WorksheetsFUSION Nonrenewable Energy TEST
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A __________________ is any natural material that is used by humans.
a)
natural resource
b)
man-made product
2.
Where does the energy from oil originally come from?
a)
bauxite
b)
limestone
c)
sun
d)
gypsum
3.
There is only one type of natural resource - OIL!
a)
True
b)
False
4.
A fossil fuel is a natural resource that formed from the buried remains of ____________ and _________ that lived long ago.
a)
oxygen/nitrogen
b)
oxygen/carbon
c)
plants/animals
d)
minerals/metals
5.
Fossil fuels can take millions of years to form.
a)
True
b)
False
6.
___________ is processed to make gasoline.
a)
Bauxite
b)
Titanium
c)
Petroleum
d)
Natural Gas
e)
Coal
7.
Animal life is supported by soil.
a)
True
b)
False
8.
Geologic resources are spread evening through out the world.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
A(n) ________ is a deposit that has a high enough concentration of valuable material to be extracted for a profit.
a)
ore
b)
man-made product
c)
animal
d)
plant
10.
What is the process called where ore is taken from the ground?
a)
drilling
b)
leaching
c)
mining
11.
If something is malleable, it can be bent and shaped.
For example, it can be shaped into a bracelet.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
_______________ is the protection and wise use of resources.
a)
Consentration
b)
Conservation
c)
Conversation
d)
Concentrate
13.
Of the various types of coal, this one has the highest carbon content.
a)
peat
b)
lignite
c)
bituminous
d)
anthracite
14.
Of the various types of coal, this one has the lowest carbon content.
a)
peat
b)
lignite
c)
bituminous
d)
anthracite
15.
Approximately how many years does it take for fossil fuels to form?
a)
one
b)
one hundred
c)
one thousand
d)
millions
16.
What is another name for petroleum?
a)
coal
b)
natural gas
c)
oil
d)
propane
17.
Carbon is found in all __________.
a)
living things
b)
glass
c)
minerals
d)
elements
18.
Fossil fuels contain carbon.
a)
True
b)
False
19.
What is the most common nuclear fuel used today?
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Uranium
c)
Radon
d)
Petroleum
e)
Carbon
20.
Most energy used in the USA comes from _______________ resources.
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
21.
A fossil fuel is a nonrenewable energy resource that forms from the remains of _________ that lived long ago
a)
rocks
b)
minerals
c)
organisms
d)
people
22.
Both nuclear energy and fossil fuel energy are used to produce electricity?
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Both nuclear energy and fossil fuel energy are used to heat water to create steam to turn a turbine to generate electricity?
a)
True
b)
False
24.
Name this type of power plant.
a)
Fossil Fuel Power Plant
b)
Nuclear Energy Power Plant
c)
Geothermal Power Plant
d)
Solar Power Plant
e)
Biomass Power Plant
25.
What is being formed with this process?
a)
Natural Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Propane
d)
Methane
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