Earth's Resources

Materials from the environment that are used by people are called _____ _____.

• energy resources

• material resources

• renewable resources

• natural resources

Oil, coal, and natural gas are considered __________ ___________ because it takes millions of years for them to form.

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Renewable Resources

• Energy Resources

• Very Expensive

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Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment

• take millions of years to replace

• can be found all over 

• provide all the energy we use

__________uses heat from the interior of the Earth. We will be using this at our new school!

• Solar

• Geothermal

• Nucler

• Wind

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Kate used a an unknown resource to power her desk lamp. This resource can be replenished by the next day. Which of the following is more likely to be the source Kate used?

• sunlight

• coal

• fossil fuel

• nuclear energy

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

• Take many, many years to be replaced

• require expensive equipment

• Can be found all over Earth's surface

• Provide much of the energy we use

What does burning fossil fuels release into the atmosphere?

• oxygen

• carbon

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen

Why should we extract minerals?

• to make resources available

• to deplete the supply

• to contaminate water supplies

• increase surface runoff

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The process by which ore is melted to separate the useful metal from other materials.

• Ore

• Alloy

• Smelting

• Texture

fossil fuel

• the remains or traces of an organism from a past geologic age

• a substance that is used for energy

• a type of fuel that forms from the ancient remains of decomposed plants and animals

• formed from the compacting and cementing of sediments

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