Energy and Natural Resources Quiz

What are fossil fuels made from?

• Organic matter from living organisms

• Minerals extracted from the earth

• Synthetic chemicals

• Recycled waste products

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Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

• Trees

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural gas

What is the definition of nonrenewable resources?

• Resources that can be recycled indefinitely

• Resources that are abundant and will never run out

• Natural resources such as fossil fuels that will eventually be used up and can never be replaced

• Resources that are harmful to the environment and should not be used

What are alternative energy sources?

• Sources of energy that do not come from fossil fuels

• Sources of energy that are derived from fossil fuels

• Traditional sources of energy that have been used for centuries

• Energy sources that are less efficient than fossil fuels

What is the main goal of conservation?

• To decrease the use of natural resources in order to save them

• To increase the use of natural resources

• To promote the use of fossil fuels

• To find new ways to produce synthetic materials

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What is geothermal energy?

• Heat energy naturally produced in the earth

• Energy from the sun

• Energy produced by burning fossil fuels

• Energy generated from nuclear reactions

How is hydroelectric power generated?

• From the energy of moving water in a dam

• By burning coal

• From the energy of the wind

• Through the combustion of natural gas

What are biofuels made from?

• Organic matter

• Inorganic compounds

• Fossilized minerals

• Nuclear material

heat energy naturally produced in the earth

• alternative energy sources

• geothermal

• conservation

• nonrenewable

fuels formed from the decaying remains of plants and animals that lived millions of years ago

• fossil fuels

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

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