Nonrenewable Resources

Geological activities have distributed Earth’s resources, including energy resources, unequally around the world. What is the original source of energy on Earth?

• photosynthesis

• the food chain

• the sun

• the carbon cycle

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Minerals are solid substances that are non-living and made from elements or a certain combination of elements. In which one of Earth’s spheres would minerals be found?

• hydrosphere

• atmosphere

• biosphere

• geosphere

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Water is distributed unequally around Earth. Living things rely on water, but not all of it is usable by living organisms. Most of Earth's water is ______ water

• fresh

• salt

• mineral

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NGSS.MS-LS2-1

Human activities have had major impacts on Earth. Which of the following human activities have negatively affected the environment? Choose the three that apply.

• burning fossil fuels

• using alternative energy sources

• practicing conservation

• clear cutting forests

• overpopulation

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

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Is wood a renewable or nonrenewable resource?

• renewable

• nonrenewable

A ____ is anything occurring naturally in the environment that humans use.

• renewable resource

• natural resource

• nonrenewable resource

Nonrenewable resources are ones that ____

• can be replaced

• can't be replaced

These are the energy-rich substances made from the preserved remains of organisms.

• natural resources

• soap

• crystals

• fossil fuels

True or false: Coal is formed from the remains of plants that died long ago in and around swampy areas.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

True or false: Petroleum is made of the remains of small animals, algae, and other organisms that lived in marine environments hundreds of millions of years ago.

• true

• false

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1