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Unit 5 - Energy and Earth's Resources

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Any resource that can or will be restored naturally over time:

a)

Renewable

b)

Reusable

c)

Resetting

d)

Refreshable

2.

A natural fuel or gas that is formed in the past from the remains of living things:

a)

Fossil Fuel

b)

Extinction Fluid

c)

Prehistoric Liquid

d)

Ground Gas

3.

A source or supply of materials:

a)

Resource

b)

Load

c)

Landfill

d)

Photosynthesis

4.

Renewable or Nonenewable Resource?

a)

nonrenewable

b)

renewable

5.

Renewable or nonrenewable ?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

6.

Renewable or Nonrenewable?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

7.

Renewable or nonrenewable?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

8.

Renewable or Nonrenewable?

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

9.

Renewable or Nonrenewable?

a)

Nonrenewable

b)

Renewable

10.
Energy from living organisms.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
biofuels
c)
geothermal
d)
oil
11.
Energy generated by the movement of air.
a)
fossil fuel
b)
wind
c)
biofuel
d)
hydroelectric
12.
Type of fossil fuel formed from ancient organisms that lived in swamps.
a)
oil
b)
fuel
c)
coal
d)
biofuel
13.
Diamonds and other minerals.
a)
alternative
b)
renewable
c)
nonrenewable
14.
Non-Renewable resources are also known as what?
a)
Fossil Fuels
b)
Renewable
c)
Solar Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
15.
what is a non renewable resource?
a)
water
b)
wind
c)
coal
d)
biomass
16.
what is a fossil fuel
a)
oil
b)
biomass
c)
wind 
d)
hydro
17.
Where does most of earth`s energy come from?
a)
The sun
b)
Mars
c)
Wind
d)
Water
18.
What is an example of a renewable resource?
a)
hydroelectric
b)
oil
c)
coal
d)
fossil fuel
19.
Fossil fuels are Renewable resources. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
20.
Do Renewable energy sources run out?
a)
Yes 
b)
No
21.
Energy we get from earth's interior heat
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar Energy 
c)
Wind Energy 
d)
Hydroelectricity 
22.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuel
d)
Forever Fuel
23.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
c)
Fossil Fuels
d)
Forever Fuels
24.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
25.
Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
26.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
27.
Non-renewable or Renewable: Corn
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-Renewable
28.
Non-renewable or Renewable: Water
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-Renewable
29.
Non-renewable or Renewable: Animals
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-Renewable
30.

Your mom just made stew and used two tin cans of tomatos, a tin can of corn and a tin can of beef soup. What type of resource are all of those tin cans made from, and which would be a good way to deal wih the cans once you have emptied them?

a)

Tin cans are made from renewable resources and should be placed in your compost bin to decompose.

b)

Tin cans are made from non-renewable resouces and you should look for other ways to reuse those can around your house.

c)

Tin cans are renewable and you should throw them in your regugular trash can.

d)

Tin cans are non-renewable and you should throw them in your regular trash can.

31.

The best way to protect our forests and keep this renewable resource going strong is to...

a)

When trees are cut down, new seedlings should be replanted in their place.

b)

Cut all of the forests down and build houses from concrete in the future.

c)

Make more furniture from wood so that more trees will need to be cut down.

d)

We should protect forests by making it illegal to cut down trees for any purpose in the future.

32.
Minerals are made from ______ in the ground.
a)
water
b)
decomposing materials
c)
organisms
d)
nonliving substances
33.
If a natural resource can be mined for a profit then it is called
a)
iron
b)
soils
c)
gangue
d)
ore
34.
Which of the following could help slow down wind erosion?
a)
Windbreaks
b)
Trees
c)
Fences
d)
All of the above
35.
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Sediment
d)
Weathering
36.
Rocks, soil, water, and air are ___________.
a)
human made resources
b)
natural resources
c)
not important
d)
fun
37.

For maximum warmth, witch side of the house should have the most windows?

a)

North

b)

South

c)

East

d)

West

38.
This solar device converts the sun's energy into electricity.
a)
Battery
b)
Thermocouple
c)
Photoelectric cell
d)
Photovoltaic cell
39.
Which gas is produced at landfills?
a)
Methane
b)
Ethanol
c)
Hexane
d)
Diesel
40.
the average American produces _____ pounds of trash/person/day.
a)
17.1
b)
4.4
c)
2.4.
d)
5.0
41.
Waste-to-energy facilities do what?
a)
create electricity from waste
b)
recycle usable materials from landfills
c)
allow people to scavenge landfills 
d)
collect waste batteries for re-use
42.
Why is it important to recycle?
a)
It saves landfill space
b)
It saves natural resources
c)
It saves money
d)
All of the above statements are true 
43.

Where an organism lives

a)

Ecosystem

b)

Ecological footprint

c)

House

d)

Habitat

44.

Taking old materials and making them into something new

a)

Recycle

b)

Conservation

c)

Composting

45.

A specific area where living and non-living organisms interact.

a)

Habitat

b)

Family

c)

Landfill

d)

Ecosystem

46.

The act of using a resource wisely or making good choices with our natural resources.

a)

Compost

b)

Recycle

c)

Conservation

d)

Hiding

47.

A solid waste disposal area, a dump

a)

Landfill

b)

Natural resource

c)

Fossil fuel

d)

Habitat

48.

The positive and negative impact we have on the environment.

a)

Recycle

b)

Compost

c)

Farming

d)

Ecological footprint

49.
To create less waste in the first place is to...
a)
reduce
b)
reuse
c)
recycle
d)
incinerate
50.
What is the leading country in recycling?
a)
Japan
b)
Germany
c)
U.S.A.
d)
Vatican City
51.
What is the leading country in incineration?
a)
The United Kingdom
b)
U.S.A.
c)
Afghanistan 
d)
Mexico
52.
What country has the largest amount of landfills?
a)
Germany
b)
U.S.A.
c)
Trinidad and Tobego
d)
China
53.
What industry is responsible for 22% of hazardous waste produced?
a)
metal processing and mining
b)
Obama care
c)
chemical and petroleum industries
d)
All of the above listed options are false, thus, I choose this option
54.
What is the most recycled municipal solid waste?
a)
paper
b)
glass
c)
plastics
d)
Water
55.
What solid municipal waste is least commonly recycled?
a)
food scraps
b)
wood
c)
plastics
d)
Glass
56.
When you throw something "away", where does it end up?
a)
Outer space
b)
Landfills
c)
My trashcan is a magical trash-disappearing portal
d)
Who cares?
57.
Which of these is NOT hazardous waste
a)
Motor oil
b)
Paint
c)
Cell phones
d)
Glass bottles
58.
In order to make recycling an economically sustainable practice, people need to
a)
buy recycled materials
b)
recycle more
c)
ban landfills in their area
d)
compost their scraps
59.
Hazardous (toxic) waste
a)
threatens human health or the environment because it is toxic, chemically active, corrosive or flammable.
b)
any unwanted or discarded material we produce that is not a liquid or gas.
c)
produce directly from homes.
60.
The total amount of solid waste generated in the U.S. in the last 40 years
a)
has doubled
b)
has tripled
c)
has not changed
d)
None of the above

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