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- 1. Multiple Choice
Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable?
They are expensive
It takes an extremely long time for them to form.
They form quickly and are used up even more quickly.
None of these answers is correct.
- 2. Multiple Choice
How is a potential resource different from an actual resource?
Actual resource has been completely used up, potential resource is still being used.
Actual resource is currently being used, potential resource has been used up.
Actual resource is currently being used, potential resource may be used in the future.
Actual resource has been used up, potential resource takes the place of the actual resource.
- 3. Multiple Choice
It is expected that US forests will __________
not be able to meet long term timber needs.
be able to meet long term timber needs.
result in deforestation.
provide increasingly cheaper lumber.
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is and example of a natural resource?
ice
water
oxygen
all of these
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which of the following best explains why air is considered a natural resource?
Air is expensive to produce and keep clean.
Air is a raw material for biological processes supplied by the earth.
Air can be processed to generate expensive chemicals.
None of these answers is correct.
- 6. Multiple Choice
Why might people use nonrenewable energy sources even when renewable energy sources are available?
They are cheaper
They produce less pollution
They are less efficient.
None of these answers are correct.
- 7. Multiple Choice
Which of these alternative energy sources could be used to power a car?
wind
geothermal
biofuel
hydropower
- 8. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is true about biofuels?
They are made from plant materials and animal fats.
They are made by directly harnessing energy from the sun.
They use energy from water.
They use energy from the Earth's core.
- 9. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?
coal
oil
gas
water
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?
geothermal
solar
nuclear
biomass
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is an environmental consequence of importing resources into the United States?
air pollution
habitat loss
oil spills
all of these are consequences
- 12. Multiple Choice
What is the most abundant global nonrenewable resource?
water
gas
oil
coal
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