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- 1. Multiple Choice
Water is an important resource in Florida. Freshwater is used for homes and businesses. Salt water is used for recreation and fishing. What type of resource is water?
human resource
mineral resource
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
- 2. Multiple Choice
Devin’s family is building a house. His parents want to use a renewable energy source to provide energy for the house. Which of the following could they use?
coal
natural gas
oil
solar energy
- 3. Multiple Choice
Silica is an important resource found in Florida. What is one way that people use silica?
to make computer chips
to build houses
to produce electricity
as a gemstone in jewelry
- 4. Multiple Choice
The U.S. Courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida, was built during the 1930s. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. One of the main resources used to build the courthouse comes from Florida.
Which Florida resource was used to build the courthouse?
limestone
peat
phosphate
silicon
- 5. Multiple Choice
Florida supplies about 75% of one of the ingredients found in fertilizers used in this country. What is the ingredient?
oil
phosphate
silicon
water
- 6. Multiple Choice
Florida’s nickname is the Sunshine State. Sunshine is one of Florida’s most abundant resources. What type of resource is sunshine?
fossil
nonrewable
renewable
scarce
- 7. Multiple Choice
Benjamin’s family lives on a farm in Florida. The photograph shows how the farm produces some of its electricity.
Based on the photograph, what type of resource is Benjamin’s family using?
new
nonrewable
recyclable
renewable
- 8. Multiple Choice
Water is a renewable resource found in Florida. The state is surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It is also home to many inland freshwater lakes and rivers. What makes water a renewable resource?
It does not cause pollution.
It is constantly recycled so it can be used again.
It is necessary for all plants and animals to live.
It takes hundreds of years for water to be created after it is used.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which one of these sources of energy is an abundant Florida resource?
Coal
Natural Gas
Oil
Geothermal Energy
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
oil
biomass
wind
hydro
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which is a non renewable resource?
water
wind
coal
biomass
- 12. Multiple Choice
Where does most of earth's energy come from?
The sun
Mars
Wind
Water
- 13. Multiple Choice
What is the best "pro" about renewable resources?
The are inexpensive
They are always available
They are expensive
They create pollution
- 14. Multiple Choice
__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.
Renewable Energy
Nonrenewable Energy
- 15. Multiple Choice
__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.
Renewable Energy
Nonrenewable Energy
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