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Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Coal is a ______ resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Conservation

d)

Fossil Fuels

2.

Solar is a ______ resource.

a)

Nonrenewable

b)

Renewable

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Conservation

3.

Trees are renewable resources.

a)

True

b)

False

4.

Coal is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

5.

Wind is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

6.

Oil is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

7.

The sun is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

8.

Natural gas is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Energy that is made by moving air

a)

Wind

b)

Solar

c)

Oil

d)

Coal

10.

Energy that comes from the sun

a)

Wind

b)

Solar

c)

Renewable energy

d)

Efficient

11.

Energy that can be replenished at the same rate as it is used

a)

Natural Gas

b)

Alternative Energy

c)

Renewable Energy

d)

Nonrenewable Energy

12.

Energy that cannot be replaced in our lifetime

a)

Nonrenewable Energy

b)

Renewable Energy

c)

Geothermal

d)

Alternative Energy

13.

Energy that is made from heat inside Earth

a)

Coal

b)

Fossil Fuels

c)

Geothermal

d)

Solar

14.

Energy that is made from the power of moving water

a)

Hydroelectric

b)

Coal

c)

Biomass

d)

Wind

15.

Plant materials or animal waste used as fuel

a)

Coal

b)

Geothermal

c)

Wind

d)

Biomass

16.
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
a)
Renewable Energy Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
17.

Which of these resources are NOT renewable?

a)

gasoline

b)

sunlight

c)

wind

d)

corn

18.

Which is NOT true about renewable resources

a)

There is an never-ending supply of renewable resources.

b)

All renewable resources can be used to keep the earth cleaner.

c)

Using renewable resources can keep the environment more healthy.

d)

All renewable resources are bad for the environment.

19.

To use wisely to prevent waste; save

a)

Conservation

b)

Renewable Energy

c)

Solar

d)

Hydroelectric

20.

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

a)

solar, wind, and water

b)

sola, oil, and uranium

c)

col, oil, and natural gas

21.

What two things are required to turn decaying plant material into coal?

a)

Heat and Moisture

b)

Pressure and Moisture

c)

Heat and Pressure

d)

Heat and Gravity

22.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
23.
What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?
a)
wind
b)
coal
c)
biomass
d)
air
24.
Mining is risky because.....
a)
Mining disasters such as cave-ins
b)
Methane explosions
c)
Damage to the ecosystem
d)
All of the choices are risks
25.

Which of the following is NOT needed to make coal?

a)

pressure

b)

time

c)

nitrogen

d)

dead plants

e)

heat

26.

Where does the pressure to make coal come from?

a)

the piling up of sediments (layers of earth) overtime

b)

the mantle of the Earth

c)

the human technology

d)

mountaintop removal

27.

What is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

It is part of a cycle and can be replenished

b)

there is a limited amount that is going to run out

c)

it is always man-made

28.

Brown material of partially decomposed prehistoric plants

a)

Oil

b)

Peat

c)

Coal

d)

Soil

29.

Which term refers to resources that occur in nature and are useful to humans

a)

Renewable resources

b)

Nonrenewable resources

c)

Natural resources

d)

Fossil Fuels

30.

Which of the following is a renewable resource that comes from heat energy that is generated and stored in the Earth?

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Wind Energy

c)

Biomass

d)

Geothermal Energy

31.

During which period of time was coal mainly used?

a)

World War 1

b)

Industrial Revolution

c)

Civil War

d)

Renaissance

32.

In which kind of environment would you find the prehistoric trees that later created oil?

a)

Swampy

b)

Desert

c)

Tropical

d)

Arctic

33.

Many countries are trying to reduce their use of coal for energy because

a)

It is scarce (hard to find)

b)

It is cheap

c)

It is dependable

d)

It is harmful to the environment

34.

Fossil fuels are considered to be nonrenewable because they:

a)

Are hard to find

b)

Are expensive

c)

Are used by too many people

d)

Take millions of years to form

35.

What is the name for the condition that many coal miners would get from inhaling toxic chemicals in the mines?

a)

Black Lung

b)

Heart Failure

c)

Asthma

d)

Diabetes

36.

A renewable resource is one that:

a)

Can be replaced rather quickly

b)

Is edible

c)

Never replaced

d)

easily found in nature

37.

Which element is coal mostly made of?

a)

Nitrogen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Carbon

d)

Helium

38.

Name for the layer of coal that is found in rocks

a)

Stitch

b)

Seam

c)

Thread

d)

Layer

39.

Oil is created from prehistoric plants just like coal.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Which fossil fuel is the top contributer to greenhouse gases when burned by power plants?

a)

Oil

b)

Coal

c)

Natural Gas