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Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Our country experiences how many typhoons every year?

(a)  

2.

Which of the following has the greatest efficiency out of all of the natural resources?

a)

hydroelectric

b)

fossil fuels

c)

solar

d)

geothermal

3.

Philippines is known to be a country which is very rich in resources. What is the rank of the Philippines in the world in terms of gold reserves?

(a)  

4.

What metal where our milk cans created?

(a)  

5.

With favorable temperature and pressure conditions, the rocks containing metals melt and redeposit, eventually forming (a)   ?

6.

What kind of energy comes from burning plant and animal waste?

a)

Geothermal

b)

Solar

c)

Wind

d)

Biomass

7.

Which of the following is renewable

a)

Petroleum

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Coal

d)

Hydroelectric

8.

It is the energy that came from the decomposition of organic wastes.

(a)  

9.

Based on 2017 Philippines' Energy Statistics, how many percent of our energy consumption that was taken from the nonrenewable resources?

(a)  

10.

When biodiversity increases

a)

Sustainability decreases

b)

Sustainability remains the same

c)

Sustainability also increases

d)

Sustainability becomes greater by 2

11.

When the magma rises during volcanic eruptions and some of them doesn't reach the surface of the Earth but instead they slowly cools and hardens forming different kinds of what rock?

(a)  

12.

They are formed from rocks that were broken down by physical and chemical weathering.

(a)  

13.

It is a catchment area that drains the water into streams, rivers, lakes and springs.

(a)  

14.

We get latex and rubber soled shoes from

a)

natural gas

b)

propane

c)

a tree

d)

oil

15.

Which example describes the use of a nonrenewable energy resource?

a)

Gasoline is used to fuel a car.

b)

Sunlight is used to heat a home.

c)

Water is released through a dam.

d)

Wind turbines spin to generate electricity.

16.

Water is

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

17.

Coal comes from...

a)

from animals that died millions of years ago.

b)

from plants that died millions of years ago.

c)

A factory

d)

Burning fossil fuels

18.

True or False? Renewable Energy is easier to store than nonrenewable energy.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

What is a disadvantage of using non-renewable resources?

a)

They have a large carbon footprint.

b)

They can all be used up over time.

c)

They can lead to global warming.

d)

All of these.

20.
Why are trees a natural resource?
a)
The leaves are green
b)
We use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.
c)
They are beautiful
d)
They grow back after they are cut down.