Earth's Resources

A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--

• setting up wind turbines
• having a coal furnace
• using natural gas
• burning oil

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Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?

• recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
• limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
• carpool to work and school

• all of the above are good conservation practices

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Anything in nature that is useful to humans or can be used for economic gain is called a....

• energy
• pollution
• food
• natural resource

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

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Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

• the earth

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

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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

What are fossil fuels?

• coal, oil, uranium

• oil, natural gas, uranium

• coal, oil, natural gas

• geothemals, coal, natural gas

What type of energy uses remains of plant and animal matter as fuel?

• Hydroelectric

• Geothermal

• Biomass

• Nuclear

The greenhouse gas carbon dioxide helps to

• deflect harmful radiation from space

• increase precipitation in arid areas

• form clouds in the atmosphere

• maintain warmth near Earth's surface

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