Nonrenewable Resources

A nonrenewable resource

• Exists is a fixed amount

• Is constantly being replenished

• Examples: water cycle, solar energy

Fossil Fuels form in what type of condition?

• In the presence of oxygen

• aerobic

• Anaerobic

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which resource is considered to be the "dirtiest"?

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Crude oil

To form fossil fuels you need three main components. Which of the following is NOT one of those?

• Heat

• Pressure

• Biological organism

• Water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

In the formation of coal, the final product is called

• Lignite

• Bituminous coal

• Peat

• Anthracite

Which of the following is NOT an advantage to using coal?

• Energy-dense and cleaner-burning

• Easy to extract

• Safe to store

• Abundant reserves

Petroleum is a fluid mixture of hydrocarbons, water, and

• Sulfur

• Carbon

• Ash

• Tailings

Petroleum is formed from

• Carbon dioxide

• Small people in the ground

• Phytoplankton (algae)

• Dense forests

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Natural gas is burned off or extracted from

• Crude oil

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Unnatural gas

Crude oil can be refined into several different products. The type of product that crude oil makes depends on

• the amount of time it has been in the ground

• the biological organisms it was made out of

• the amount of carbon

• the temperature at which it is boiled

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NGSS.MS-PS1-5