WorksheetsEnergy Resources Test Review
Total questions: 35
Worksheet time: 18mins
Which energy source is considered renewable?
Coal
Petroleum
Natural gas
Hydropower
Which of the following energy types is not a fossil fuel?
Natural gas
Geothermal
Petroleum
Coal
Which of the following sources of energy generates emissions during use?
Natural gas
Hydropower
Nuclear
Wind
Which is true about nuclear power?
Not considered a renewable fuel source
High greenhouse gas emmisions
Requires fossil fuels during energy generation
Uranium is easy to mine and transport
Which is FALSE about hydroelectric power?
Has little or no impact on the environment.
Energy output can be regulated to meet demand.
No greenhouse emissions.
Dams are expensive to build.
Which is NOT a greenhouse gas?
Carbon dioxide (CO2)
Ozone (O3)
Nitrous oxide (N2O)
Nitrogen (N2)
Which energy source provides most of the energy produced in the United States?
Solar
Petroleum
Nuclear
Hydroelectric power
Which non-renewable resource produces the most air pollution?
nuclear energy
wind energy
solar energy
coal
A resource that can be replaced or replenished in less time than it takes to draw the supply down is called:
coal
renewable
nuclear
non-renewable
Which energy source is a solid formed from plant remains?
Coal
Natural gas
Nuclear
Petroleum
Which of the following indicates the correct process of coal formation?
organic material accumulation > peat > bituminous > anthracite > lignite
organic material accumulation > peat > lignite > bituminous > anthracite
organic material accumulation > lignite > peat > bituminous > anthracite
organic material accumulation > bituminous > anthracite > peat > lignite
Natural gas is primarily composed of...
Methane
Carbon
Carbon dioxide
Sulfide
Petroleum and natural gas are formed through the gradual burial and heating of organic matter in a process referred to as...
Cooking
Thermal steaming
Thermal maturation
Condensation
Which energy resource is renewable and easy to generate in wide flat regions, but has been shown to pose a threat to bird populations?
Hydropower
Nuclear
Biomass
Wind
What is a mineral resource?
A naturally occurring or manmade material that can be economically exploited.
Anything found within the Earth’s crust.
A naturally occurring material that can be extracted and processed into useful materials.
Renewable resources, such as solar, wind, or hydropower.
A(n) ________ mineral resource is one that has a known location, quantity, and quality.
Identified
Undiscovered
Reserve
Unknown
A(n) ______________ is a mineral resource that has been identified as a resource that can be extracted profitably.
Identified
Undiscovered
Reserve
Unknown
A(n) ______________ mineral resource is one that has potential supplies that are assumed to exist.
Identified
Undiscovered
Reserve
Unknown
Which type of mining is used in hilly or mountainous areas?
Open-pit mining
Dredging
Area strip mining
Contour strip mining
a naturally occurring solid material from which a metal or valuable mineral can be profitably extracted.
Minerals
Ore
Oil
Water
Mining that is done above ground is called...
surface mining.
subsurface mining.
Mining that is done below ground is called...
surface mining.
subsurface mining.
When ore is extracted from near the surface by digging deep into the ground.
Strip Mining
Contour Mining
Mountaintop Removal
Open Pit Mining
When ore is removed in layers by removing the soil that is on top.
Open Pit Mining
Oil Derricks
Strip Mining
Fracking
Removing ore along a seam in a hillside.
Open Pit Mining
Fracking
Mountaintop Removal
Contour Mining
A natural resource that can only be replaced only through geological, physical, and chemical processes that take millions of years.
Renewable Resource
Nonrenewable Resource
Removing a mountaintop to reach the ore that lays underneath.
Open Pit Mining
Fracking
Mountaintop Removal
Contour Mining
A natural resource that can be replaced by nature in a short period of time.
Renewable Resource
Nonrenewable Resource
The controversial method for getting natural gas in rock deep underground is called...
fracking.
rigging.
contouring.
derricks.
