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WorksheetsResources - An Introduction
Total questions: 23
Worksheet time: 1hrs 6mins
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Class
Date
1.
A Fossil Fuel is
a)
Materials that are found on Earth that people use
b)
Rock that contains metal
c)
Fuels that formed years ago from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.
d)
Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out.
2.
Natural Resources are
a)
Materials that are found on Earth that people use.
b)
Rocks that contain metal
c)
Resources that are continually being replaced and will not run out.
d)
Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out.
3.
Non renewable resources are
a)
Materials that are found on Earth that people use.
b)
Rock that contains metal
c)
Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago
d)
Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out.
4.
Renewable resources are:
a)
Materials that are found on Earth that people use
b)
Rock that contains metal
c)
Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.
d)
Resources that are constantly being replaced and will not run out.
5.
Which is a Natural Resource
a)
Sunlight
b)
Computers
c)
Cars
d)
Roofs
6.
Which is NOT a natural resource
a)
Car
b)
Corn
c)
Cotton
d)
Dogs
7.
Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources?
a)
They are limitless
b)
They exist in many places on Earth.
c)
They are originally from once-living things.
d)
They take millions of years to form.
8.
Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?
a)
It's cheaper than fossil fuels
b)
The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
c)
Solar energy recharges batteries
d)
All of them
9.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
10.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products
b)
Form underground from dead organisms.
c)
Replaced in a short period of time
d)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
11.
Petroleum and natural gas form from...
a)
strong winds
b)
cooled magma
c)
radioactive materials
d)
remains of plants and animals
12.
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
a)
Wind
b)
Sunlight
c)
Moving water
d)
Dung
13.
The careful use of a resource is....
a)
recycling
b)
pollution
c)
depositing
d)
conservation
14.
Energy from the sun is known as.........
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
15.
Water is renewable because it.......
a)
can be frozen
b)
important to all life
c)
can be replaced constantly
d)
can evaporate
16.
All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT
a)
Coal
b)
animals
c)
petroleum (oil)
d)
natural gas
17.
Which of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source?
a)
solar powered car
b)
coal powered steam train
c)
natural gas car
d)
gasoline truck
18.
A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--
a)
setting up wind turbines
b)
having a coal furnace
c)
using natural gas
d)
burning oil
19.
Oil comes from deep underground. When people have used all of the oil on Earth, it will be gone. What kind of resource is oil?
a)
a renewable resource
b)
an inexhaustible resource
c)
a nonrenewable resource
d)
a non-usable resource
20.
Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?
a)
recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
b)
limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
c)
using rechargeable batteries
d)
all of the above are good conservation practices
21.
Many stores now carry products that have less packaging or wrapping. Products with reduced packaging are most likely available because--
a)
they reduce trash that eventually ends up in landfills
b)
they help conserve resources, especially plastics
c)
they provide a compacted packaging choice for consumers
d)
all of the above
22.
A way the factory could help conserve the river water as a natural resource is to--
a)
filter the water before dumping into the river
b)
remove all of the animals from the area for their protection
c)
set up nets down river to remove contaminated fish
d)
post signs of "No swimming in the river"
23.
If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?
a)
air and water pollution
b)
good fishing for recreation
c)
plentiful animals in the river
d)
purified drinking water
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