Feb.16 and 17 Fossils Fuels, Renewable, Nonrenewable Test

Fossil fuels are formed from dead organisms. Based on the diagram, which layer contains the oldest fossils? *Click on the picture to make it bigger.

• Layer 2

• Layer 4

• Layer 1

• Layer 3

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Which layer formed first? Click on the picture to make the image bigger.

• Rock Layer W

• Rock Layer X

• Rock Layer Y

• Rock Layer Z

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_{Which rock layer contains the newest fossils? Click on the picture to make it bigger.}

• B

• C

• D

• E

• F

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Which fossil is the oldest? Click on the image to make it bigger.

• d

• b

• a

• c

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Fossil Fuels are .... Choose 3 answers

• considered nonrenewable resources

• cause pollution in the atmosphere

• are renewable resources

• oil, coal and natural gas

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The fossil fuel represented in this picture is _____.

• coal

• petroleum

• crude oil

• natural gas

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One advantage that solar and wind power have over fossil fuels is that.....

• scientists do not know how to dig for wind or solar power resources

• wind and solar are renewable and fossil fuels take millions of years to be formed.

• wind and solar are nonrenewable resources and fossil fuel are renewable.

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Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

• It's cheaper than fossil fuels.

• The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years.

• Solar energy recharges batteries.

• All of these are good answers.

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The house illustrated here uses panels on the roof to collect a natural resource and convert it into electricity that can be used.

Which renewable energy source does this house use?

• Water

• Wind

• Solar

• Nuclear

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Sunlight, water, and wind are examples of inexhaustible forms of energy.  What does inexhaustible mean?

• We will run out at any minute.
• We will never run out.
• We will run out in 100 years.
• We will run out in 20 years.