Lesson Check: Energy from Nonrenewable Resources

Fossil fuels are ____.

• nonrenewable resources
• renewable resources
• unlimited resources
• inexpensive resources

How are fossil fuels formed?

• Heat and pressure turn animal and plant remains into fuels.
• Scientists collect fossils and turn them into fuels.
• On the surface of Earth, wind and rain turn fossils into fuels.
• Fossils sink into swamps and take between five and ten years to turn into fuels.

______ is pumped out of the ground and can be used for cooking and heating our homes.

• Crude oil
• Natural gas

Which is not a fossil fuel?

• oil
• natural gas
• wood
• coal

A material that formed from ancient organisms and is used today as a source of energy is a(n) ____.

• fossil fuel
• fissile material
• sediment
• alternative energy resource

Which is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

• wind
• sunlight
• oil
• water

Coal is mainly used to generate ____ and has been used to power steam locomotives.

• electricity
• sound energy

Corn, crabs, natural gas, and soybeans are natural resources found in Maryland. Which is a nonrenewable resource?

• corn
• cotton
• soybeans
• natural gas

Nonrenewable resources are resources that _____.

• take so long to form that they cannot be replaced quickly
• are so plentiful in nature that they can be used without worry
• cause no pollution to the environment, so they are the best kind to use
• cause so much pollution that they are never used

Coal is a nonrenewable natural resource. Which best describes how humans use coal?

• Humans use coal for food.
• Humans use coal for clothing.
• Humans use coal for medicine.
• Humans use coal to produce electricity.