Natural Resources

Horatio is on the town planning council. The town is considering excavating coal from an area on the far side of town. Horatio is in charge of analyzing how the project would affect the environment.

Which of the following BEST expresses the question Horatio should focus on in his research?

• How will the project affect the animals that live in the area?

• How much energy can the town produce from excavating coal?

• What kinds of jobs will the project provide for the local work force?

• What kinds of heavy machinery does the town need to purchase for the project?

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Ms. Lee is researching an article about renewable energy sources in Alaska. Which of the following would Ms. Lee NOT research for her article?

• where it is very windy

• where forests are located

• where to find natural gas

• where there is the most sunshine

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Mr. Gladstone wants to find a way to power his ranch that uses renewable energy. His wife does some research and shows him this photograph from a magazine called Green Energy. The caption of the photograph talks about how this energy source should be used in places with high winds.

What type of renewable energy source do you think is being described in the photographs caption?

• an oil rig

• solar panel

• a powerplant

• wind turbine

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• oil

• coal

• sunlight

• natural gas

A nonrenewable resource is a resource that

• comes directly from an organism

• does not cause harm to the enviroment

• is produced by nature, not by people

• cannot be replaced as quickly as it is used

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The energy of motion is used by _______ to produce an electric current.

• motors

• batteries

• magnets

• generators

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Many devices in the home use energy. Much of that energy enters homes in the form of _______.

• light

• heat

• electricity

• gasoline

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Check all the boxes that are examples of renewable resources

• sun

• water

• wind

• natural gas

• coal

Check all the boxes that are examples of nonrenewable resources

• natural gas

• oil

• sun

• water

• coal

What are fossil fuels?

• energy produced from the sun

• cannot be replaced

• fuels that come from old life forms that decomposed over a long period of time

• make smaller or in less amounts