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WorksheetsUnit 5 Natural Resources Checkpoint
Total questions: 40
Worksheet time: 31mins
Fossil fuels are __________ resources because they take millions of years to form.
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Why is wind energy considered a renewable resource?
It can be harnessed by human beings
It's related to the weather
It's unlikely that humans will run out of it anytime soon
It can be used to generate electricity
If you visited a wind farm, what would you see?
Wind blowing crop seeds into the earth
Several dozen wind turbines
A geological formation where wind blows out of the ground
A factory in which wind is produced by giant fans
True or False? Ethanol is a form of biomass.
True
False
Why are fossil fuels more widely used than solar energy?
Solar energy is harder to find
Fossil Fuels are much cheaper
Fossil fuels are more abundant
The sun's energy can never be harnasses
Why is solar energy considered a renewable resource?
You can get money back from the government if you put solar panels on your homes
Solar energy is cheaper than fossil fuels
The sun's energy will not run out for billions of years
Solar energy can be used to recharge batteries
Which of the following is a drawback to wind energy?
Wind turbines can cause cancer among people who live near them
Wind turbines can hurt flying animals
There aren't enough suitable site in the U.S to build wind farms
Wind turbines emit greenhouse gases
Match the following energy sources with their correct description.
Fossil fuels
Energy sources that are formed from the buried remains of plants and animals over millions of years
Nonrenewable energy
Energy sources that cannot be replenished once they are depleted
Renewable energy
Energy sources that can be replenished and will last thousands or millions of years
Geothermal energy
Energy derived from the heat of the earth's interior
What is a challenge associated with using nonrenewable energy sources?
They are cheap
They cause pollution
They are abundant
They are always available
Why are fossil fuels considered our primary source of fuel?
They are always abundant
They are cheap and readily available
They cause no pollution
They are renewable resources
Energy that cannot be replaced in our lifetime
Nonrenewable Energy
Renewable Energy
Geothermal
Alternative Energy
Energy that is made from the power of moving water
Hydroelectric
Coal
Biomass
Wind
Plant materials or animal waste used as fuel
Coal
Geothermal
Wind
Biomass
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
Renewable Energy Resource
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
To use wisely to prevent waste; save
Conservation
Renewable Energy
Solar
Hydroelectric
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
solar, wind, and water
sola, oil, and uranium
col, oil, and natural gas
What is a nonrenewable resource?
It is part of a cycle and can be replenished
there is a limited amount that is going to run out
it is always man-made
Which term refers to resources that occur in nature and are useful to humans
Renewable resources
Nonrenewable resources
Natural resources
Fossil Fuels
A renewable resource is one that:
Can be replaced rather quickly
Is edible
Never replaced
easily found in nature
Which element is coal mostly made of?
Nitrogen
Hydrogen
Carbon
Helium
Why is it important that people conserve, or save, resources?
They will become renewable.
They will be used up quickly.
Their supplies will increase.
They will last longer.
Which of the following is a way to reduce energy?
Turn ON all the lights
Turn OFF all the lights
Turn ON the heater to high heat
Which resource is renewable?
oil
coal
natural gas
solar
What is a disadvantage of solar energy?
causes pollution
not always available
cheap to collect
produces radioactive waste
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
Renewable Energy Resource
Nonrenewable Energy Resource
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Hyrdo Power is a __________ energy resource.
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
Renewable
Nonrenewable
__________uses heat from the interior of the Earth.
Solar
Geothermal
Nucler
Wind
What characteristic do all renewable resources share?
Produced by waste products of animals
Form underground from dead organisms
Allow energy to pass through them easily
Replaced in a reasonably short time period
This renewable resource comes from deep within the Earth.
Biomass
Geothermal Energy
Hydropower
Solar Energy
Trees, crops, garbage, & landfill gas are all examples of
Energy
Biomass
Heat
Nuclear waste
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
Wind
Coal
Solar
Biomass
Petroleum and natural gas form from...
strong winds
cooled magma
radioactive materials
remains of plants and animals
Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....
Wind
Sunlight
Moving water
Dung
The careful use of a resource is....
recycling
pollution
depositing
conservation
Energy from the sun is known as.........
hydroelectric energy
geothermal energy
solar energy
wind energy
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
require expensive equipment
take millions of years to replace
can be found all over
provide all the energy we use
What is biomass?
energy from the sun
energy from water
energy from wind
energy from plant and animal waste
One problem with ____ energy is that it produces radioactive waste.
nuclear
solar
tidal
wind
