16.1 Natural Resources & Energy Question Preview (ID: 13194)


CPO Earth Science - Natural Resources, Nonrenewable, And Renewable Resources. TEACHERS: click here for quick copy question ID numbers.

List three examples of natural resources.
a) cars, wind, telephones, and water
b) soil, trees, and nail polish
c) water, wind, and soil
d) water, air, and soap

What are petrochemicals? List three examples.
a) compounds made from coal - plastic, fertilizers, rubber
b) compounds made from trees - rubber, wax, nylon
c) compounds made from natural gas - fertilizer, detergents, paint
d) compounds made from oil - paint, cosmetics, film

Which form of transporation used the most energy in the United States?
a) automobiles
b) trains and busses
c) airplanes
d) trucks

What is a nonrenewable resource?
a) energy from the sun
b) a natural resource that is not replaced as it is used
c) a substance formed of dead organisms
d) a natural resource that can be replaced

Which two nonrenewable resources are used to generate the majority of the electricity in the U.S?
a) coal & natural gas
b) coal & electricity
c) natural gas & petroleum
d) coal & petroleum

What is a renewable resource?
a) energy from the sun
b) a natural resource that is not replaced as it is used
c) a substance formed of dead organisms
d) a natural resource that can be replaced

List three examples of renewable energy used for electricity production in the U.S.
a) solar, biomass, coal
b) solar, biomass, wind
c) wind, coal, geothermal
d) solar, natural gas, hydroelectric

What are the two biggest challenges of solar energy?
a) night time & hemispheres
b) coal is cheaper & they are ugly
c) solar cells are expensive & hail damage
d) backup energy for cloudy days & it must be collected from a huge area

What two things in our modern lives requie a lot of Earth's resources?
a) transportation & heat
b) light & heat
c) transporation & light
d) games & TV

What is gasoline made of?
a) coal
b) natural gas
c) crude oil from the ground
d) corn oil

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