HEI & Resources QUIZ

Which of the following is not considered a fossil fuel?

• A. Natural Gas

• B. Coal

• C. Water

• D. Petroleum

The two major categories of resources are:

• A. Human and Capital

• B. Human and renewable

• C. Renewable and Nonrenewable

• D. Capital and Buildings

A resource that will grow back if conditions are favorable and the resource is managed well is

• A. Renewable

• B. Nonrenewable

• C. Recyclable

• D. Orographic

All of the following are renewable energy sources EXCEPT:

• A. The Sun

• B. Wind

• C. Coal

• D. Water

Which of the following groups are ALL nonrenewable?

• A. Water, gold, and trees

• B. Silver, petroleum, and iron

• C. Trees, soil, and fruit

• D. Iron, magnesium, and wind

A natural resource is...

• a. Anything manmade that is valuable

• b. Anything nonliving that is valuable

• c. Anything from the environment that is valuable

• d. Anything living that is valuable

What is a disadvantage of devices that gather solar and wind power?

• A. They are only available to developed countries who can afford them

• B. They are expensive to build

• C. They are not aesthetically pleasing

• D. All of the above

Cutting down trees leads to deforestation. Burning coal leads to…

• A. air pollution

• B. desertification

• C. agriculture

• D. irrigation

Minerals and metals are

• a. nonrenewable because they formed when the earth formed

• b. nonrenewable because they decay after a given amount of time

• C. renewable because they are still forming in the earth's crust

• d. renewable because they can be grown

Resources are equally distributed throughout the world

• True

• False