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What do you call resources found in nature that are useful to people?
natural resources
synthetic materials
alkalis
manmade materials
What are the two classifications of resources?
usable and nonusable
renewable and nonrenewable
natural and synthetic
radioactive and stable
What type of resource is replaced as quickly as it is used?
renewable
nonrenewable
Which type of resource will not run out?
renewable
nonrenewable
What kind of energy is harnessed from the sun?
solar energy
hydropower
geothermal energy
wind energy
Clean energy is energy that does not release:
pollutants
steam
energy
heat
What type of energy is harnessed from moving water pushing turbines?
solar energy
hydropower
geothermal energy
wind energy
What type of energy comes from heat within the Earth?
hydropower
solar energy
geothermal energy
wind energy
What is energy from plants and animals?
biomass
solar energy
glucose
geothermal energy
Which of the following is not a renewable resource?
hydropower
geothermal energy
nuclear power
solar energy
Which of the following is not a drawback from using renewable resources for energy?
habitat loss
expense
ecosystem changes
less harmful to environment
Which type of natural resource is unsustainable, meaning that is used faster than it can be replaced?
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
Which type of natural resource will eventually run out?
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
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
Which of the following is not considered 'clean'?
nuclear energy
solar energy
burning biomass
geothermal energy
What are fossil fuels formed from?
geothermal energy
remains of ancient plants and animals
old plants only
radioactive elements
Which fossil fuel is a solid sedimentary rock formed from ancient plants?
coal
petroleum
natural gas
nuclear power
What is another term for crude oil?
gasoline
coal
petroleum
liquefaction
Which fossil fuel is a liquid formed from the remains of ancient marine organisms?
coal
oil
natural gas
nuclear power
Which fossil fuel is a mixture of gases found with petroleum?
oil
coal
uranium
natural gas
What do you call anything harmful put into our environment?
pollution
petroleum
fossil fuel
greenhouse gas
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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