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16.1 Natural Resources & Energy
Test Description: CPO Earth Science - natural resources, nonrenewable, and renewable resources
Instructions: Answer all questions to get your test result.
1) List three examples of natural resources.
A
water, air, and soap
B
water, wind, and soil
C
soil, trees, and nail polish
D
cars, wind, telephones, and water
2) What are petrochemicals? List three examples.
A
compounds made from trees - rubber, wax, nylon
B
compounds made from oil - paint, cosmetics, film
C
compounds made from coal - plastic, fertilizers, rubber
D
compounds made from natural gas - fertilizer, detergents, paint
3) Which form of transporation used the most energy in the United States?
A
automobiles
B
airplanes
C
trucks
D
trains and busses
4) What is a nonrenewable resource?
A
a natural resource that is not replaced as it is used
B
a substance formed of dead organisms
C
energy from the sun
D
a natural resource that can be replaced
5) Which two nonrenewable resources are used to generate the majority of the electricity in the U.S?
A
coal & petroleum
B
coal & natural gas
C
natural gas & petroleum
D
coal & electricity
6) What is a renewable resource?
A
a substance formed of dead organisms
B
a natural resource that is not replaced as it is used
C
a natural resource that can be replaced
D
energy from the sun
7) List three examples of renewable energy used for electricity production in the U.S.
A
solar, biomass, wind
B
wind, coal, geothermal
C
solar, natural gas, hydroelectric
D
solar, biomass, coal
8) What are the two biggest challenges of solar energy?
A
backup energy for cloudy days & it must be collected from a huge area
B
coal is cheaper & they are ugly
C
solar cells are expensive & hail damage
D
night time & hemispheres
9) What two things in our modern lives requie a lot of Earth's resources?
A
games & TV
B
light & heat
C
transportation & heat
D
transporation & light
10) What is gasoline made of?
A
corn oil
B
natural gas
C
coal
D
crude oil from the ground
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