for energy?

• 80%

• 89%

• 33%

How could we describe the process of making coal?

• Methane is highly pressurized and becomes coal

• Swampland is buried by sediment and then added weight creates coal

• Organic remains become trapped in rocks