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- 1. Multiple Choice
What do you call resources found in nature that are useful to people?
natural resources
synthetic materials
alkalis
manmade materials
- 2. Multiple Choice
What are the two classifications of resources?
usable and nonusable
renewable and nonrenewable
natural and synthetic
radioactive and stable
- 3. Multiple Choice
What type of resource is replaced as quickly as it is used?
renewable
nonrenewable
- 4. Multiple Choice
Which type of resource will not run out?
renewable
nonrenewable
- 5. Multiple Choice
What kind of energy is harnessed from the sun?
solar energy
hydropower
geothermal energy
wind energy
- 6. Multiple Choice
Clean energy is energy that does not release:
pollutants
steam
energy
heat
- 7. Multiple Choice
What type of energy is harnessed from moving water pushing turbines?
solar energy
hydropower
geothermal energy
wind energy
- 8. Multiple Choice
What type of energy comes from heat within the Earth?
hydropower
solar energy
geothermal energy
wind energy
- 9. Multiple Choice
What is energy from plants and animals?
biomass
solar energy
glucose
geothermal energy
- 10. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
hydropower
geothermal energy
nuclear power
solar energy
- 11. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a drawback from using renewable resources for energy?
habitat loss
expense
ecosystem changes
less harmful to environment
- 12. Multiple Choice
Which type of natural resource is unsustainable, meaning that is used faster than it can be replaced?
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
- 13. Multiple Choice
Which type of natural resource will eventually run out?
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
- 14. Multiple Choice
What type of energy is created from splitting atoms to make heat to turn turbines to make electricity?
Nuclear energy
Solar Energy
Geothermal energy
Wind energy
- 15. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not considered 'clean'?
nuclear energy
solar energy
burning biomass
geothermal energy
- 16. Multiple Choice
What are fossil fuels formed from?
geothermal energy
remains of ancient plants and animals
old plants only
radioactive elements
- 17. Multiple Choice
Which fossil fuel is a solid sedimentary rock formed from ancient plants?
coal
petroleum
natural gas
nuclear power
- 18. Multiple Choice
What is another term for crude oil?
gasoline
coal
petroleum
liquefaction
- 19. Multiple Choice
Which fossil fuel is a liquid formed from the remains of ancient marine organisms?
coal
oil
natural gas
nuclear power
- 20. Multiple Choice
Which fossil fuel is a mixture of gases found with petroleum?
oil
coal
uranium
natural gas
- 21. Multiple Choice
What do you call anything harmful put into our environment?
pollution
petroleum
fossil fuel
greenhouse gas
- 22. Multiple Choice
Which of the following is not a drawback from burning fossil fuels?
global climate change
increase in natural disasters
pollution
cheap to harvest
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