Resources Study Guide

What type of energy resource is the most widely used for commercial energy in the United States?

• fossil fuels

• solar energy

• nuclear energy

• wind energy

Atlanta often has smog warnings during the summer. The city cautions citizens against being outside too long when smog levels are high. How can the city of Atlanta reduce smog levels?

• by increasing the use of fossil fuels

• by decreasing the use of solar power

• by decreasing the number of individual cars and increasing the number of buses

• by increasing the number of individual cars and decreasing the number of buses

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The table below shows Harrison's list of which natural resources are used to make four different containers.

If Harrison wants to use only containers that come from renewable resources, which of the containers should he use?

• either the glass bottle or the aluminum cup, because they both come from renewable resources

• either the paper cup or the plastic bottle, because they both come from renewable resources

• the paper cup, because it is the only container that comes from a renewable resource

• the plastic bottle, because it is the only container that comes from a renewable resource

What is something farmers can do to reduce the effects of wind erosion?

• Grow a line of trees between the crops and the direction of incoming winds.

• Plant the same crop every year to allow roots to become long and increase their stability

• Water the plants less frequently to avoid soil being blown away by the winds.

• Remove all rocks from the field to avoid roots growing into cracks and breaking them apart.

Barbara's teacher wants her to design an oven that can be powered by a renewable resource. Which of the following energy sources could Barbara use?

• coal

• gasoline

• uranium

• sunlight

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What can all non-renewable resources theoretically be?

• converted to nonmetallic minerals

• converted to renewable ones

• exhausted or depleted

• recycled or reused

Which of these is NOT a good way to protect natural resources?

• taking long showers

• carpooling to school

• using recycled paper

• turning down the heater

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What will happen if the natural resources of drinking water are not conserved?

• Water will be made by people

• More water will replace the water used

• Drinking water will eventually disappear.

• People will stop needing to drink water.

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Which of the following resources would be considered renewable?

• coal

• wind

• metal ore

• natural gas

Rare earth metals are rarely found in large quantities on Earth. Instead, they are spread very thinly throughout Earth's crust, making them very difficult to get. Once they are all used, they are gone forever. Which energy resource is similar to rare Earth metals in that once it is used up, it is gone?

• wood

• solar

• wind

• oil

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