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WorksheetsResources Unit 11 Assesment
Total questions: 27
Worksheet time: 14mins
Which of the following are energy sources that are formed from the remains of ancient plants and animals? (choose all that are correct)
Coal
Oil
Natural Gas
tidal power
hydroelectricity
Which of the are uses of petroleum (oil)? choose all that apply
Plastic containers
fuel for cars/trucks
fuel for electrical power plants
asphalt for the road
concrete
fossil fuels are
Renewable
nonrenewable
minerals we extract from the earth
Bituminous coal
Is non polluting when burned
is the most common grade of coal, containing a lot of sulfur (a sedimentary rock from decomposed swam)
Is a renewable resource
Is a fossil fuel which comes from animals who decompose on Earth
s surface
Which of the following statements about coal is not correct?
Coal can be obtained by strip mining
Coal produces far less Carbon Dioxide than natural gas or oil when burned
Coal powered the steam engine during the Industrial Revolution
Burning coal leads to acid rain and greenhouse gas emission
Bioremediation for pollution is a process in which
bacteria are used to metabolize and beak down large amounts of oil
fertilizer is spread on oil saturated shorelines to neutralize the harmful substance
teams of scientists clean contaminated shorelines and organisms using natural detergents
Which pollutant is from combustion of fossil fuels and leads to greenhouse effect?
Carbon Dioxide
Sulfur
mercury
none of the above
Renewable energy which happens because of the sun include which of these
Solar electricity
Hydroelectricity (water cycle)
Wind energy
Fossil fuels
Ancient plant and animals become fossil fuels. Energy came originally from the
Sun
Earth
Ocean waves
Convection
Which of these are renewable fuels from growing plants or animal waste
Biofuel
Biomass
wind
Coal
Resources for the production of this phone such as fossil fuel and copper came from what process of removal?
(a)
Which of these are nonrenewable resources
Petroleum
Wood
Hydroelectric
Natural Gas
Uranium
which of these would conserve natural resources
Ride or walk instead of driving to your destination
fill the dishwasher before running instead of partial loads
driving to work alone
burning wood
turning off electrical appliances when not in use
Which of the resources belong on the top row?
tree
coal
air
copper
water
of those that belong on the bottom row, which are minerals?
iron
coal
air
oil
copper
Which of the resources listed would be used to make you a hamburger (cooked)
water
plants
sun
oil/coal
iron/metal
When using resources, what is one concern that is addressed by laws like the Clean air act
unlimited supply
pollution
nonrenewable preservation
storage of the resource
Reclamation of land is a form of
conservation
recycling oil
mining
hydroelectricity
The best way to conserve a resource is
use less or none of the resource
recycle the resource
use all of the resource
reuse the resource in a different form
The sun is the main driving force for which of these RENEWABLE energy sources
hydroelectricity
wind
photovoltaic capture of solar energy
oil
geothermal
When generating electricity, what is the most common method for creating the steam that turns the turbine
run oil over the turbine
burn/process the fuel to create heat which makes steam
drop the water over a waterfall
collect steam from geothermal rocks
