Chapter 10: Protecting Earth's Resources

A ______________ resource, is a resource that cannot be replaced as fast as it is used.

(a)  

• nonrenewable
• renewable
• disposable

A (a)   resource, is a resource that can be replaced in a reasonable amount of time.

• renewable
• non-renewable
• finite
• inexhaustible

______________ gas is often found where crude oil is found.

(a)  

• Nitrogen

• Oxygen

• Natural
• Carbon dioxide

​ (a)   fuels most electric power plants.

• coal
• oil
• natural gas
• carbon dioxide

(True or False) Coal is a renewable resource that forms from plants.

(a)  

• True

• False
• maybe

Wind turbines spin ______________ in light winds than old windmills did.

(a)  

• slower

• faster
• at the same speed

• not at all

Solar energy systems for making electricity are ______________ to make and maintain.

(a)  

• expensive
• cheap

• impossible

• unnecessary

Factories were often built near ______________ in order to use the energy of flowing water.

(a)  

• rivers
• forests

• mountains

• deserts

______________ is energy produced by heat inside Earth.

(a)  

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Geothermal Energy
• Hydroelectric Energy

______________ is material that was recently alive, such as grasses or animal wastes.

(a)  

• Biomass
• Fossil fuels

• Plastics

• Metals