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RENEWABLE, NON RENEWABLE RESOURCES QUIZ

Total questions: 145

Worksheet time: 3hrs 55mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Is Oil renewable or non renewable?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

2.

Is wind renewable or non-renewable?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

3.

Is hydroelectric energy renewable or non-renewable?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

4.

Is Sun energy renewable or non-renewable?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

5.

Is Geothermal energy renewable or non-renewable?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

6.

Is Biomass energy renewable or non-renewable?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

7.

Is Coal non-renewable or renewable?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

8.

Is nuclear energy renewable or non-renewable?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

9.

Is gas renewable or non-renewable?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

10.

What resource is used mostly to power our homes?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Water

11.

__________ is a resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Non-renewable resource

12.

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

a)

Renewable resource

b)

Non-renewable resource

13.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Oil

c)

Coal

d)

Natural gas

14.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Coal

b)

Water

c)

Sunlight

d)

Wind

15.

Plants and animals are also renewable resources.

a)

True

b)

False

16.

Oil, coal and natural gas are considered non-renewable resources because people use them faster than they can form.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Non-renewable

b)

Renewable

18.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

19.

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Non-renewable

b)

Renewable

20.

Where does most of Earth`s energy come from?

a)

Wind

b)

Sun

c)

Water

21.

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Non-renewable resources

22.

Coal is burned to heat water so that the _______ can turn turbines.

a)

Fire

b)

Steam

c)

Gorillas

d)

Wind

23.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

Solar, Wind, Hydro

b)

Coal, Solar, Natural Gas

c)

Coal, Oil, Natural Gas

24.

Uranium atoms are split to create a tremendous amount of heat in a _____ power plant.

a)

Biomass

b)

Geothermal

c)

Nuclear

d)

Hydro-electric

25.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Solar

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

26.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

27.

Oil is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

28.

Why are fossil fuels considered non-renewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?

a)

They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.

b)

They are being formed too far beneath the surface.

c)

We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.

29.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

30.

Energy that uses heat that comes from within the earth is called

a)

Geological

b)

Hydroelectric

c)

Geothermal

d)

Geographic

31.

Hydro Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

32.

Fossil Fuels are...?

a)

A group of energy resources that were formed from ancient plants and organisms

b)

A type of petrol used to power dinosaur cars.

c)

An energy resource that can be quickly and easily replaced.

33.

One ADVANTAGE of using fossil fuels is that:

a)

They are better for the environment.

b)

They can produce extremely high amounts of energy.

c)

They contribute to the greenhouse effect.

d)

They will never run out.

34.

What is one DISADVANTAGE of using fossil fuels?

a)

Fossil fuels will never run out.

b)

Fossil fuels are very efficient forms of energy and are readily available, making them cheaper.

c)

Burning fossil fuels contributes to the greenhouse effect which causes global warming.

d)

Fossil fuels are better for the environment.

35.

What is one ADVANTAGE of using renewable resources?

a)

They will never run out.

b)

They are more expensive.

c)

They are bad for the environment.

36.

What is one DISADVANTAGE of using renewable resources?

a)

They are not as efficient as burning fossil fuels.

b)

They will eventually run out.

c)

They are cheaper and better for the environment.

37.

In which country can you find the most Uranium?

a)

Saudi Arabia

b)

USA

c)

Iran

d)

Australia

38.

Which is the biggest source of energy in Australia?

a)

Solar

b)

Coal

c)

Oil

d)

Wind

39.

Compare renewable and non-renewable resources using ONE example for each.

4 lines
40.

Is Uranium...

a)

A renewable resource

b)

A non-renewable resource

c)

A fossil fuel

41.

What is a natural resource?

a)

Material from the Earth that people use for their needs.

b)

A place hidden in the mountains.

c)

An object made from natural things.

42.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Energy Resource

43.

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

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-renewable Energy Resource

44.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Solar

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

45.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Water

b)

Sun

c)

Coal

d)

Win

46.

What are the 3 fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

coal, hydroelectric, oil

c)

natural gas, oil, coal

47.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

48.

Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

49.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

50.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

51.

Oil is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

52.

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

53.

Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

54.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Water

b)

Wood

c)

Oil

55.

Fossil Fuel are?

a)

A group of energy resources that were formed from ancient plants and organisms

b)

A group of dinosaur fossils

c)

A type of gas used for planes

56.

Oil

a)

renewable

b)

non renewable

57.

Water

a)

Renewable- but we need to use it with caution

b)

Non-renewable

c)

The earth makes new water every day so we can use as much as we want

58.

