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Distribution of Earth's Resources

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 49mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
a)
Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
b)
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
c)
Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
d)
Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
2.
What must be present for Fossil Fuels to form?
a)
Bones and Sediment
b)
Dead Organisms and Layers of Sediment
c)
Dead Organisms, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time
d)
Bones, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time
3.
Fossil Fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud.  What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form.
a)
Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood
b)
Mostly decaying organisms
c)
Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks
d)
Mostly metal minerals
4.
All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT
a)
Decomposed Animals
b)
Decayed Plants
c)
Sedimentary Rocks
d)
Active Volcanoes
5.
Coal often forms where once there was swamps.  What characteristic of swamps is important to the formation of coal?
a)
High Temperature
b)
Abundant Plant Life
c)
Frequent Rains
d)
Reptile Predators
6.
What changes buried organic matter into fossil fuels?
a)
Industrial Pollution
b)
Ocean Currents
c)
Volcanic Activity
d)
Heat and Pressure
7.
A student creates a model of the formation of fossil fuels by first placing a layer of leaves, representing organic matter, in the bottom of a cup.  What step will come next in the model?
a)
Pouring water over the leaves to model washing away by rivers
b)
adding sand on top of the leaves to model burial in sediments
c)
Burning the leaves to model the decay of organic matter
d)
Putting the leaves in the freezer to model conditions on top of mountains
8.
Fossil Fuels form in sedimentary rocks when -
a)
plants use the nutrients in the sediments to grow
b)
organic matter is buried along with sediments
c)
rivers carry sediments down mountainsides
d)
sediments are used by humans as a resource
9.
Which area is most likely to have fossil fuels present today?
a)
A
b)
B
c)
C
d)
D
10.
Oil formation occurs where, millions of years ago, there were large oceans.  This is because oceans have - 
a)
waves that are constantly moving 
b)
great numbers of tiny marine animals
c)
currents that mix the water thoroughly
d)
deep caverns where no light can reach
11.
The formation of fossil fuels is a process that takes millions of years and starts with energy from the sun. The sun contributes to the formation of fossil fuels by - 
a)
heating up the Earth's core where fossil fuels form
b)
generating winds so humans use less fossil fuels
c)
give energy to the living things that become fossil fuels 
d)
giving off heat, similar to burning fossil fuels
12.
Where is most oil found?
a)
Land drilling
b)
Life drilling
c)
Tree drilling
d)
Ocean drilling
13.
Is oil nonrenewable?
a)
True 
b)
false
14.
Can oil be made from fossil fuels?
a)
False
b)
True
15.
Oil has been around for millions of years. But where did it come from?
a)
Organisms that kived million of years ago
b)
Prehistoric plants
c)
Prehistoric aquatic life
d)
All of the above
16.
Takes millions of years to form.
a)
hydroelectric
b)
renewable
c)
solar
d)
fossil fuels
17.
A resource not easily replaced.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
renewable
c)
alternative
18.
Another name for oil.
a)
coal
b)
natural gas
c)
petroleum
d)
alternative
19.
Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
20.
Electricity generated from wind, solar power, and ocean tides are _________________________.
a)
nonrenewable energy
b)
a cause of pollurtion
c)
renewable energy
d)
bad for the environment
21.
A resource that can be easily replaced.
a)
renewable
b)
alternative
c)
nonrenewable
22.

What are the similarities among coal, oil, and natural gas?

a)

They are not all petrochemicals

b)

They are all renewable resources

c)

They are non-renewable resources

d)

They are all formed from the remains of dead animals

23.

Why are fossil fuels thought of as nonrenewable resources?

a)

They are used faster than they are formed

b)

They are collected from outer space

c)

They are easy to find and are very plentiful

d)

They take hundreds of millions of years to form

24.

How are natural resources distributed on Earth?

a)

They are unevenly distributed across the planet

b)

They are concentrated in temperate climates

c)

They are evenly distributed across Earth's continents

d)

They are most often found near the equator

25.

A natural resource is...

a)

A nonliving substance found in the environment

b)

Anything found on earth

c)

A living or nonliving or nonliving thing that exists "naturally" in the world

d)

Any material that is not normally found in the environment

26.

What kind of resource is coal?

a)

Synthetic

b)

Volcanic

c)

Mining

d)

Natural

27.

Oil formation starts when organisms in the ocean die and then –

a)

are carried by currents all over become a planet

b)

get eaten by larger organisms that receive their energy

c)

settle to the bottom and are become buried in sediments

d)

decay completely so that their become matter

e)

Noah

28.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

complex hydrocarbon compounds

b)

a nonrenewable energy resource formed the remains of organisms that lived long ago

c)

mixtures of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth

29.

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

a)

provide all the energy we use

b)

require expensive equipment

c)

take millions of years to replace

d)

can be found all over

30.

Natural gas is a renewable resource.

a)

False

b)

True

31.

