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NONRENEWABLE vs. RENEWABLE FORMAL ASSESMENT

Total questions: 49

Worksheet time: 52mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Coal is a

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Nonrenewable resource

2.

Petroleum (oil) is a

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Resource

3.

Natural Gas is a

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Resource

4.

Sunlight is a

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Resource

5.

Water

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Resource

6.

Corn

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Resource

7.

Geothermal

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Resource

8.

Wind

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Resource

9.

Nuclear energy

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Resource

10.

Uranium

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Resource

11.

Trees

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Resource

12.

Living things are renewable because of

a)

they can reproduce

b)

they can be recycled

13.

Ozone is gas found in the atmosphere and protects us from the dangerous rays from the sun.

a)

True

b)

False

14.

Fossile fuels are

a)

gasoline

b)

oil

c)

natural gas

d)

coal

15.

Natural gas, propane and oil are all ______ sources.

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

synthetic

d)

ozone

16.

renewable

a)

advantage

b)

disadvantage

17.

biomass energy

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

18.

CAN be replaced in a short time

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

19.

This is electrical energy that comes from the force of energy of moving water. It is the most widely used type of renewable energy.

a)

Coal

b)

Hydroelectric Power

c)

Wind Energy

d)

Geothermal Energy

20.
materials in the environment that are useful to people
a)
nonrenewable energy
b)
conservation
c)
natural resources
d)
solar energy
21.
Geothermal energy uses ----------------- to produce electricity.
a)
steam wells
b)
corn
c)
the sun
d)
the wind
22.
What form of alternative energy uses plants and animal waste and turns it into sugar and then liquid fuel?
a)
geothermal power
b)
biomass power
c)
solar power
d)
hydroelectric power
23.
What form of alternative energy uses the heat from the earth?
a)
solar power
b)
geothermal power
c)
biomass power
d)
wind power
24.
Which natural resource is a renewable energy resource?
a)
coal
b)
oil (petroleum)
c)
natural gas
d)
sun
25.

__________ 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 fuels

d)

biodegradable

26.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

c)

natural resources

d)

pollution

27.
Fossil fuels are sources of energy made from what?
a)
prehistoric plants
b)
prehistoric animals
c)
both of these
d)
none of these
28.

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

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

plastic

d)

water

29.

Which of the following resources WILL eventually run out?

a)

natural resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

nonrenewable resources

30.
Name Two examples of Nonrenewable resources?
a)
Coal and Oil
b)
Biomass and Wind Turbines
c)
Tidal and Geothermal
31.

Fossil fuels are renewable because the Earth provides humans with an unlimited amount.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they...

a)

require expensive equipment

b)

can be found all over

c)

take millions of years to replace

d)

provide all the energy we use

33.
_________is a liquid pumped from under the Earth’s surface and is then used to produce energy by burning.
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Geothermal
d)
Hydro
34.
Drilling and transporting fossil fuels causes damage to natural habitats and can lead to land and water pollution. 
a)
True
b)
False
35.

a renewable resource is ....

a)

a resource that forms much more slowly than it is consumed

b)

a natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed

c)

any natural material that is used by humans

36.

Energy created by burning organic waste material.

a)

Geothermal

b)

Wind

c)

Biomass

d)

Water

37.
The thinnest layer of the Earth is the ___________.
a)
mantle
b)
crust
c)
core
38.
There are how many different types of crust?
a)
1
b)
2
c)
5
d)
3
39.
What is the thickest layer of the Earth?
a)
the crust
b)
the mantle
c)
the outer core
d)
the inner core
40.
What is the core made of?
a)
steel
b)
iron 
c)
aluminum
d)
iron and nickel
41.
What describes the outer core?
a)
solid
b)
liquid
c)
viscous
d)
gas
42.
Which layer of the Earth is the only liquid layer?
a)
Outer Core
b)
Inner Core
c)
Mantle
d)
Lithosphere
43.

The plates move using three types of movements: convergent, divergent and transform.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

The divergent movement happens when...

a)

...plates move apart.

b)

...plates move towards each other.

c)

...2 plates move sideways with respect to each other.

45.
Name this boundary
a)
Convergent
b)
Divergent
c)
Transform
d)
Sergent
46.

______ boundaries in which tectonic plates slide pass each other.

a)

divergent

b)

convergent

c)

transform

47.

New oceanic crust (sea floor) is created at this boundary.

a)

Divergent Oceanic

b)

Divergent Continental

c)

Convergent Oceanic

d)

Transform

48.

The process where oceanic crust slides under another plate and is melted is called ___________.

a)

seafloor spreading

b)

subduction

c)

continental drift

d)

recycling

49.

What two geologic features occur near every subduction zone?

a)

Volcanoes and Trenches

b)

Rift Valleys and Mid Ocean Ridges

c)

Volcanoes and Rift Valleys

d)

Mid Ocean Ridges and Trenches

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