Review: Resources, Water Cycle, Weather and Climate

Which of the following are NOT considered fossil fuels? Choose TWO answers

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Metal

• Oil

• Trees

What is the difference between a renewable and nonrenewable resource?

• Renewable resources are natural. Nonrenewable resources are human-made.

• Renewable resources are limited. Nonrenewable resources are unlimited.

• Renewable resources can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time. Nonrenewable resources are used faster than they are replaced.

• Renewable resources include fossil fuels. Nonrenewable resources do not.

What are fossil fuels?

• Solar, Wind, Hydro

• Coal, Solar, Natural Gas

• Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

• I don't know

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What is an advantage of using solar panels and wind turbines?

• They rely on wind and sunlight, which are renewable.

• They are more expensive to use for energy.

• The wind and sunlight get used up easily, and getting more takes millions of years.

• They create much more pollution in our environment.

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Many fossil fuels are obtained by drilling into wells deep in the ocean. What is an advantage of using fossil fuels?

• They create more pollution when used.

• They take millions of years to replenish.

• Drilling wells can harm the Earth and cause disruption to ecosystems.

• They are cheaper for customers to buy.

All the following are ways we can conserve natural resources EXCEPT

• Recycling plastic bottles and aluminum cans.

• Throwing away a plastic bag instead of recycling it.

• Turning the lights off when you leave your room.

• Using a lunch box instead of a plastic bag.

To protect natural resources, we must _______ them by not wasting them.

• conserve
• dispose
• stop
• hide

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Wind turbines make electricity from the wind. How do wind turbines help save energy and protect the environment?

• The electricity from wind turbines is better than electricity from other sources

• Wind turbines can replace power plants that use fossil fuels.

• Wind turbines use more energy to run than they produce

• Wind turbines can make electricity even when the weather is calm.

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Students made a list of properties that some rocks can have.

1. 1. Being porous due to empty spaces.

2. 2. Having a reflective shine

   1. 3. Being attracted to a magnet

   2. 4. Containing many crystals.

      What property above can be found in rocks that contain natural resources like oil and natural gas?

• Being porous due to empty spaces.

• Having a reflective shine.

• Being attracted to a magnet

• Containing many crystals.

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Which table does NOT correctly identify resources as renewable or nonrenewable?

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