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

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What is gold an example of?

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

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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.

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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

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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
• causes air pollution

• must use salt water

• affects habitats

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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.

Mark's 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.

• renewable

• nonrenewable
• contributes to greenhouse effect
• expensive

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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 moving air

• converting the energy from the sun
• movement of large amounts of water downhill
• evaporation of large volumes of water