Natural Resources Extra Practice

Where are fossil fuels found?

• In the Earth

• In the forest

• In animals

• In the atmosphere

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Fossil fuels are produced over _____ of years.

• Hundreds of millions of years

• Thousands of years

• hundreds of years

• every year

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Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and natural gas. Fossil Fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they....

• take millions of years to be replaced

• require expensive equipment

• can be found all over Earth's surface

• provide much of the energy we use

Air can be used to make​ ​ (a)   which is a ​ (b)   resource.

• electricity
• renewable
• water
• non renewable

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Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• water

• oxygen

• oil

• wood

What does the word "resource" mean?

• Another word for money.

• Something that a human makes.

• Something that we can use and is valuable.

• Something that comes from Earth.

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A Natural Resource comes from Earth. Which items are natural resources? Select ALL that apply...

• wood

• plastic

• bricks

• water

• wind

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The pictures show a forest before and after deforestation, a process where many trees are cut down.

Which of the following best explains why trees are called a renewable resources?

• If a tree is cut down, a new tree can be planted in its place.

• If a tree is cut down, the animals that depended on the tree will help the tree grow back.

• Only humans use trees, so tree populations will never fall below the number that are needed.

• Only paper is made from trees, so the tree population will never run out.

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Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

• the earth

• coal

• oil

• natural gas

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What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

• nuclear power plant

• hydroelectric power plant

• solar station

• tidal harness

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