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ES Chapter 6

Total questions: 62

Worksheet time: 39mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
6. This form of electrical energy generating is called...
a)
Hydroelectric
b)
Geothermal
c)
Wind
d)
Non-Renewable
2.

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

a)

Coal, Oil, and nuclear fuel

b)

Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

c)

Electricity, Gas, Petroleum

d)

Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

3.
Formed from dead marine organisms
a)
Oil and Natural Gas
b)
Coal
c)
Fossil Fuels
4.
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
5.

Why are fossils fuels so widely used?

a)

They are renewable so they won't run out.

b)

They pollution they produce is less compared to renewable energy sources.

c)

They are easy to obtain and process.

d)

They don't disrupt the environment when mined from the earth.

6.
Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use is...
a)
Hydropower
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Geothermal Energy
d)
Solar Energy
7.

All of the following are considered renewable energy sources EXCEPT –

a)

Wind

b)

Coal

c)

Biomass

d)

Solar

8.
What is a disadvantage of wind power?
a)
We have too many rainy days in US
b)
It is not always windy in some places
c)
Companies charge too much to make the wind blow
d)
The sun is not always out
9.

This type of alternative energy is formed from burning living things.

a)

Biomass Energy

b)

Geothermal Energy

c)

Hydropower Energy

10.

This type of alternative energy is formed from energy from moving air.

a)

Solar Energy

b)

Geothermal Energy

c)

Wind Energy

11.

Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.

a)

pollution

b)

energy

c)

wind

d)

light

12.

The pictures show a forest before and after deforestation, a process where many trees are cut down.

Which of the following best explains why trees are called a renewable resources?

a)

If a tree is cut down, a new tree can be planted in its place.

b)

If a tree is cut down, the animals that depended on the tree will help the tree grow back.

c)

Only humans use trees, so tree populations will never fall below the number that are needed.

d)

Only paper is made from trees, so the tree population will never run out.

13.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

energy sources that dinosaurs made when they were alive coal, oil, uranium

b)

energy sources that are made in a factory and we will never run out of like oil, natural gas, uranium

c)

sources of enery that take millions of years to form from the remains of dead animals and plants like coal, oil, natural gas

d)

energy sources that the earth gives us for our birthdays like geothemals, coal, natural gas

14.

Renewable resources ...

a)

are not replaceable

b)

are used more frequently than non renewables

c)

are never going to run out

d)

going to run out

15.
Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? 
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar
c)
Wind
d)
Hydrogen
16.

energy created from the movement of water

a)

Hydroelectric Power

b)

Geothermal Power

c)

Biomass

d)

Nuclear Power

17.

energy gathered from the natural movement of air

a)

wind

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

solar

18.

Which are ways we use fossil fuels?

a)

eating and drinking

b)

arts and crafts

c)

paper and building

d)

cars and heat

19.

Why is water a renewable resource?

a)

It can be frozen into ice.

b)

It evaporates into air.

c)

It is constantly replaced.

20.

Energy from the sun

a)

solar

b)

wind

c)

coal

d)

nuclear

21.
Renewable resources 
a)

a resource that can be replaced quickly and is used repeatedly

b)

a resource that cannot be replaced once it has been used up

c)

are limited on earth and can run out

d)
are fossil fuels.
22.
Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource?
a)
Coal
b)
Paper
c)
Solar
d)
Wind
23.
Hydroelectric plants perform which type of energy conversion?
a)
Water to Electricity
b)
Electricity to Water
c)
Wind to Electricity
d)
Wind to Chemical
24.
Energy sources that are not easily replenished are called...
a)
renewable resources
b)
nonrenewable resources
25.
This type of renewable energy converts the power of the wind to electricity.
a)
steam engines
b)
solar power
c)
wind turbines
d)
nuclear power
26.
These are all examples of...
a)
renewable resources
b)
nonrenewable resources
c)
fossil fuels
d)
alternative energy
27.

a resource that CANNOT be replaced once it is used, or there is only a fixed amount of

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resources

c)

natural resources

28.
What is a natural resource?
a)

Resources we get from our house that mom makes

b)

Resources we get from the store that were made in a factory

c)

a material that comes from the Earth or the environment and occurs naturally

29.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...
a)

they take a short time to form

b)
they take a long time to form
c)
they can be found underground
30.
Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?
a)
Water
b)
Animals
c)
Natural gas
d)
Wind
31.

A resource is considered renewable if it -

a)

can be created only over millions of years

b)

is made of Earths’ materials like rocks and minerals

c)

can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time

d)

is useful to humans in making energy and materials

32.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Paper

b)

Coal

c)

Milk

d)

Water

33.

