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Renewable vs. non renewable resources

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 1hrs 3mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What does renewable mean?

a)

Cannot be replaced once used

b)

made new again every day

2.

Nonrenewable resources are replaced quickly.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Trees are renewable resources.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Water is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

The sun is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Gold is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

Minerals are renewable resources.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Trees are a renewable resource because ...

a)

they can be replanted.

b)

of how big they can grow.

c)

they burn in forest fires.

d)

birds live in them.

9.

Oil is not a renewable resource because ...

a)

it comes from the ground.

b)

it cannot be replaced.

c)

it is too gooey.

d)

it is not heavy enough.

10.

Natural resources form in nature. Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

plastic

d)

water

11.

Which of the following resources WILL eventually run out?

a)

natural resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

nonrenewable resources

12.

Coal is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Wind is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Oil is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Rocks are renewable resources.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

What is used to produce energy in nuclear fission

a)

Potassium

b)

Uranium

c)

Sunlight

d)

Moving water

17.

Resources that cannot be replaced or remade in a short period of time.

a)

Non-Renewable Resources

b)

Renewable Resources

c)

Recyclable

d)

Conserved

18.

Coal, oil and natural gas are non-renewable resources also known as __________?

a)

Recyclable

b)

Biomass

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Radioactive

19.

What are the benefits of nuclear energy?

a)

It is renewable

b)

It produces radioactive waste.

c)

It causes heat pollution to cooling ponds.

d)

Does not cause air pollution, global warming or acid rain.

20.

The most abundant fossil fuel in the world is _______.

a)

Oil

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Coal

d)

Peat

21.

All of the following are problems caused by burning coal, except

a)

Creates smog

b)

It is radioactive

c)

Contributes to acid rain

d)

Contributes to global warming

22.

Natural resources that can be replenished in a short period of time.

a)

Consumables

b)

Renewable Resources

c)

Non-Renewable Resources

23.

Which of the following is not an example of a Renewable Resource?

a)

solar

b)

wind

c)

geothermal

d)

natural gas

24.

Energy created by the Earth's heat.

a)

Biomass

b)

Solar

c)

Geothermal

d)

Wind

25.

Energy created by burning organic waste material.

a)

Geothermal

b)

Wind

c)

Biomass

d)

Water

26.

Energy created by moving water.

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Geothermal

d)

Hydropower

27.

The act of making something (a product) from raw materials.

a)

Manufacture

b)

Recycle

c)

Conserve

28.

A machine with blades that turns because of wind or water.

a)

Turbine

b)

Power plant

c)

Lawnmower

29.

The act of digging a hole in the earth in the hope of getting oil.

a)

mining

b)

fission

c)

drilling

30.
All are examples of non renewable except
a)
Coal
b)
Petroleum
c)
Hydropower
d)
Uranium
31.
What is the disadvantage of coal?
a)
Air Pollution
b)
Not much left
c)
World does not use much
d)
It is only used to roast hot dogs
32.
Petroleum and natural gas form from...
a)
strong winds
b)
cooled magma
c)
radioactive materials
d)
remains of plants and animals 
33.

Solar Energy is created by what?

a)

Moon

b)

Sun

c)

Wind

d)

Water

34.

Someone wants to put solar panels on their house. They live in a location where it is cloudy a lot and their house is shaded by trees. Should this person be putting solar panels on their house?

a)

Yes

b)

No

35.

What do they call farms with wind turbines on them?

a)

Windy Land

b)

Wind Farms

c)

Wind Town

d)

Fan Fun

36.

What do they make with the energy from wind turbines?

a)

Kinetic

b)

Static

c)

Air Conditioning

d)

Electricity

37.

Hydroelectric Power uses what source to create energy?

a)

Fire

b)

Air

c)

Water

d)

Rocks

38.

What does the greek root “Hydro” mean?

a)

Earth

b)

Air

c)

Fire

d)

Water

39.

Biomass is

a)

Organic matter

b)

Inorganic matter

c)

Derived from living thing

d)

Derived from non-living thing

40.

Example of biomass is/are:

a)

wood

b)

grass

c)

animal waste

d)

sand

41.
Which of these is one cause of deforestation?
a)
Urbanization
b)
Buying a chirstmas tree during the holidays
c)
Overbreeding birds in the wild
d)
Cutting down the tree in your backyard
42.
What is deforestation?
a)
Clearing Earth's forests on a massive scale
b)
Eating too much vegetables
c)
Going to a forest and pulling weeds
d)
Clearing the five trees in my backyard
43.
Deforestation has an affect on the water cycle
a)
true
b)
false
44.
Which one of these does not add CO2 to the atmosphere?
a)
cooking with gas
b)
planting trees
c)
burning wood
d)
riding in a bus
45.

Which is a MAJOR cause of acid rain?

a)

spraying pesticides on crops

b)

burning fossil fuels for energy

c)

dumping sewage in rivers

d)

using Nuclear power stations

46.

True or false. Acid rain caused in one country can cause problems in other nearby countries

a)

true

b)

false

47.
How is acid rain formed?
a)
Carbon monoxide and carbon dioxide mix with water in the ocean.
b)
Carbon dioxide and oxygen mix with water in the air.
c)
Sulfur dioxide and carbon monoxide mix with lake water.
d)
Sulfur dioxide and nitrogen oxide mix with water in the air.
48.

Which is a result of human activities?

a)

decay of leaves in a forest

b)

acid rain kills fish in a lake

c)

volcanic eruptions

d)

bad weather

49.

what is photochemical smog ?

a)

Photochemical smog is a type of smog produced when ultraviolet light from the sun

b)

is a type of smog

c)

reacts with nitrogen oxides in the atmosphere.

50.

Ways to reduce photochemical smog?

a)

Fuel up during the cooler hours of the day—night or early morning.

b)

Avoid products that release high levels of VOCs.

c)

Drive less.

d)

all of them is correct