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Earths Resources

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 8mins

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.

Which of these is a true statement about nuclear power?

a)

It's waste can destroy habitats and ecosystems.

b)

It doesn't cost a lot of money to build.

c)

It does not produce radioactive waste.

d)

It produces very little amounts of energy.

3.

Which statement is true about coal and natural gas?

a)

Both are renewable resources

b)

Both require wind in order to work

c)

Both lead to greenhouse gases and climate change

d)

Neither one causes global warming

4.

What are two advantages of geothermal energy?

a)

cheap and a lot pollution

b)

expensive and a lot of pollution

c)

cheap and little pollution

d)

expensive and little pollution

5.

If a river is located in a deep canyon, and has changing amounts of water , how can this be developed as an energy source?

a)

A dam could be built to store water

b)

A well could be dug to hold the water

c)

Wind turbines could be built on the banks.

6.

Some fossil fuels are...

a)

coal

b)

animal

c)

oil

d)

natural gas

7.

Why are Earth's resources important for humans

a)

They can help us do things

b)

They are needed for survival

c)

They look pretty

8.

We don't need Earth's resources to survive

a)

True we can live without them

b)

False, we need them to survive

9.

We get food from___________ and ___________

a)

plants

b)

fossil fuels

c)

animals

d)

oil

10.

All of the following are renewable energy sources EXCEPT-

a)

water

b)

wind

c)

coal

d)

biomass

11.

__________ 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

12.

__________ 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