Earth's Natural Resources

What renewable energy source does this information describe?

• Solar Energy

• Biomass Energy

• Hydroelectric Energy

• Wind Energy

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Conservation is the act of conserving, or protecting the environment, plants, and animals. What are some things you can do to help conserve our natural resources?

• leave water on, leave TV on, run dishwasher with 1 plate

• run the washing machine with 1 shirt

• leave the refrigerator door open

• turn off water, turn off lights, turn off TV

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Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable resources because of

• where they come from

• how they are produced

• how useful they are

• how long they take to form

Coal, oil, and natural gas are useful resources because they release energy.

• True

• False

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Oil drips from cars onto a parking lot. Then it washes into a pond where fish get sick and die. What is this an example of?

• Adaptation

• Pollution

• Population

• Restoration

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A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from...

• using natural gas

• burning oil

• setting up wind turbines

• having a coal furnace

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__________ generates heat from the inside of the Earth.

• Wind energy

• Geothermal energy

• Solar energy

• Hydroelectric energy

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What is a way a person could conserve natural resources?

• recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum

• limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving

• using rechargeable batteries

• all of the above are good conservation practices

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Restoring and protecting the natural environment is also known as _____________.

• deleting

• pollution

• conservation

• alternative

• renewable

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What are the advantages of using resources such as geothermal energy, solar energy, and wind energy?

• They can generate power by burning wastes.

• They increase the amount of greenhouse gases.

• They produce large amounts of energy from burning fuels.

• They come from energy sources that never run out.

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