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WorksheetsChanging Earth Ch
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
Which pair of natural resources includes one renewable resource and one nonrenewable resource?
a)
water and sunlight
b)
trees and oil
c)
minerals and natural gas
d)
coal and uranium
2.
Why are fossil fuels used to run most power plants
a)
They produce relatively little pollution.
b)
Thy burn easily and produce a lot of heat.
c)
They are easily renewable resources
d)
Their by products are easily recycled.
3.
What factors determine the type of coal that forms from buried plant material?
a)
depth and oxygen
b)
water and heat
c)
time and oxygen
d)
heat and pressure
4.
What type of natural resource is used to make computer chips?
a)
plants
b)
oil
c)
minerals
d)
coal
5.
Reusing a plastic grocery bag by using it as a trash bag helps save natural resources through what practice?
a)
polluting
b)
conservation
c)
elimination
d)
recycling
6.
In addition to reducing the drain on natural resources, what other benefit comes from practicing conservation and recycling?
a)
It created stronger, more dependable materials
b)
it reduces the time necessary to deal with recycled materials
c)
it saves money when manufacturing new items.
d)
it reduces the trash that must be removed and buried.
7.
Collecting, sorting, and remaking materials are among the costs of
a)
recycling
b)
reusing
c)
reducing
d)
renewing
8.
A disadvantage of nuclear power is that generating it
a)
does not produce enough energy
b)
is not an efficient form of energy
c)
produces dangerous waste products
d)
creates large amounts of air pollution
9.
Solar cells, hydroelectric energy, biomass, and geothermal energy are all renewable forms of energy. Why are they potentially better to use than fossil fuels?
a)
They produce more power.
b)
Their power is obtained more cheaply.
c)
Their power is obtained more easily.
d)
Their sources exist in almost unlimited supply.
10.
What is the main disadvantage of using hydrogen fuel cells to power automobiles?
a)
They produce pollution.
b)
They are too expensive.
c)
They do not produce enough power.
d)
They are not dependable.
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