Natural Resources Quiz

What is the primary source of energy for the water cycle?

• Coal

• Natural gas

• Oil

• Sun

In which order does water soak into the ground as ground water?

• Water table, zone of aeration, zone of saturation

• Zone of aeration, zone of saturation, water table

• Zone of aeration, water table, zone of saturation

• Zone of saturation, water table, zone of aeration

How is coal formed?

• By tiny dead animals pressed down by mud and rocks

• By geothermal energy

• From dead plants covered by rock and soil

• By layers of mud pressing down on dead animals

What is petroleum used for?

• As a fuel

• As a source of solar energy

• As a source of geothermal energy

• As a renewable resource

What percentage of Earth's water is freshwater?

• 5%

• 10%

• 3%

• 1%

Where is ⅔ of Earth's fresh water found?

• In ground water

• In rivers

• In swamps

• In icecaps/glaciers

How is oil formed?

• By layers of mud pressing down on dead animals

• By geothermal energy

• From dead plants covered by rock and soil

• By tiny dead animals pressed down by mud and rocks

How was natural gas formed?

• From dead plants covered by rock and soil

• By layers of mud pressing down on dead animals

• By geothermal energy

• By tiny dead animals pressed down by mud and rocks

Pressure from natural gas forms what?

• Coal

• Tiny bubbles of gas

• Oil

• Natural gas

Rocks heated and pressurized is due to what?

• Energy

• Thermal energy

• Geothermal energy

• None of the above