Minerals/Mineral Resources

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• Coal

• Wind

• Solar

• Hydroelectric

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Wind

• Natural Gas

• Uranium

Deposits of minerals from which metals and nonmetals can be removed for a profit.

• Gem

• Crystal

• Ore

• Rock

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Created by past living organisms being under pressure for millions of years.

• Minerals

• Fossil fuels

• Uranium

• Pyrite

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Coal was formed in prehistoric ____________________.

• oceans

• swamps

• mountains

• lakes

Petroleum and natural gas formed from hydrocarbons made from ___________________ that lived in oceans or lakes millions of years ago.

• organisms

• minerals

• rocks

• people

This element is mined for nuclear energy.

• Iron

• Plutonium

• Thorium

• Uranium

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Which of the following is a disadvantage of wind energy?

• It is nonrenewable

• It isn't clean

• It causes pollutions

• The wind isn't always blowing

The Hoover Dam uses this form of energy to power Las Vegas.

• Hydroelectric

• Wind

• Solar

• Fossil fueals

Photovoltaic cells convert sunshine into electricity.

• Hydroelectric power

• Geothermal power

• Solar power

• Wind power