Energy Resources Test

Which practice would most likely deplete a nonrenewable natural resource?

• harvesting trees on a farm

• burning coal to generative electricity

• restricting water usage during a period of water shortage

• building a dam and a power plant to use water to generate electricity

One way that humans could have a positive impact on local environments is to

• generate waste products as a result of technological advances

• use resources that are renewable

• increase planting large areas of one crop

• increase the use of pesticides

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In some areas, foresters plant one tree for every tree they cut. This activity is an example of

• lack of management of non renewable natural resources

• a good conservation practice for renewable natural resources

• a good conservation practice for nonrenewable natural resources

• lack of concern for renewable natural resources

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In the late twentieth century as people became more concerned about protecting their environment, scientists researched better ways to

• recycle nonrenewable resources

• increase pesticide runoff into rivers

• eliminate the use of renewable resource

• add chlorofluorocarbon to the atmosphere

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

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Which nonrenewable energy source comes from the remains of dead organisms?

• gasoline

• solar power

• geothermal heat

• hydroelectricity

Which statement best explains why wood is considered a renewable energy resource and coal is not?

• wood is easier to find than coal

• wood has less carbon per unit mass than coal

• wood grows more quickly than coal forms

• wood has less stored energy per unit mass than coal

Which of these conservation methods would result in saving nonrenewable resources?

• burning coal to produce electricity

• filtering and recycling used motor oil

• burying glass and metal containers

• shredding and recycling paper wastes

How does the use of renewable energy affect nonrenewable energy resources?

• using renewable energy sources causes nonrenewable energy to cost more

• using renewable energy sources increases the need for coal mining

• Using renewable energy reduces the demand for nonrenewable energy resources

Which of these is a renewable energy resource that does not produce carbon dioxide?

• coal

• wind

• biomass

• fossil fuel

Fossil Fuels are not renewable. What will happen if people continue to consume these fossil fuels?

• these resources will disappear

• we will need to make more fossil fuels

• conditions will remain the same

• cars will be able to move faster

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