Natural Resources Quiz

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

• Water
• Animals
• Natural gas
• Wind

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

• they are used to produce heat
• they take a long time to form
• they can be found underground

Which energy resources is considered renewable?

• Nuclear
• Natural Gas
• Propane
• Geothermal

What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?

• wind
• coal
• biomass
• air

What is coal made of?

• decomposed animal and plant remains
• water
• electricity
• all of the above

geothermal energy

• sources of energy that do not come from fossil fuels
• fuels made from organic matter
• electricity made from the energy of moving water in a dam 
• heat energy naturally produced with Earth 

hydroelectric energy

• heat energy naturally produced within Earth

• fuels made from organic matter

• electricity made from the energy of moving water in a dam

• sources of energy that do not come from fossil fuels

Why do we depend on fossil fuels? 

• Electricity, transportation, and heating
• Food
• Sunlight
• Growing, building muscle, calcium

Why is burning fossil fuels harmful? 

• then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all
• They can get extremely hot
• Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air
• this would destroy fossils

What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity?

• They are stored

• They are burned

• They are melted

• They are frozen