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Natural Resources Practice Quiz

Total questions: 34

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is a large area of land that is covered with trees

a)

biomass

b)

forest

c)

geothermal

d)

hydroelectric

2.

This describes all of the types of fuel that contains carbon and is formed in the Earth over millions of years from plant and animal remains:

a)

coal

b)

fossil fuels

c)

natural gas

d)

petroleum

3.

Flammable liquid made of refined petroleum used to fuel engines

a)

coal

b)

gasoline

c)

natural gas

d)

oil

4.

Existing in or produced by nature; not made by people

a)

artificial

b)

counterfeited

c)

made-man

d)

natural

5.

Gas found underground and used as fuel

a)

coal

b)

gasoline

c)

natural gas

d)

oil

6.

A thick black liquid found underground and used as fuel and other products

a)

coal

b)

gasoline

c)

natural gas

d)

oil

7.

To prevent someone or something from being harmed.

a)

attack

b)

expose

c)

protect

d)

natural

8.

To depend upon

a)

natural

b)

question

c)

rely

d)

suspect

9.

Able to be replaced naturally or by good management and so can be used without the risk of using up the whole stock.

a)

all resources

b)

fossil fuels

c)

nonrenewable

d)

renewable

10.

A supply of something, such as money or goods, that can be used by a person or country.

a)

natural

b)

nonrenewable

c)

renewable

d)

resources

11.

Resources that cannot be "made" by humans and cannot be replaced at the same rate it is being used. It takes a long time to be replaced.

a)

natural

b)

nonrenewable

c)

renewable

d)

resources

12.

Produced energy in the form of heat and light

a)

geothermal

b)

hydroelectric

c)

solar

d)

wind

13.

This is created in air as the sun heats the earth’s surface

a)

geothermal

b)

hydroelectric

c)

solar

d)

wind

14.

Flowing water creates energy that can be captured and turned into electricity

a)

biomass

b)

geothermal

c)

hydroelectric

d)

solar

15.

Using heat from the earth to generate energy

a)

biomass

b)

geothermal

c)

hydroelectric

d)

wind

16.

Any material made by plants and animals that we can convert into energy. It is considered renewable because we can always grow more plants and trees.

a)

biomass

b)

geothermal

c)

hydroelectric

d)

solar

17.
These are all examples of...
a)
renewable resources
b)
nonrenewable resources
c)
fossil fuels
d)
alternative energy
18.
This type of renewable energy converts the power of the wind to electricity.
a)
steam engines
b)
solar power
c)
wind turbines
d)
nuclear power
19.
Energy sources that are not easily replenished are called...
a)
renewable resources
b)
nonrenewable resources
20.
True or False:
Most of the energy used comes from renewable resources.
a)
True
b)
False
21.
Coal is an example of a fossil fuel because....
a)
it is renewable energy that is mined from the Earth
b)
it is a nonrenewable resource that is replaced easily
c)
it is a nonrenewable resource that is mined from the Earth
d)
it is a clean source of energy
22.
Which group gives examples of renewable energy sources?
a)
solar, wind, nuclear, natural gas
b)
coal, natural gas, oil
c)
oil, geothermal, nuclear, wind
d)
solar, wind, geothermal, nuclear
23.
True or False:
The Sun is the source of most energy on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Hydroelectric plants perform which type of energy conversion?
a)
Water to Electricity
b)
Electricity to Water
c)
Wind to Electricity
d)
Wind to Chemical
25.
What type of energy are fossil fuels?
a)
thermal
b)
chemical
c)
mechanical
d)
natural
26.
Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.
a)
energy
b)
pollution
c)
food
d)
natural resource
27.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

oil, natural gas, uranium

c)

coal, oil, natural gas

d)

geothemals, coal, natural gas

28.

Which of the following energy sources has the drawback of generating radioactive waste.

a)

fossil fuels

b)

nuclear

c)

geothermal

d)

hydroelectric

29.

What is a disadvantage of using non-renewable resources?

a)

They have a large carbon footprint.

b)

They can all be used up over time.

c)

They can lead to global warming.

d)

All of these.

30.

Which of the following can be a disadvantage of renewable resources?

a)

They can be intermittent (only available at certain times or in certain places).

b)

They release a lot of CO2 and have a large carbon footprint.

c)

They are renewable and will always be available.

d)

Renewable resources have no disadvantages.

31.

Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

a)

Wind

b)

Sunlight

c)

Moving water

d)

Dung

32.

What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

a)

Produced by waste products

b)

Form underground from dead organisms.

c)

Replaced immediately or in a short period of time

d)

Allow energy to pass through them easily

33.

Any useful material found in nature.

a)

natural resources

b)

alternative

c)

renewable

d)

nonrenewable

34.

Why is the conservation of natural resources important?

a)

because many resources are nonrenewable and are being used up to quickly

b)

because natural resources are all renewable

c)

because many natural resources are inexhaustible

d)

because conservation is practiced by most people