Unit 8 Test: Natural Resources

1. Which is a resource that can be replaced quickly?

• Conservation
• Renewable
• Non-renewable
• Erosion

2. Which is a resource that cannot be replaced easily in our lifetime?

• Conservation
• Renewable
• Non-renewable
• Erosion

3. Identify which of Earth's natural resources moves this turbine.

• Coal
• Water
• Air
• Natural gas

4. Which is an example of conserving our natural resources?

• throwing trash out the window
• driving a car that uses a lot of gas
• a factory using a lot of natural gas
• recycling plastic bottles

5.Which of the following are 2 of Earth's renewable resources?

• air and oil
• animals and air
• oil and natural gas
• water and natural gas

6.Which of the following are 2 of Earth's non-renewable resources?

• air and oil
• animals and air
• oil and natural gas
• water and natural gas

7. Goods sold at a farmers’ market travel a short distance in a truck between the place where they are produced and the place where they are sold. What is the GREATEST advantage of using nonrenewable resources in transporting these renewable resources?

• The goods remain renewable
• The fossil fuels are made from coal, oil and natural gas
• The fossil fuels are made renewable when traveling
• Fossil fuel provides high energy to the truck to move the goods a short distance

8. What are the advantages of using resources such as solar energy and wind energy?

• They can generate power by burning wastes
• They increase the amount of greenhouse gases
• They come from energy sources that never run out
• They produce large amounts of energy from burning fuels

9. What are the disadvantages of using solar power. Choose 2 correct answers.

• C. Expensive to set up
• E. Depends on the weather
• A. Will not run out
• B. Can be used up
• D. Saves money over time

10. What are the disadvantages of using natural gas. Choose 2 correct answers.

• B. Can be used up
• F. Gives off carbon dioxide
• A. Will not run out
• C. Expensive to set up
• D. Saves money over time