Quiz about Earths Resources

Question 1

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

Answer

Coal, Oil, and Gasoline

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Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum

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Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

Question 2

All of the following are renewable energy sources EXCEPT-

Accepted Answer

coal

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water

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wind

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biomass

Question 3

Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?

Accepted Answer

We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.

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They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.

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They are being formed too far beneath the surface.

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The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process.

Question 4

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

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Renewable Energy Resource

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Fossil Fuels

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Forever Fuels

Question 5

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

Accepted Answer

Renewable Energy Resource

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Nonrenewable Energy Resource

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Fossil Fuel

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Forever Fuel

Question 6

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable

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Renewable

Question 7

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Renewable

Answer

Nonrenewable

Question 8

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable

Answer

Renewable

Question 9

Petroleum Oil is a __________ energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable

Answer

Renewable

Question 10

Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Renewable

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Nonrenewable

Question 11

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Renewable

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Nonrenewable

Question 12

Air, water, trees, rocks and minerals, soil, coal and oil are all examples of which type of resource?

Accepted Answer

Natural resources

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Renewable resources

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Nonrenewable resources

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Inexhaustible resources

Question 13

Energy that uses heat that comes from within the Earth is called

Accepted Answer

Geothermal

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Geophysical

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Geography

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Geographic

Question 14

Which processes are needed to produce fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

organisms, heat, pressure and million of years

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organisms, heat, sediments and glacier erosion

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organisms, heat and volcanic activity

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organisms, heat and earthquakes

Question 15

Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

causes pollution when burned

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Not easily available

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only available at certain times

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creates long lasting waste

Question 16

What form of alternative energy uses plants and animal waste and turns it into sugar and then liquid fuel?

Accepted Answer

biomass power

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geothermal power

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solar power

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hydroelectric power

Question 17

The sun is the source of ALL energy on Earth.

Accepted Answer

true

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false

Question 18

Corn, wheat, and soybeans can be made into a substance called ethanol. In some places, ethanol is part of a mixture used to power cars and trucks. What type of alternative energy resource is ethanol?

Accepted Answer

Biofuel

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Hydroelectric

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Geothermal

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Solar

Question 19

Which of the following is NOT a renewable energy source?

Accepted Answer

fossil fuels

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geothermal energy

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hydroelectric energy

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wind energy

Question 20

Which action does NOT conserve resources?

Accepted Answer

Using a hose to clean leaves off a driveway.

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Walking to school.

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Reusing old grocery bags.

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Turning off the lights when you leave the room.

Question 21

___________ means to make new products from old or used objects.

Accepted Answer

Recycle

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Reduce

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Reuse

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Research

Question 22

Some resources can be either renewable or nonrenewable depending on how they are used. Which statement describes a resource that could be both renewable and nonrenewable?

Accepted Answer

Trees are cut down to make wood products faster than new trees can grow.

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Turbines are constructed to use wind to make electricity.

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Solar energy is used to produce both heat and electricity.

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Petroleum is drilled from rock on the ocean floor. .

Question 23

Why is nuclear energy considered a nonrenewable resource?

Accepted Answer

Uranium ore is replaced on a geologic timescale.

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Uranium replenishes more quickly than it is being used

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Nuclear radiation does not run out. Uranium replenishes more quickly than it is being used

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It comes from radiation from the sun.

Question 24

The impact on the planet due to global warming is called...

Accepted Answer

climate change

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the seasons

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the weather

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natural change

Question 25

The main human activity that releases greenhouse gases is

Accepted Answer

burning fossil fuels

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using public transportation and there by reduce the affects of greenhouse gases.

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texting on cellphones

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eating meat

Question 26

Which of the following is contributing to an INCREASE in carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

deforestation

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photosynthesis

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oceans

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all of the above

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the loss of animal species

Question 27

What is the greenhouse effect?

Accepted Answer

The warming of a planet due to trapped radiation.

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The cooling of Earth due to air pollution.

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The heating of a solid, such as a rock.

Question 28

What gas from the list below is a cause for global warming?

Accepted Answer

Carbon Dioxide

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Urethane

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Oxygen

Question 29

What do scientists think the effect will be of having more greenhouse gases in our atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

More warming of the atmosphere

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More cooling of the atmosphere

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More air in the atmosphere

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Less air in the atmosphere

Question 30

What do humans do that releases greenhouse gases into the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

Burn fossil fuels (like gas and coal)

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Build cement buildings

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Ride bikes and use solar energy

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Recycle plastic

Question 31

T/F: Some greenhouse gases are naturally present in the Earth's atmosphere

Accepted Answer

True

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False

Question 32

Which natural process removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere?

Accepted Answer

photosynthesis from plants & trees

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forest fires

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volcanic eruptions

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cellular respiration

Question 33

Which is a green-house gas?

Accepted Answer

Methane

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Oxygen

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Hydrogen

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Ammonium

Question 34

In which of these areas would you be breathing in a lot of methane gas?

Accepted Answer

A farm with livestock.

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The beach.

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A mall.

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The gas station.

Question 35

How are trees helpful in slowing global warming?

Accepted Answer

Trees help by removing carbon dioxide from the air, storing carbon in the trees and soil, and releasing oxygen into the atmosphere.

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They shade the Earth's surface so that it doesn't receive large amounts of solar radiation and get too hot.

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As trees transpire they release large amounts of carbon dioxide into the atmosphere.

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Trees shade glaciers and keep them cool, thus preventing melting and a rise in sea levels.

Earths Resources

37 questions

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

All of the following are renewable energy sources EXCEPT-

Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

Petroleum Oil is a __________ energy resource.

Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource.

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