Nonrenewable Resources

Which is NOT a nonrenewable resource?

• Geothermal

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Uranium

Which was formed by layers of ancient, buried trees?

• Geothermal

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Uranium

Which country does NOT have large coal deposits?

• China

• Brazil

• USA

• Russia

Nuclear power is created by the process of . . .

• nuclear fusion

• nuclear fission

• atomic separation

• atom synopsis

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What element is used for nuclear energy?

• Einsteinium

• Radium

• Potassium

• Uranium 325

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

What are the 2 main uses of coal?

• Steel manufacturing, heating

• Steel manufacturing, electricity

• Electricity, heating

• Heating, transportation

Which type of mining would use explosives?

• Strip mining

• Open pit

• Underground

• Mountain top removal

Underground miners face the risk of this disease

• Covid

• Tuberculosis

• Asbestosis

• Black Lung

What percentage of the world's energy do fossil fuels provide?

• 40%

• 50%

• 70%

• 80%

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-2

What had to be applied in order to make buried organic matter into fossil fuels?

• A. Industrial Pollution
• B. Ocean Currents
• C. Volcanic Activity
• D. Heat and pressure