(C1) Test: Natural Resources & Fossil Fuels

What is a natural resource?

• A synthetic (man-made) material used by humans
• A living or nonliving thing that exists "naturally" in the world

The human population began growing faster after the Industrial Revolution because of new ______________________ and medical advancements.

• natural resources
• technologies
• deaths

Based on this diagram, what are some things that we use fossil fuels to power?

• power forms of transportation
• provide electricity
• provide fuel for cooking
• all of the above

What was the highest used fossil fuel in the U.S. between 1776-2016?

• natural gas
• petroleum

This type of stove uses ___________________ as a source of energy.

• oil
• natural gas

True or False: Fossil fuels are distributed evenly around the world.

• True
• False

____________________ is being used more frequently in the US as a source of energy because it is considered “cleaner” than the other fossil fuels.

• coal
• natural gas

What do all fossil fuels have in common?

• They all are found equally throughout the world.
• They all add carbon dioxide in the air.

Coal is extracted from the earth by _____________.

• drilling
• mining

Based on the graph, the U.S. peaked in natural gas production and then began to decline in which year?

• 1972
• 2000