Topic 5

________ natural resources are made by nature as quickly as people use them.

• Nonrenewable

• Fossil fuel

• Renewable

• Only

__________ is a non-fuel, renewable resource that comes from the movement of turbine blades that are powered by the wind.

• Hydroelectric energy

• Wind energy

• Solar energy

• Geothermal energy

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The source for _________ is the sun. This renewable, non-fuel resource does not cause pollution, but it can be expensive to set up.

• hydroelectric energy

• wind energy

• solar energy

• geothermal energy

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True or False: Non-fuel energy resources include geothermal, hydroelectric, solar, and wind.

• True

• False

Natural ecosystems can be harmed by the human impact of using fertilizers to improve crop growth because it can ___________ and ______________.

• decrease plant growth

• increase plant growth

• throw off the ecosystem's balance

• restore the ecosystem's balance

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Select any of the following that are ways to reduce the dependence on nonrenewable resources.

• increasing energy generation by renewable resources

• using plastic water bottles

• getting heat from solar or geothermal energy

• building more fossil fuel plants

• forming oil from natural resources like kelp

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Fossil fuels are a type of ______.

• renewable resource

• non-renewable resource

• plant

• animal

Fill in the blank: The surroundings of an area, including the air, soil, water, and living things, are called the ______.

• Environment

• City

• Building

• Machine

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Fossil fuels are formed from the remains of ______.

• rocks

• living things

• water

• metals

Fossil fuels are important because they provide ______.

• food

• energy

• water

• shelter

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