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Natural Resources

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
Date
1.

Florida's natural resources are ...

a)

water, solar energy, climate, limestone, phosphate, oranges,

b)

A resource that cannot be reused or replaced in a short period of timel; metals, minerals, petroleum, fossil fuels

c)

Energy resources that can be used and replaced in nature over a relatively short period of time; sun, wind, water, plants, animals

d)

resources that are important to humans

2.

What are natural resources?

a)

water, solar energy, climate, limestone, phosphate, oranges,

b)

A resource that cannot be reused or replaced in a short period of timel; metals, minerals, petroleum, fossil fuels

c)

Energy resources that can be used and replaced in nature over a relatively short period of time; sun, wind, water, plants, animals

d)

resources that are important to humans

3.

What are nonrenewable resources?

a)

water, solar energy, climate, limestone, phosphate, oranges,

b)

A resource that cannot be reused or replaced in a short period of timel; metals, minerals, petroleum, fossil fuels

c)

Energy resources that can be used and replaced in nature over a relatively short period of time; sun, wind, water, plants, animals

d)

resources that are important to humans

4.

What are renewable resources?

a)

water, solar energy, climate, limestone, phosphate, oranges,

b)

A resource that cannot be reused or replaced in a short period of timel; metals, minerals, petroleum, fossil fuels

c)

Energy resources that can be used and replaced in nature over a relatively short period of time; sun, wind, water, plants, animals

d)

resources that are important to humans

5.

What renewable energy resource used to make electricity is thought to be always available?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

wind

d)

nuclear

6.

What is responsible for changing the remains of prehistoric sea animals into natural gas?

a)

time

b)

water

c)

gravity

d)

pressure

7.

Which of these resources is renewable?

a)

natural gas

b)

oil

c)

coal

d)

wind

8.

Select the resources that are renewable.

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

water

d)

geothermal

e)

nuclear

9.

Choose all of the non-renewable resources.

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

wind

d)

solar

e)

natural gas

10.

Fossil fuels are considered a nonrenewable resource because they...

a)

have turned into solid rock

b)

take a long of period of time to form

c)

are expensive to remove from rock

d)

are located deep within Earth's crust

11.

Coal is a fossil fuel that is formed from

a)

the decay of organic material

b)

water eroding the land

c)

meteors hitting the Earth

d)

repeated volcanic eruptions

12.

Wood is considered a renewable resource because

a)

trees can be replanted

b)

oxygen is released by the trees

c)

there are many varieties of trees

d)

trees are used for many purposes

13.

The science classes for the middle school are performing a project in which they are recycling paper and plastic bags. What is one major difference between paper and plastic bags. What is one major difference between paper and plastic?

a)

Paper comes from a renewable resource

b)

Plastic comes from a renewable resource

c)

Plastic cannot be reused

d)

Paper cannot be reused.

14.

Recycling of a resource, such as paper, is important because

a)

paper companies cannot make enough paper

b)

using recycles paper reduces the cutting of new trees

c)

most paper is made from species of trees that are endangered

d)

recycled paper is less expensive made without recycling

15.

Which of these statements about nonrenewable resources is true?

a)

they are inexpensive

b)

they help keep the air clean

c)

they can take millions of years to form

d)

they are used because they are easily removed from the ground

16.

Which is a primary energy source used by power plants to generate electricity?

a)

coal

b)

wood

c)

gasoline

d)

batteries

17.

Why are coal, oil, and natural gas called fossil fuels?

a)

They were once fossils

b)

They were formed in prehistoric times

c)

They are used to heat our homes and businesses

d)

They are formed from the remains of prehistoric plants and animals

18.

Which alternative energy resource changes part of a river into a lake?

a)

solar energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

hydropower

d)

biofuel energy

19.

Which alternative energy resource does not convert mechanical energy into electrical energy?

a)

wind energy

b)

geothermal energy

c)

solar energy

d)

hydropower

20.

The picture shows steam coming from a power plant.

The steam is from heat inside Earth. Which type of energy does this power plant use?

a)

hydroelectric

b)

geothermal

c)

solar

d)

wind

21.

Sydney is learning about the sources of energy that can run out. Which energy source will run out the fastest?

a)

flowing water

b)

natural gas

c)

sunlight

d)

wind

22.

Oil and gas are two sources of energy used in America. Which is the main reason oil and gas may be replaced with other sources of energy in the future?

a)

oil and gas produce very little power

b)

Oil and gas work in too few machines

c)

Oil and gas are limited in their supplies

d)

Oil and gas are too costly to remove from the ground.

23.

What is the function of a solar panel?

a)

it provides shade for the sign

b)

it provides power for the light

c)

it determines the color of the light

d)

it brings the drivers attention to the sign

24.

Decayed prehistoric plants have helped in the formation of

a)

coal, oil, and gas

b)

coal, shale, and quartz

c)

shale, quartz, and coal

d)

oil, shale, and granite

25.

Fossil fuels are considered a nonrenewable resource because they

a)

have turned into solid rock

b)

take a long period of time to form

c)

are expansive to remove from rock

d)

are located deep within Earth's crust