Natural Resources and Energy Quiz

What type of resources are considered finite and cannot be replenished in a short amount of time?

• Renewable Energy

• Nonrenewable Energy

• All Energy

• Generational Energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

Any natural resource that can replenish itself in a relatively short period of time, usually no longer than the length of a human life

• natural gas

• nuclear power

• renewable resources

• non renewable reource

A student is concerned about protecting the environment. Which of the following could she do to conserve our NON-RENEWABLE resources?

• ride her bike to school instead of having her mother drive her

• turn the water off while she is brushing her teeth.

• leave the lights on when she is not home

• take shorter showers to use less water

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

A student decided to conserve renewable resources in his home. Which of the following measure could help him save the most natural resources?

• Take long showers

• Repair leaky faucets

• Keep water running when brushing his teeth

• Run the washing machine only on the smallest of loads

What is the main difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?

• All non-renewable resources pollute the environment; renewable resources don't.

• Non-renewable resources exist in unlimited quantities; renewable resources don't

• Non-renewable resources exist in limited quantities; renewable resources don't.

Which of the following is not a natural resource?

• copper

• computers

• wood from trees

• wind energy

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Power gathered from the sun and wind

• is considered a nonrenewable resource.

• can provide humans with energy forever.

• can only be used in the daytime.

• is not a natural resource.

How can wind be used as a source of power?

• The motion of the wind can turn wind turbines.

• Deforestation leaves more room for wind to blow.

• Drilling in the Earth can provide new sources of wind.

COAL is an example of renewable resources.

• TRUE

• FALSE