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Natural Resources 2

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which produced the most greenhouse gas?

a)

Coal

b)

Solar

c)

Nuclear

d)

Hydroelectric

2.

Which produces the least greenhouse gas?

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Solar

3.

Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?

a)

Oil

b)

Coal

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Biomass

4.

Why are fossil fuels considered to be non-renewable?

a)

They can never be replenished

b)

Their replenishment would take millions of years

c)

They are easily replinished

d)

They are the result of a meteor strike

5.

What is the most important property of fossil fuels that makes them useful to us?

a)

Combustion

b)

Easy to find

c)

Low greenhouse gas emissions

d)

Fuel density

6.

Which activity causes minimal impact on the environment?

a)

Drilling for oil

b)

Mining Coal

c)

Building a hydroelectric dam

d)

Installing solar panels

7.

A wildlife refuge:

a)

Conserves habitat

b)

Preserves species

c)

All of these things

d)

Are beneficial for local ecosystems

8.

Which of the following is a greenhouse gas?

a)

Molecular Oxygen

b)

Helium

c)

Carbon Dioxide

d)

Nitrogen

9.

Since the beginning of the industrial age, __________ has contributed the most to temperature increase.

a)

Nuclear Power

b)

Fossil Fuels

c)

Volcanic Eruptions

d)

Hydroelectric Dams

10.

What is one cost many people never consider about energy production?

a)

Cost of solar energy lost on cloudy days

b)

Cost to repair windmills

c)

Cost to build dams

d)

Cost to transport energy

11.

What is one environmental impact to nuclear energy?

a)

Dangerous radioactive waste

b)

Uranium is almost gone

c)

Emission of greenhouse gasses

d)

Pollution of fresh water systems

12.

What is one drawback of wind energy?

a)

Noise pollution

b)

Radiation

c)

Greenhouse gasses

d)

Catastrophic Hurricanes

13.

If the earths temperature increases too much from greenhouse gasses

a)

The sea will be saltier

b)

Decrease in sea levels

c)

Melting of polar ice caps

d)

The US will become a cold, barren climate