Exoterra’s Natural Resource Quiz

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Natural gas

• Solar energy

• Oil

What makes a resource "nonrenewable"?

• It is expensive to use

• It is replaced by nature faster than it is used

• It cannot be replaced within a human lifetime

• It is found underground

Which human activity is MOST responsible for deforestation?

• Planting trees in urban areas

• Building houses and clearing land for farming

• Using wind energy for electricity

• Collecting rainwater for drinking

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Which of the following is an example of conserving natural resources?

• Leaving lights on all day

• Using plastic bags instead of reusable ones

• Recycling paper, glass, and metal

• Driving alone instead of carpooling

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Which natural resource is used to make gasoline?

• Wind

• Coal

• Petroleum (oil)

• Sunlight

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Water is always a renewable resource.

• True

• False

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Fossil fuels take millions of years to form.

• True

• False

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Wind energy is created by harnessing the power of moving air.

• True

• False

Burning fossil fuels releases greenhouse gases, which contribute to climate change.

• True

• False

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Solar panels work by capturing energy from the moon.

• True

• False