TEST REVIEW Natural Resources & Fossil Fuels

Danielle, Ari, and Ali are studying geography and they come across a map showing the distribution of natural resources across the globe. They notice that it's uneven. What could be the main reason for this uneven distribution?

• It's because of the rotation of the Earth.

• It's due to the varying geological and climatic conditions in different parts of the world.

• It's because of the gravitational pull of the moon.

During a science project, Emma, Premiere, and William are discussing fossil fuels. They are trying to figure out what all fossil fuels have in common. What is the correct statement?

• Emma says, 'They all are found equally throughout the world.'

• Premiere says, 'They all remove carbon dioxide from the air.'

• William says, 'They all add carbon dioxide in the air.'

During a school project on energy sources, Ryen, Premiere, and Mia were researching about fossil fuels in the U.S. from 1776-2016. They had to identify the fossil fuel that was used the most. What was their conclusion?

• natural gas

• petroleum

• geothermal

Gabe is planning to cook dinner for his friends JD and Gerard. He has a stove that uses _________________ as a source of energy. What type of stove does he have?

• oil

• natural gas

• coal

Devin and Ali were discussing about different sources of energy being used in the US. Devin mentioned that ____________________ is being used more frequently because it is considered “cleaner” than the other fossil fuels. What did Devin mention?

• coal

• natural gas

• oil

Raymond and Aidan were discussing why the human population began growing faster after the Industrial Revolution. Raymond suggested it was because of new ______________________ and medical advancements. What did Raymond suggest?

• natural resources

• technologies

• deaths

• all of the above

Teearra, Kiana, and Hanna went on a field trip to a nature reserve. They saw many things there. According to you, what did they see that can be considered a natural resource?

• A synthetic (man-made) material used by humans

• A living or nonliving thing that exists "naturally" in the world

• A material that is not normally found in the environment

Raymond and Ryen went on a field trip to a coal mine. They learned that coal is extracted from the earth by _____________.

• drilling

• mining

• natural gas

During a school project, Mia, Ari, and Gabby were analyzing a graph on energy resources. They noticed that the U.S. peaked in natural gas production and then began to decline. Can you help them figure out in which year this happened?

• 1965

• 1972

• 2000

JD, Gabe, and Brady are discussing about natural resources. JD says that all natural resources are interconnected in some way and if one is taken away, it would affect the supply or quality of all other natural resources. Is JD's statement True or False?

• True

• False