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Natural Resources & Energy [Test Review]

Total questions: 70

Worksheet time: 1hrs 13mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of these is a renewable energy source?

a)

uranium

b)

natural gas

c)

ethanol

d)

coal

2.

Which of the following resources would be considered inexhaustible?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

metal ore

d)

natural gas

3.

Why are trees a natural resource?

a)

because they come from Earth

b)

because they can never be replaced

c)

because they are made by humans

d)

because they are used for many things

4.

What is the term for important nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of living organisms?

a)

solar particles

b)

mineral sediments

c)

fossil fuels

d)

elemental energy

5.

What is the purpose of recycling?

a)

to produce resources

b)

to conserve resources

c)

to decrease resources

d)

to change resources

6.

Clothes are often made from cotton, which is grown from a plant. What kind of resource is cotton?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

mineral

d)

chemical

7.

How are soil, water, and rocks the same?

a)

They are man-made resources.

b)

They are used for food.

c)

They are natural resources.

8.

Old paper is used to make new paper. What is this an example of?

a)

disposing

b)

recycling

c)

reusing

9.
Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.
a)
energy
b)
pollution
c)
food
d)
natural resource
10.
Which is a way we can protect our natural resources?
a)
litter
b)
recycle
c)
pollute
d)
contaminate
11.
When we burn natural gas, it produces _______.
a)
soil
b)
food
c)
air
d)
heat
12.
To protect natural resources, we must _______ them by not wasting them.
a)
conserve
b)
dispose
c)
stop
d)
hide
13.
Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?
a)
Water
b)
Animals
c)
Natural gas
d)
Wind
14.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...
a)
they are used to produce heat
b)
they take a long time to form
c)
they can be found underground
15.
What does conserving resources mean?
a)
Use as much of the resources as you can
b)
Only use the resources at school
c)
Protecting the resource so it does not run out
16.

Renewable or Non-renewable: Animals?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

17.
Hydroelectric energy uses...
a)
water to make electricity.
b)
hydrogen to make electricity.
c)
lightning in water to make electricity.
18.

What is energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

The ability to do work.

19.

What is potential energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

stored energy

c)

renewable energy

d)

non renewable energy

20.

What is kinetic energy?

a)

moving energy

b)

potential energy

c)

stored energy

d)

renewable energy

21.

Which of these is an example of kinetic energy?

a)

a bicycle

b)

a battery

c)

a solar panel

d)

firewood

22.

Heat always travels from...

a)

Warm to cool

b)

Cool to warm

c)

Warm to warm

d)

Cool to cool

23.

What type of energy is transformed in the Energy Conversion shown in the image below?

a)

Nuclear Energy

b)

Chemical Energy

c)

Thermal Energy

d)

Electrical Energy

24.

What is the Energy Conversion that is shown in the image?

a)

Radiant to Thermal

b)

Thermal to Chemical

c)

Chemical to Radiant

d)

Radiant to Chemical

25.

What is the Energy Conversion that is shown in the image?

a)

Chemical to Mechanical

b)

Thermal to Chemical

c)

Chemical to Thermal

d)

Mechanical to Chemical

26.

What type of energy does an oven produce to bake a cake?

a)

Light energy

b)

Mechanical energy

c)

Sound energy

d)

Thermal energy

27.
What form of energy is being used when a person pushes heavy boxes across the floor? 
a)
Electrical energy
b)
Mechanical energy
c)
Heat energy
d)
Sound energy
28.

When energy changes from one form to another, we call it a _______________.

a)

transformation

b)

creation

c)

expiration

d)

compilation

29.

The picture shows what type of transformation

a)

Electrical to mechanical

b)

light to electric

c)

electrical to light

d)

light to light

30.
What is energy transformation?
a)
a change of energy from one form to another
b)
when energy gets more energy added to it
c)
when energy gets destroyed
d)
a change in intensity
31.
According to the Law of Conservation of Energy...
a)
energy changes form
b)
energy can be created and destroyed
c)
energy flows from one material to the next
d)
energy cannot be created or destroyed
32.

____________ is the ability to do work or cause change.

a)

Work

b)

Energy

c)

Motion

d)

Mass

33.

The Law of Conservation of Energy states...

a)

energy cannot be created or destroyed, but it can change forms

b)

energy can be created, destroyed, and can change forms

c)

energy cannot be created, destroyed, or change forms

d)

energy cannot be created, but it can be destroyed and change forms

34.

____________ energy is energy that is stored in the atomic bonds of compounds like food and fuel.

a)

Radiant

b)

Electrical

c)

Thermal

d)

Chemical

35.

_________ energy is the energy due to the motion of particles that make up an object, also referred to as heat energy.

a)

Mechanical

b)

Radiant

c)

Thermal

d)

Sound

36.

________ energy is the energy of moving electrons, also known as electricity.

a)

Nuclear

b)

Radiant

c)

Electrical

d)

Chemical

37.