Making sure that people have what they need today, but also that the next generations have what they need, too.

a)

conservation

b)

sustainability

c)

non renewable

59.

The wise use of our resources

a)

sustainability

b)

renewable

c)

conservation

60.

The sun's energy

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

61.

minerals like copper, aluminum, and gold

a)

renwable

b)

non-renewable

c)

both renewable and non-renewable

62.

Recycling is an example of what?

a)

renewable resources

b)

conservation

c)

non-renewable resources

63.

What is a natural resource?

a)

Material from the Earth that people use for their needs.

b)

A place hidden in the mountains.

c)

An object made from natural things.

64.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Energy Resource

65.

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

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-renewable Energy Resource

66.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Solar

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

67.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

68.

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

a)

renewable resources

b)

replaceable resources

c)

non renewable resources

d)

non replaceable resources

69.

Which are non renewable resources?

(Choose all correct answers)

a)

natural gas

b)

coal

c)

water in a dam

d)

oil

e)

nuclear energy

70.

Which of these are renewable resources?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

geothermal

d)

water in a dam

e)

biomass

71.

What is a natural resource?

a)

Material from the Earth that people use for their needs.

b)

A place hidden in the mountains.

c)

An object made from natural things.

72.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Energy Resource

73.

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

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-renewable Energy Resource

74.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

75.
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
a)
Produced by waste products of animals
b)
Form underground from dead organisms
c)
Allow energy to pass through them easily
d)
Replaced in a reasonably short time period
76.
Trees, crops, garbage, & landfill gas are all examples of 
a)
Energy
b)
Biomass
c)
Heat
d)
Nuclear waste
77.

What is one disadvantage of using solar power?

a)

It is free

b)

At night, no power can be made

c)

It is renewable

78.

What is one disadvantage of using wind power?

a)

It is renewable

b)

The wind is everywhere

c)

It is not always windy

79.
Deposits of minerals from which metals and nonmetals can be removed profitably.
a)
Ore
b)
Conduction
c)
Placer Deposits
d)
Wire
80.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Solar

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

81.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

82.

Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

83.

Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

84.

Fossil Fuel are?

a)

A group of energy resources that were formed from ancient plants and organisms

b)

A group of dinosaur fossils

c)

A type of gas used for planes

85.
Which of these is a disadvantage of windmills?
a)
amount of land required
b)
time to construct one
c)
the availability of wind
d)
the location of reliable wind
86.

A natural 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

87.

Choose ALL of the nonrenewable energy resources

a)

sun

b)

fossil fuels

c)

nuclear fuel

d)

wind

e)

natural gas

88.

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

a)

It causes it to boil

b)

It causes it to rain

c)

It causes it to sink

d)

It causes it to evaporate

89.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

90.
Precipitation occurs because 
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
91.
When water turns into a gas
a)
condensation 
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
92.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
93.

What is precipitation?

a)

Sweat from our bodies on hot days

b)

Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

c)

Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

d)

Any form of water that falls from the sky

94.

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

95.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

96.
The water cycle has
a)
a beginning and an end. 
b)
no beginning an no end. 
c)
only a beginning. 
d)
only an end. 
97.
What source of energy evaporates the most water from Earth’s surface?
a)
volcanoes
b)
the sun
c)
lightning
d)
wind
98.

What are formed when water vapor condenses and come together?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

99.
Which of these is an example of precipitation?
a)
snow
b)
air
c)
clouds
d)
vapor
100.

Is precipitation any form of water that falls back to earth?

a)

Yes

b)

No

101.
The most common form of precipitation in the summer is...
a)
Rain
b)
Snow
c)
Sleet
d)
Hail
102.

When clouds fill with water and can't hold anymore, the water falls from the clouds as -

a)

precipitation

b)

clouds

103.

The process by which water changes from a liquid to a gas.

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

sublimation

d)

precipitation

104.

Plants return groundwater to the atmosphere through which process?

a)

evaporation

b)

sublimation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

105.

The process in which water vapor in the air is changed into liquid water is called:

a)

evaporation

b)

transpiration

c)

sublimation

d)

condensation

106.

When water deos not get absorbed into soil or evaporate into the atmosphere it becomes __________.

a)

precipitation

b)

sublimation

c)

runoff

d)

transpiration

107.

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

a)

It causes it to boil

b)

It causes it to rain

c)

It causes it to sink

d)

It causes it to evaporate

108.

what goes first in the water cycle

a)

evaporation

b)

condensation

c)

surface runoff

d)

precipitation

109.

What is the energy source for the water cycle?

a)

sun

b)

wind

c)

rain

d)

oceans

110.

