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WorksheetsChapter 7: Resources and Energy
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed is called a __________ resource.
a)
recycled
b)
biomass
c)
nonrenewable
d)
renewable
2.
A mineral deposit within a rock formation is known as a what?
a)
lode
b)
placer deposit
c)
ore
d)
geothermal deposit
3.
What is the energy received by Earth from the sun in the form of radiation called?
a)
thermal energy
b)
radioactive energy
c)
solar energy
d)
geothermal energy
4.
The process by which nuclei of small atoms combine to form a new, more massive nucleus is called...
a)
nuclear fusion
b)
nuclear fission
c)
conservation
d)
nuclear explosion
5.
The process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap is known as what?
a)
conservation
b)
recycling
c)
biomassation
d)
renewing resources
6.
What is a mineral, rock, or organic material that can be used as jewelry or an ornament when it is cut and polished known as?
a)
lode
b)
ore
c)
gemstone
d)
biomass
7.
What is a natural material whose concentration of economically valuable minerals is high enough for the material to be mined profitably called?
a)
biomass
b)
nonrenewable material
c)
fossil fuel
d)
ore
8.
Plant material, manure, or any other organic matter that is used as an energy source is called...
a)
biomass
b)
ore
c)
fossil fuel
d)
placer material
9.
Electrical energy produced by the flow of water is called ___________ energy.
a)
geothermal
b)
hydroelectric
c)
solar
d)
hydrolic
10.
The energy produced by heat within Earth is called __________ energy.
a)
solar
b)
hydroelectric
c)
mafic
d)
geothermal
11.
A resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which the resource is consumed is known as a what?
a)
nonrenewable
b)
renewable
c)
biomass
d)
conserved
12.
What is a nonrenewable energy resource formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago called?
a)
biomass
b)
geothermal
c)
placer deposit
d)
fossil fuel
13.
The preservation and wise use of natural resources is called...
a)
reservation
b)
conservation
c)
recycling
d)
placing
14.
A deposit that contains a valuable mineral that has been concentrated by mechanical action is known as a what?
a)
placer deposit
b)
quarry
c)
lode
d)
mine
15.
The process by which the nucleus of a heavy atom splits into two or more fragment is called...
a)
atomic fission
b)
nuclear fusion
c)
nuclear fission
d)
atomic fusion
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