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Oil is a limited resource on Earth. In many places, oil is too expensive to obtain using current technological means. Which trade-off best describes this scenario?
a) a trade-off between societal practices and the cost of getting oil
b) a trade-off between environmental concerns and the need for oil
c) a trade-off between two types of technology used for getting the oil
d) a trade-off between the need for oil and the cost of getting the oil
Fossil fuels like oil, coal, and natural gas are ---
a) renewable energy resources.
b) hydroelectric energy resources.
c) nonrenewable energy resources.
d) solar energy resources.
Coal is a natural resource. Why is coal considered nonrenewable?
a) Coal is being used faster than it is being produced.
b) Coal is used to produce energy and not materials.
c) Coal will never run out.
d) No new coal is being produced on Earth.
What type of renewable energy uses a turbine?
a) waves
b) wind
c) solar
d) artificial trees
Sometimes a renewable resource can be considered nonrenewable because it is used up faster than it can be replenished. Which description is an example of this?
a) water in streams replaced by rainfall from the atmosphere
b) coal supply dwindling because it takes millions of years to form
c) forests being cut down at a quicker rate than they can grow
d) solar energy being used to provide electricity to a home
In some areas people are concerned about running out of fresh water. Which statement describes the least expensive way to solve this problem?
a) Make canals to move water from one area to another.
b) Build dams in order to create large reservoirs along rivers.
c) Modify farming practices to reduce rate of soil erosion.
d) Decrease use of water to match rate of aquifer recharge.
Why is the conservation of natural resources important?
a) because many natural resources are inexhaustible
b) because many resources are nonrenewable
c) because conservation is practiced by most people
d) because natural resources are all renewable
What is the best REASONING that explains why oil deposits are found in some areas but not others?
a) The environment necessary for the oil to form was found only on certain parts of Earth’s surface.
b) Oil forms very quickly and as a result can only form in certain areas.
c) Humans depleted the resource in the areas where oil is not found.
d) Oil seeped through the rocks and moved to different areas from where it was formed.
Which statement best DEBATES the advantages AND disadvantages of using one renewable energy source?
a) Geothermal energy is more renewable than solar energy. Hydropower can deplete flowing water.
b) The use of geothermal energy produces enormous amounts of pollution.
c) Hydropower requires construction of dams that change the ecology of the river. Hydropower will be available as the river is.
d) Solar energy is extremely inexpensive to harvest. Solar energy is available everywhere on the planet.
Oil, also called petroleum, is a nonrenewable resource used to make paint, plastic, gasoline, and cosmetics.
a) True
b) False
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