______ energy is the energy of electromagnetic waves, also referred to as solar or light energy.

a)

Chemical

b)

Nuclear

c)

Thermal

d)

Radiant

38.

_________ energy is the energy an object possesses because of its motion.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Sound

d)

Electrical

39.

_________ energy is the energy an object possesses because of its position.

a)

Kinetic

b)

Potential

c)

Electrical

d)

Thermal

40.

_________ energy is energy stored in the nucleus of an atom.

a)

Electrical

b)

Radiant

c)

Nuclear

d)

Chemical

41.
Match the definition to the term:
fuel made from living things
a)
solar energy
b)
nuclear fission
c)
hydroelectric power
d)
biomass fuel
42.
Match the definition to the term:
the practice of reducing energy use
a)
nonrenewable resource
b)
fossil fuel
c)
petroleum
d)
energy conservation
43.
Match the definition to the term:
coal, oil, or natural gas that forms over millions of years from the remains of ancient organisms; burned to release energy
a)
hydroelectric power
b)
fossil fuel
c)
geothermal energy
d)
biomass fuel
44.

Match the definition to the term:

the intense heat energy that comes from Earth's core

a)

efficiency

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

geothermal energy

d)

solar energy

45.
Match the definition to the term:
electricity produced by the kinetic energy of water moving over a waterfall or dam
a)
hydroelectric power
b)
nuclear fission
c)
solar energy
d)
geothermal energy
46.
Match the definition to the term:
energy source that is incapable of being used up
a)
inexhaustible resource
b)
nonrenewable resource
c)
natural resource
d)
renewable resource
47.
Match the definition to the term:
any material that occurs naturally in the environment and is used by people
a)
inexhaustible resource
b)
nonrenewable resource
c)
natural resource
d)
renewable resource
48.
Match the definition to the term:
a resource that is not replaced within a useful time frame
a)
inexhaustible resource
b)
nonrenewable resource
c)
natural resource
d)
renewable resource
49.
Match the definition to the term:
energy that is either always available or is naturally replaced in a short time
a)
inexhaustible resource
b)
nonrenewable resource
c)
natural resource
d)
renewable resource
50.

Match the definition to the term:

the splitting of an atom's nucleus into 2 smaller nuclei and neutrons, releasing a large quantity of energy

a)

solar energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

hydroelectric power

d)

nuclear energy

51.
Match the definition to the term:
energy from the sun
a)
petroleum
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
hydroelectric power
52.

Which type of resource will never run out, no matter how much people use it?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

inexahustible

d)

recyclable

53.

A type of resource that can replace itself once it gets used.

a)

inexhaustible

b)

renewable

c)

nonrenewable

d)

recyclable

54.

Which is an example of an inexhaustible resource?

a)

coal

b)

plants

c)

animals

d)

sun

55.

The practice of saving the Earth's resources and using them wisely.

a)

protection

b)

recyclable

c)

renewable

d)

conservation

56.

Splitting a uranium atom is called -

a)

nuclear energy

b)

chemical energy

57.

Nuclear Power uses ____________ to create energy

a)

coal

b)

natural gas

c)

uranium

d)

cooling towers

58.

Example of biomass is/are:

a)

wood

b)

grass

c)

animal waste

d)

rock

59.

What is biomass?

a)

Anything that is or once was alive

b)

A fossil fuel

c)

a nonrenewable resource

d)

A oil we find underground

60.

What is it called when humans generate electricity by using the heat of the Earth?

a)

Geothermal Energy

b)

Hydroelectric Energy

c)

Radiation Energy

61.

What transforms wind energy into electricity?

a)

Windmill

b)

Windsock

c)

Wind Turbine

62.

what does a wind turbine look like?

a)
b)
63.

An substance that slows the flow of energy is known as:

a)

a conductor

b)

an insulator

64.

Thermal energy travels...

a)

Hot to cold

b)

Cold to hot

65.

Which type of bulb produces the most heat?

a)

LED

b)

Incandescent

c)

CFL

66.

Which type of bulb is the oldest style of bulb?

a)

LED

b)

Incandescent

c)

CFL

67.

Which type of bulb produces the least heat?

a)

LED

b)

Incandescent

c)

CFL

68.

The unit of power that indicated the amount of electricity used to operate a light bulb is a ______________.

a)

liter

b)

watt

c)

lumen

d)

volt

69.

What does a hybrid electric vehicle (HEV) use for fuel?

a)

Only gasoline

b)

Only electricity

c)

Both gasoline and electricity

d)

Solar energy

70.

What is an advantage of driving a hybrid vehicle?

a)

They are less expensive to purchase.

b)

Hybrid vehicles are more powerful than gasoline vehicles.

c)

Hybrid vehicles cost less to maintain and repair.

d)

Hybrid vehicles use less gasoline than standard fuel vehicles

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