Natural resources Quizizz

The three major fossil fuels are coal, oil, and

• wood

• natural gas

• uranium

• electricity

Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable resources because they

• burn so quickly

• are in such high demand

• take hundreds of millions of years to form

• pollute the air

What is the result of using fossil fuels more rapidly than they are formed?

• The reserves will eventually be used up

• The reserves will be refilled more quickly

• The reserves will not be affected

• The price of fossil fuels will fall

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Which of the following is an advantage of solar energy?

• It will not run out for billions of years

• It is not available at night

• No backup energy sources are needed

• It must be collected from a huge area

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Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Minerals

• Petroleum (oil)

• Sunlight (solar)

A resource that we can use more than once is called a _____ resource.

• Renewable

• Nonrenewable

• Reusable

• Recyclable

True or False: It is possible to make more nonrenewable resources in our lifetime.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• water

• oxygen

• oil

• wood

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Match the following

• resources that cannot be replaced by natural processes within a lifetime

• Conservation

• The protection of resources and avoidance of wasteful and destructive use.

• Renewable

• Materials from Earth that can be replaced by nature within a relatively short period of time

• Non renewable

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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