Wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Natural resource

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Energy produced from atomic reactions is called ...................

a)

Nuclear energy

b)

Kinetic energy

c)

Potential energy

2.

What is the source of most energy in the united states ?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Natural gas

d)

Nuclear energy

3.

Burning wood is an example of ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, energy

a)

Biomass energy

b)

Water energy

c)

Solar energy

d)

Wind energy

4.

Which can reduce the amount of organic material discarded in landfills ?

a)

Water energy

b)

Solar energy

c)

Biomass energy

d)

Wind energy

5.

Cutting down forests for human activities is called ..................

a)

Reforestation

b)

Deforestation

c)

Land reclamation

d)

desertification

6.

Which is a renewable land resources ?

a)

forests

b)

minerals

c)

soil

d)

trees

7.

What percentage of the energy used in the united states comes from burning fossil fuel ?

a)

40 %

b)

45 %

c)

85 %

d)

93%

8.

Which is a nonrenewable land resource ?

a)

Crops

b)

Minerals

c)

Streams

d)

trees

9.

Which is a source of biomass energy ?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Uranium

c)

Wind

d)

Wood

10.

Energy from the sun is called ............

a)

Solar energy

b)

Wind energy

c)

Water energy

d)

Chemical energy

11.

................ are resources that are used faster than they can be replaced by natural process.

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Nonrenewable resources

12.

............. is a process in which mined land must be recovered with soil and replanted with vegetation

a)

Reclamation

b)

Regulation

c)

deforestation

13.

What is a group of turbines called ...............................

a)

Wind farm

b)

Water wheel

c)

Power plant

d)

Nuclear reactor

14.

Which of the following is a renewable energy ?

a)

rocks

b)

lava

c)

coal

d)

Water

15.

The united states regulates the amount of air pollution from fossil fuels with the .......................

a)

Fossil fuel ban

b)

Radioactive regulatory act

c)

Clean Air Act

d)

Fuel storage regulation acts