Renewable and Nonrenewable Resources Quiz

What are renewable resources?

• A limited amount and cannot be replaced in a human life time.

• Plastic bags

• Coal, oil, and natural gas

• Can be replaced in our lifetime through natural processes

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Sunlight is...

• Very bright

• Will eventually run out soon

• A renewable resource

• A nonrenewable resource

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A group of non-renewable resources, called ______________, include coal, oil, and natural gas.

• Fossils

• Energy

• Resources

• Fossil fuels

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What is geothermal energy?

• A power plant.

• Heat energy generated within the Earth's crust.

• Nuclear Energy

• A nonrenewable resource

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Energy that cannot be replenished in our lifetime. Once its gone, that's it.

• Nonrenewable Energy

• Renewable Energy

• Geothermal

• Alternative Energy

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Energy that is made from the power of moving water

• Hydroelectric

• Coal

• Biomass

• Wind

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Energy that is made by moving air

• Wind

• Solar

• Oil

• Coal

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To use a resource wisely to prevent waste is called

• Conservation

• Renewable Energy

• Solar

• Hydroelectric

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Which of the following are greenhouse gases?

• Carbon dioxide

• Methane

• Nitrogen Oxide

• All answers are correct

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Which of the following is an effect of Global Warming? Check all that apply

• Polar ice caps will melt.

• Coastal regions will be covered with rising sea levels.

• Some areas will experience serious droughts

• The Earth's rotation will slow down and eventually stop

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