Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

What is one benefit of using renewable resources to produce energy?

• Renewable resources cannot be used up permanently.

• Renewable resources are available everywhere.

• Producing energy from renewable resources is easy.

• Producing energy from renewable resources relies on weather.

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Which example describes the use of a nonrenewable energy resource?

• Gasoline is used to fuel a car.

• Sunlight is used to heat a home.

• Water is released through a dam.

• Wind turbines spin to generate electricity.

The United States has the third highest population of all the countries in the world, yet it has the highest energy consumption. Which energy source is the United States in danger of depleting first?

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The table shows the percentages of coal usage in the years 1990 and 1997.

Which conservation method would result in the change indicated by the data?

• recovering

• recycling

• reducing

• reusing

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The amount of coal burned to produce electricity by a typical coal plant in the United States during a three year period has increased by 30%.

What immediate impact will this increase in the consumption of coal have on the environment?

• a decrease in freshwater resources

• an increase in non-biodegradable wastes

• an increase in greenhouse gas emissions

• a decrease atmospheric O2

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A student made a table that shows four natural resources and how their uses by humans could possibly impact the environment.

Which two natural resources are matched correctly with their environmental impacts in the table?

• timber and freshwater

• coal and timber

• coal and solar energy

• freshwater and solar energy

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In a city, home-heating from coal and local timber increased by 30% in a single year.

As a result, which direct impact to the local environment will most likely happen?

• Soil erosion in the area will decrease.

• Forests in the area will grow much faster.

• Carbon dioxide concentrations in the air will increase.

• Lakes, rivers, and streams will become less polluted.

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Which conservation example demonstrates resource recycling?

• using solar heaters to keep houses warm

• using a plastic grocery bag more than once

• transforming used glass or plastic bottles into new products

• riding a bike to school or work instead of driving a car

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The table shows some resource conservation examples as suggested by four different students (Shawna, Mike, Roy, and, Katy).

Which student's example can be described as reusing a resource?

• Katy

• Mike

• Roy

• Shawna

Global warming is caused by the presence of excess amounts of greenhouse gases such as CO2 and SO2 in the air. The activities listed have a positive impact on the environment.

Which activities will help to control global warming?

• 3 and 4

• 2 and 3

• 2, 3, and 4

• 1, 2, and 4

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