resources check in quiz

Resources that we find in nature and are used without much modification are called:

• Human resources

• Natural resources

• Renewable resources

• Human made resources

Resources which can be renewed or reproduced are known as:

• Exhaustible resource

• Renewable resource

• Non-renewable resource

• Useful resource

Balancing the need to use resources and also conserve them for the future is called:

• Resource conservation

• Sustainable development

• Resource development

• Sustainable conservation

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Which of these sources is used for generating electricity that is NOT renewable?

• coal
• the Sun
• wind
• water

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Which of the following is true about coal?

• It is renewable because it is deep inside Earth.
• It is renewable because it can easily be replaced as it is used.
• It is nonrenewable because it cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.
• It is nonrenewable because it fuels many power plants that make electricity.

Which of the following resources is collected by the panels on the roof of his home?

• air
• water
• wind
• sunlight

Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources?

• They are limitless

• They exist in many places on Earth.

• They are originally from once-living things.

• They take millions of years to form.

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Which statement is true about coal and natural gas?

• Both are renewable resources

• Both require wind in order to work

• Both lead to greenhouse gases and climate change

• Neither one causes global warming

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Which of the following is an advantage of using coal as an energy resource?

• There is not an abundant supply of coal.

• Coal is less expensive than oil.

• Burning coal contributes to global warming.

• Coal can be used to produce electricity.

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

• Not easily available

• causes pollution when burned

• only available at certain times

• creates long lasting waste

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