Students were asked to generate a list that contained nothing but renewable resources. Which student was the the only one to make a correct list?

a)

Student A

b)

Student B

c)

Student C

d)

Student D

34.

Why is water classified as a renewable rather than a nonrenewable resource? Water is classified as renewable because it -

a)

is constantly replaced

b)

is important to all life

c)

can be frozen into ice

d)

evaporates into the air

35.

Which of the following resources is collected by the panels on the roof of this home?

a)

air

b)

water

c)

wind

d)

sunlight

36.
 Which of the following are renewable sources of energy?
a)
coal and natural gas
b)
oil and electricity
c)
sunlight and petroleum
d)
wind and water
37.
Which of the following is NOT a way that people can be harmful to the environment?
a)
burning coal for energy
b)
clearing land for homes
c)
making products from wood
d)
planting trees in a forest
38.
Which of the following is a major cause of air pollution?
a)
burning fossil fuels
b)
dumping waste in landfills
c)
using wind and solar energy
d)
releasing waste into streams
39.

Choose an example of how nonrenewable resources can be used up.

a)

Mining for coal and using it to heat homes

b)

Rainwater collecting in a barrel

c)

Sun rays being changed into solar energy

d)

Planting plants to create more oxygen

40.
Which of these methods uses the least amount of fossil fuels? 
a)
Taking public transportation
b)
Carpooling
c)
Biking
d)
Driving a motorcycle
41.

Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

a)

coal

b)

fossil fuel

c)

natural gas

d)

sunlight

42.

Which of the following is a nonrenewable energy source?

a)

coal

b)

hydroelectric

c)

solar

d)

wind

43.

According to the graph, which location would have the MOST efficient solar-powered electrical plant?

a)

Africa

b)

Antarctica

c)

China

d)

Florida

44.

Which of the following is a sustainable alternative energy source to fossil fuel?

a)

oil

b)

petroleum

c)

moving water

d)

burning coal

45.

Which of the following is a clean (non-polluting) source of energy?

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

natural gas

d)

hydroelectric power

46.

Paige discovered that the cost of oil has increased from $3 per barrel in the 1970s to over $100 per barrel today. Which of the following explains the large rise in cost?

a)

The use of oil has decreased.

b)

The supply of oil is limited.

c)

Alternative energy sources are now used.

d)

Oil is now more easily accessible.

47.

Freshwater from precipitation that flows across the earth's land surface and into rivers , lakes , wetlands, and ultimately to the oceans

a)

Surface Water

b)

Freshwater Runoff

c)

Saltwater Runoff

d)

Ground Water

48.

Removing dissolved salts from ocean water or from brackish water in aquifers for domestic use. It is another way to increase supplies of freshwater

a)

Saltwater Transformation

b)

Salt Removal Process (SRP)

c)

De-Saltation

d)

Desalination

49.

Structure built across a river to control the river's flow

a)

Dam

b)

Bridge

c)

Draw-Bridge

d)

Reservoir

50.

Precipitation that infiltrates the ground and percolates downward through spaces in soil, gravel, and rock until an impenetrable layer of rock stops it

a)

Tap Water

b)

Ground Water

c)

Water Table

d)

Well Water

51.

Underground caverns and porous layers of sand, gravel, or bedrock through which groundwater flows.

a)

Ground Water

b)

Aquifers

c)

Caves

d)

Tap Water

52.

Which is NOT a source of surface water?

a)

lakes

b)

wetlands

c)

streams

d)

water vapor

53.

Which makes up the larger percent of all water on Earth?

a)

freshwater

b)

salt water

c)

stale water

d)

sugar water

54.

Most of Earth's freshwater is

a)

surface water

b)

ground water

c)

frozen

d)

bottled

55.

A flowing network of water

a)

river system

b)

watershed

c)

basin

d)

NBC

56.

The continuous movement of water between Earth and its atmosphere

a)

precipitation

b)

water cycle

c)

homeostasis

d)

infiltration

57.

Underground formation that contains groundwater

a)

aquifer

b)

percolator

c)

recharge zone

d)

watershed

58.

Which makes up a greater percentage of the freshwater on Earth?

a)

groundwater

b)

surface water

59.

Water is naturally renewed by circulating through the water cycle.

a)

true

b)

false

60.
Water that collects in spaces and cracks in rocks and soil underground.
a)
well
b)
aquifer
c)
groundwater
d)
irrigation
61.

Contamination of air, water, or soil by materials that are harmful to living things

a)

Pollution

b)

Fossil Fuels

c)

Non Renewable Resource

62.

Renewable energy resources produce less_____________ than fossil fuels.

a)

pollution

b)

energy

c)

wind

d)

light