Renewable and Nonrenewable Energy Quiz

How do the two main kinds of natural resources compare?

• Renewable resources cannot be replaced, while nonrenewable resources can be replaced.
• Renewable resources are unlimited, while nonrenewable resources are limited.
• Both renewable and nonrenewable resources are sustainable.
• Renewable resources are man-made, while nonrenewable resources are naturally occurring.

Which of the following are examples of natural resources? Choose the three that apply.

• trees
• sunlight
• coal
• houses
• clothing

What is gold an example of?

• a fossil fuel
• a renewable resource
• a nonrenewable resource
• a natural pollutant

Diana’s father works in Houston, Texas, as a geologist in the oil and gas industry. He identifies locations where hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, might produce fuel resources. How does fracking work?

• Pressurized fluids are used to break up layers of shale rock. They force out the natural gas trapped there, which is then collected.
• Pressurized fluids are inserted into different kinds of rock. They force out the groundwater, and the fossil fuels are extracted from the groundwater.
• Pressurized fluids are inserted into deep oil wells to get the remaining oil.
• Pressurized fluids are inserted into known gas fields to locate the gases. The gases mix with the liquid before they are extracted.

Geologists estimate that people have used about half of the petroleum resources on Earth in the last few centuries. The resources are being used due to a(n) ____________ population.

• decreasing
• steady
• increasing

What kind of resource is solar power?

• generated energy
• short-term energy
• nonrenewable
• renewable

Julio knows that hydroelectric energy is a renewable resource; however, it has some drawbacks as well. What are the problems created by using hydroelectric power? Choose the three that apply.

• disrupts natural processes such as fish migration
• must be close to a source of moving water
• dams must be built
• requires the use of turbines
• affects habitats

Biofuels are renewable resources because they are made from corn or sugar cane. In what ways are biofuels and fossil fuels similar?

• They are both examples of renewable resources.
• They are both formed from biomass or plant-based materials.
• They are both burned and give off emissions.
• They both require more energy to produce or refine them than they yield.

His family currently uses city electricity, and their power comes from a coal burning power plant. What problems come from using fossil fuels? Choose the two that apply.

• burns very hot
• renewable
• contributes to greenhouse effect
• expensive

Javier’s class visited a power plant near his city, and they learned how it produced electricity. What does this form of power depend on for generating electricity?

• movement of turbines spun by moving air
• converting the energy from the sun
• movement of large amounts of water downhill
• evaporation of large volumes of water