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Non-Renewable Energy

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is an example of a non-renewable energy source?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Wind

c)

Oil

2.

Which of the following is true about nonrenewable energy sources?

a)

They took thousands of years to form.

b)

They do not need to be conserved.

c)

They will never run out.

3.
________ energy sources cannot be replaced quickly.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
4.
What is the definition of nonrenewable resource?
a)
things that don't run out
b)
things that do run out
c)
stuff that makes things happen
d)
none of the above
5.
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
a)
natural gas
b)
electricity
c)
oil
d)
petroleum
6.
4. Fossil fuels came from the fossilized remains of plants and animals from long ago.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
Which is NOT a fossil fuel?
a)
Oil
b)
Coal
c)
Propane
d)
Wind
8.

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

a)

coal

b)

natural gas

c)

oil

d)

water

9.

Coal, oil, and natural gas are easy to use but ________ the air.

a)

conserve

b)

pollute

10.
Fossil fuels are 
a)
Renewable energy sources
b)
Non-renewable energy sources
c)
Energy
d)
All of them
11.
__________ is an energy the cannot be replaced easily once they are used.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Forever Fuels
12.
Besides coal and natural gas, another fossil fuel  is
a)
petroleum/oil
b)
biomass
c)
electricity
d)
uranium
13.
One reason alternative energy sources are needed is because ____.
a)
the energy needs of the world are decreasing
b)
there is no limit to the supply of fossil fuels
c)
the population of the world is decreasing
d)
the supply of fossil fuel is diminishing
14.

What state of matter is oil?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

15.

What state of matter is coal?

a)

solid

b)

liquid

c)

gas

16.
What state of matter is natural gas?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
gas
17.
Renewable or nonrenewable?
natural gas
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
18.
Renewable or nonrenewable?
coal
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
19.

True or False. There are different types of coal.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

True or False. The burning of fossil fuels causes the earth to warm more quickly because of greenhouse gases and pollution.

a)

True

b)

False