Energy Resources

Which action would most likely reduce concerns about how strip mining can harm the environment?

• Restrict mining operations to rural areas

• Reclaim the ecosystem after mining

• Increase the usage of the products being mined

• Decrease the amount of labor needed in the mines

Many quarries in Virginia produce crushed stone. What industry uses the most crushed stone?

• Plastics

• Construction

• Electronics

• Steel

Which of the following is not a renewable resource?

• Solar

• Natural Gas

• Wind

• Hydroelectric

Coal was formed from

• the remains of decomposing dinosaurs

• the remains of decomposing marine organisms

• the remains of ancient swamp plants

• cooling magma

Which of the following natural resources make the largest contribution to Virginia’s economy?

• Plutonium

• Aluminum

• Coal

• Feldspar

What is a disadvantage associated with many renewable or alternative energy sources?

• cost

• pollution

• waste

• radiation

Which of the following would be considered a renewable resource?

• trees

• `oil

• coal

• natural gas

Which of the following energy resources is produced by fission?

• geothermal

• wind

• nuclear

• biomass

Generating hydroelectric power is most practical in an area with a

• large river

• forest

• desert

• thermal vent

Which of the following renewable resources would be most affected by cloud cover?

• biomass

• hydroelectric

• solar

• wind