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

a)

water vapor

b)

precipitation

c)

ice

d)

air

111.

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

a)

sleet

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

all of the above

112.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
113.

Precipitation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

114.

Runoff means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

115.

Condensation means...

a)

water vapor cooling to form clouds

b)

water running downhill

c)

water falling from the sky

d)

water heating up and rising as gas

116.

What effect does the sun have on surface water?

a)

It causes it to boil

b)

It causes it to rain

c)

It causes it to sink

d)

It causes it to evaporate

117.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

118.
Precipitation occurs because 
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
119.
When water turns into a gas
a)
condensation 
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
120.

What is precipitation?

a)

Sweat from our bodies on hot days

b)

Warm rain but not cold snow or sleet

c)

Gas that we use in furnaces or ovens

d)

Any form of water that falls from the sky

121.

The process when plants release water vapor from their leaves is called _____________.

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

transpiration

d)

condensation

122.

What step of the water cycle does this picture show?

a)

Condensation

b)

Runoff

c)

Precipitation

d)

Evaporation

123.
The water cycle has
a)
a beginning and an end. 
b)
no beginning an no end. 
c)
only a beginning. 
d)
only an end. 
124.

When water deos not get absorbed into soil or evaporate into the atmosphere it becomes __________.

a)

precipitation

b)

sublimation

c)

runoff

d)

transpiration

125.
What is the water cycle?
a)
the 3 forms of water
b)
the movement of water on, above, or below the surface of the Earth
c)
when water melts
d)
when clouds form
126.

When water vapor is cooled and forms droplets of liquid water

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Transpiration

d)

Runoff

127.
Precipitation occurs because 
a)
the droplets evaporate in the air
b)
the droplets are too light for the air to hold
c)
the droplets are too heavy for the air to hold
128.
When water turns into a gas
a)
condensation 
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
129.
What is condensation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
130.
What is evaporation?
a)
The part of the water cycle when the sun heats up water, turning it from a liquid into water vapor or steam. It rises from the ground into the air.
b)
The part of the water cycle when the water vapor in the air gets cold. The water turns back into a liquid and forms clouds.
c)
The part of the water cycle when clouds get heavy and can no longer hold the liquid water. This causes the water to fall from the sky to the earth as rain, snow, sleet, or hail.
131.
What is water that flows in rivers and streams into the oceans and lakes?
a)
evaporating
b)
condensing
c)
precipitating
d)
runoff
132.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
cold, rainy
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
warm, sunny
133.

________________ is movement of water past the soil going deep into the groundwater.

a)

Evaporation

b)

Transpiration

c)

Percolation

d)

Sublimation

134.

____________________ is the process by which water on the ground surface enters the soil.

a)

Infiltration

b)

Percolation

c)

Deposition

d)

Condensation

135.

__________________ is the process by which moisture is carried through plants from roots to small pores on the underside of leaves, where it changes to vapor and is released to the atmosphere. It is essentially evaporation of water from plant leaves.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Percolation

c)

Infiltration

d)

Plant Uptake

136.

Water that flows across the land and enters rivers and streams. It eventually flows into lakes and the ocean.

a)

Transpiration

b)

Surface Runoff

c)

Deposition

d)

Precipitation

137.
What happens to particles when they are heated?
a)
They speed up and spread out
b)
They slow down and compress
c)
They stop moving
d)
They move closer together and speed up
138.

What is it called when water sticks to water?

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Capillary Action

d)

Xylem

139.

What allows water to stick to particles of dust in the air, thereby condensing to form clouds?

a)

Cohesion

b)

Adhesion

c)

Dipole moment

d)

Phloem

140.

How does water enter a plant?

a)

through the stomata

b)

through the roots

c)

by active transport in root hair cells

d)

by osmosis in root hair cells

141.

This vascular tissue (tubes) is responsible for the transportation of water and minerals up from the roots to the stem then leaves

a)

Stomata

b)

Shoot

c)

Phloem

d)

Xylem

142.
Water exits the leaf through the __.
a)
Stomata
b)
Flower
c)
Roots
d)
Phloem
143.

What ions cause hardness in water?

(all two)

a)

Calcium

b)

Sodium

c)

Magnesium

d)

Hydrogen

144.

Select one way to reduce water use.

a)

wash dishes under a running tap

b)

install a rain barrel to downspouts

c)

take baths instead of showers

145.

Wastewater from people’s homes that can be recycled and put to good use. Treated groundwater can be used to irrigate both food and non-food producing plants.

a)

Blackwater

b)

Sewage

c)

Greywater

d)

Rainwater

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