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- 1. Multiple Choice
What does it mean that resources are unevenly distributed?
There are different amounts of resources in specific places
No pattern to distribution of resources
The resources have odd shapes
It all depends on water
- 2. Multiple Choice
Where was copper originally formed?
Exploding star
On Earth in the past (from once living organisms)
- 3. Multiple Choice
Where was gold originally formed?
Exploding star
On Earth in the past (from once living organisms)
- 4. Multiple Choice
Where was natural gas originally formed?
Exploding star
On Earth in the past (from once living organisms)
- 5. Multiple Choice
Where was silver originally formed?
Exploding star
On Earth in the past (from once living organisms)
- 6. Multiple Choice
Where was uranium originally formed?
Exploding star
On Earth in the past (from once living organisms)
- 7. Multiple Choice
Where was oil shale originally formed?
Exploding star
On Earth in the past (from once living organisms)
- 8. Multiple Choice
Where was coal originally formed?
Exploding star
On Earth in the past (from once living organisms)
- 9. Multiple Choice
Why are precious metals, like gold, not found everywhere?
Because they are found only in places that have water
Precious metals, like gold, are in random locations
Precious metals, like gold, are unevenly distributed
Leprechauns take it
- 10. Multiple Choice
Where is the highest-producing copper mine in the world located?
Spain
Canada
Mexico
Utah
- 11. Multiple Choice
Natural fuels were formed on Earth. Where on Earth were they formed?
Exploding stars
They are manmade
Volcanoes
Areas where there is or was water
- 12. Multiple Choice
People try to conserve some resources, like fossil fuels, because they are not replaceable. Why can't these resources be replaced?
They must be transported long distances.
Processes that make them take a long time.
No one can afford to buy more of them.
It is impossible to extract more from the earth.
- 13. Multiple Choice
Metal ores are often formed in locations that had volcanic activity in the past. What information about an area would provide the best evidence that metal ores could be found there in the present?
Evidence that volcanoes in the area are currently active.
Evidence that humans in the area use lots of metal ores.
Evidence that metal ores had been brought to the area by ancient humans.
Evidence that the area had active volcanoes long ago.
- 14. Multiple Choice
A resource that can be replaced in a human lifetime.
renewable
nonrenewable
solar
natural resources
- 15. Multiple Choice
A resource that cannot be replaced in a human lifetime.
nonrenewable
renewable
conservation
limited
- 16. Multiple Choice
Formed in geologic basins that have been covered for millions of years
oil
coal
gold
ground water
- 17. Multiple Choice
Formed in ancient swamps that have been buried
coal
oil
natural gas
salt
- 18. Multiple Choice
Stored in aquifers that have rocks that were formed in the oceans
ground water
salt water
gold
oil
- 19. Multiple Choice
A natural nonrenewable fuel formed over a very long time in the geological past from the remains of living organisms
Fossil fuels
Synthetic fuels
Minerals
Decomposers
- 20. Multiple Choice
Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention
Natural Resource
Water Cycle
Electricity
Steam
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