Geologic Hazards and Resources

When the land surface above collapses or sinks into the cavities or when surface material is carried downward into the voids; drought, along with resulting high groundwater withdrawals, can make conditions favorable for this to form

• deltas

• mountains

• caves

• sinkholes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

• Coal, Oil, and nuclear fuel

• Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

• Electricity, Gas, Petroleum

• Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

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

Which of these is not a fossil fuel?

• Coal

• Oil

• Electricity

• Natural Gas

Match the following.

Renewable Resource - ​​ (a)   ​ (b)  

Nonrenewable Resource - ​ (c)   ​ (d)  

• Hydropower
• Sun
• Natural Gas
• Oil

The BENEFIT of using renewable resources is...

• They can be replenished in a short period of time.

• They are inexpensive.

• Solar panels are available everywhere.

• They require less equipment to operate.

What percentage of US energy comes from RENEWABLE resources?

• More than 10%

• More than 20%

• Less than 10%

• Exactly 2%

Caused by slip on a fault near a volcano.

• Volcanic earthquake

• Volcanic gases

• Earthquake

• volcano

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Where are the major volcanoes located?

• on the center of the plates

• in America

• in Asia

• on the edges of the plates/plate boundaries

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-3

Match the following rock with its types -

• IGNEOUS ROCK

• pumice, obsidian, granite

• METAMORPHIC ROCK

• shale, limestone, conglomerate

• SEDIMENTARY ROCK

• gneiss, marble, schist