How was natural gas formed?

a)

From the remains of plants and animals

b)

Pressure and heat on organic matter

c)

Decayed organic matter

d)

all of these answers

32.

Formed from dead marine organisms

a)

Coal

b)

Oil and Natural Gas

c)

Fossil Fuels

33.

Which fossil fuel is the remains of ancient plants?

a)

Petroleum

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Which fossil fuel is the remains of ancient plants?

d)

Coal

34.

The formation of coal

a)

gives us a clue that the earth’s climate was more wet millions of years ago

b)

gives us a clue that the climate was much more dry than it is now

c)

gives us a clue that the earth was much colder millions of years ago

d)

gives us a clue that millions of years ago the earth’s climate was about the same as it is today

35.
Which BEST describes how coal forms?
a)
dead plant material completely decomposes in a desert environment
b)
tiny sea animals and plants die and are buried by sediment 
c)
dead plant material temporarily decays in a swamp environment
d)
dead animals partially decay in a desert environment
36.
What is coal?
a)
A Non - Renewable Resource 
b)
A Renewable Resource 
37.
How long would it take for coal to be formed or produced?
a)
1 million years 
b)
2 thousand years 
c)
2 days 
d)
365 days 
38.

What type of mining causes more environmental damage?

a)

Surface Mining

b)

Sub Surface Mining

39.

The energy in coal originally came from _____.

a)

plants

b)

dinosaurs

c)

fossils

d)

the sun

40.
Which of the following is non-renewable energy resource?
a)
Solar
b)
Uranium
c)
Wood
d)
Hydro
41.

Uses the force of water to create electrical energy

a)

Solar Power

b)

Water power

c)

Hydropower

d)

Geothermal energy

42.

Most dependent on weather

a)

Wind Energy

b)

Hydropower

c)

Solar energy

43.

What resource is more available?

a)

natural gas

b)

solar power

44.

Why is wind energy a renewable energy?

a)

Because it can be bad for the environment

b)

Because we do not run out of wind

c)

Because we do not have enough wind

45.

Hydropower is...

a)

the use of water

b)

the use of wind

c)

the use of the sun

d)

the use of the waves

46.

Only 3% of the water on Earth is freshwater. About 60% of that water is not available for man's use. Why is this?

a)

It is frozen

b)

It is polluted

c)

It is too salty

d)

It is in aquifers

47.

Water on Earth is found naturally as a solid, a liquid, and a gas. Where is MOST of the solid water on Earth?

a)

Deep in Earth's mantle

b)

In Earth's polar regions

c)

In the outer atmosphere

d)

At the bottom of the ocean

48.

Approximately what percent of the Earth’s water is salt water?

a)

97%

b)

71%

c)

1%

d)

3%

49.

What is groundwater?

a)

water that fills space between rocks of Earth

b)

water found within a lake or pond

c)

water that is evaporated from the surface of Earth

d)

water that is found in the ocean

50.

Which is a factor that affects the size of mineral crystals formed in magma?

a)

rate of cooling

b)

fluorescence

c)

evaporation

d)

elements dissolved in hot water

51.

Minerals can form deep inside Earth’s crust by

a)

cleavage and fracture

b)

friction along faults

c)

crystallization of melted materials

d)

evaporation of ancient seas

52.

Minerals may form on Earth’s surface when

a)

magma heats a solution

b)

crystallization is delayed

c)

solutions evaporate

d)

pure metals are present

53.

Which of the following is a way that minerals are formed?

a)

Minerals are left behind when super-heated water within the Earth cools.

b)

Minerals are left behind when water evaporates.

c)

Minerals are created through the destruction of other matter.

d)

Both A and B are correct

54.

One way that minerals form is by the crystallization of cooling

a)

magma.

b)

water.

55.
Some minerals form when solutions ___________.
a)
evaporate
b)
boil
56.
What is molten rock deep inside of Earth?
a)
Magma
b)
Lava
57.

Guess the Mineral!


This mineral is the hardest naturally occurring mineral. It is most often used in jewelry but can also be used on the tips of saw blades. What is the name of the mineral?

a)

Fluorite.

b)

Talc.

c)

Diamond.

d)

Sulfur.

58.

Read the description below. Use the definition of minerals to choose the correct statement about ivory.


Ivory is a hard, solid, white material that comes from the tusks, or teeth, of animals, usually elephants.

a)

Ivory is a mineral because minerals either come from living things or are man - made.

b)

Ivory is a mineral because minerals are always white in color.

c)

Ivory is not a mineral because minerals don't come from living things.

d)

Ivory is not a mineral because minerals are not solids.

59.

Which location from the image is more likely to have copper?

a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

e)

E

60.

Porphyry copper is often found...

a)

along plate boundaries on land

b)

along plate boundaries in the ocean

c)

at divergent plate boundaries

d)

at low elevations

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