Year 11 Earths resources

The example of non-renewable resources is ...

• Water

• Coal

• Wind

• Forest

formed in layers of sedimentary work from microscopic plants or animals

• fossil fuels

• renewable resources

• non-renewable resources

• renewable energy

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What does burning fossil fuels release into the atmosphere?

• oxygen

• carbon

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

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What is potable water?

• pure water

• Water that has dissolved ions in but is safe to drink

• Water from an underground source

• Water that is safe to wash in

How is water sterilised?

• Passing fresh water through filter beds and sterilising

• Removal of salt from sea water

• Reverse osmosis or distillation

• Using chlorine, ozone or ultraviolet light

Sustainable energy................

• is clean

• can be used over a long period of time

• both (a) and (b)

• None of the above

What is resource depletion?

• Where humans use a resource at a rate that is not sustainable because it cannot be replenished fast enough.

• Where humans use a resource at a rate that maintains the supply of the resource.

• Where humans use a resource at a rate that is not sustainable because of the changes in the behavior of wildlife.

• The use of any resource by humans.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following problems is associated with the burning of coal?

• Acid rain

• Carbon dioxide emissions

• Ash with toxic metal impurities

• All of the above

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Crude oil is made up of:

• Ethane

• Butane

• A mixture of different hydrocarbons

• Extremely large hydrocarbons which are broken up once extracted