Natural Resources Test Review

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

• renewable resources

• replaceable resources

• non renewable resources

• non replaceable resources

Renewable resources ...

• are not replaceable

• are used more frequently than non renewables

• are never going to run out

• going to run out

What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

• nuclear power plant

• hydroelectric power plant

• solar station

• tidal harness

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What are fossil fuels?

• coal, oil, uranium

• oil, natural gas, uranium

• coal, oil, natural gas

• geothemals, coal, natural gas

Hydroelectric dams and their technology are expensive to build. Is this a pro or con?

• Pro

• Con

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Fossil Fuels are inexpensive to obtain and use. Is this a pro or con?

• Pro

• Con

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Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? 

• Geothermal
• Solar
• Wind
• Hydrogen

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Why do we tend to use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources?

• Less Expensive

• More Energy

• All of these

What is a disadvantage of using non-renewable resources?

• They have a large carbon footprint.

• They can all be used up over time.

• They can lead to global warming.

• All of these.

Which of the following has the greatest efficiency out of all of the natural resources?

• hydroelectric

• fossil fuels

• solar

• geothermal

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