Earth's Resources and Geological Processes Test

Where is most groundwater stored?

• Aquifers

• Lakes

• Soil

• Streams

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Water stored below the Earth's surface is called:

• Groundwater

• Bogs

• Water in the ground

• Surface water

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A ……………….. is most commonly used to access groundwater.

• Well

• Pond

• River

• Tap

An aquifer is a(n)

• Well in which water rises because of pressure

• Underground layer of rock or sediment that holds water

• Type of hot spring from which the water periodically erupts

• Place where groundwater bubbles or flows out of cracks in the rock

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Fuels such as coal, oil, and natural gas that were formed over millions of years from decayed plants and animals. This process requires time, pressure, and heat.

• Fossil Fuels

• Renewable Resources

• Replenish

• Geothermal

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A natural non-renewable fuel such as coal, oil, or natural gas formed over a very long time in the geological past from the remains of living organisms.

• Fossil Fuel

• Hydropower

• Geothermal

• Wind

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Nonrenewable resource; natural fuel such as coal, gas, or natural gas that is formed in the Earth from the remains of living organisms.

• Biomass

• Hydroelectric Power

• Solar Energy

• Fossil Fuels

Diamonds and other minerals

• Nonrenewable

• Renewable

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A natural fuel formed in the past from the remains of living things. (ex: coal, oil, natural gas)

• Fossil Fuels

• Natural Gases

• Hydrothermal Energy

• Earth Energy

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Why are some resources not distributed evenly around the globe?

• Ocean currents moved them to a new location

• The climate is different around the globe

• Plate tectonic movement has caused them to be displaced

• Volcanoes and earthquakes caused them to be displaced

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