Natural Resources

Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable?

• They are expensive

• It takes an extremely long time for them to form.

• They form quickly and are used up even more quickly.

• None of these answers is correct.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

How is a potential resource different from an actual resource?

• Actual resource has been completely used up, potential resource is still being used.

• Actual resource is currently being used, potential resource has been used up.

• Actual resource is currently being used, potential resource may be used in the future.

• Actual resource has been used up, potential resource takes the place of the actual resource.

It is expected that US forests will __________

• not be able to meet long term timber needs.

• be able to meet long term timber needs.

• result in deforestation.

• provide increasingly cheaper lumber.

Which of the following is and example of a natural resource?

• ice

• water

• oxygen

• all of these

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following best explains why air is considered a natural resource?

• Air is expensive to produce and keep clean.

• Air is a raw material for biological processes supplied by the earth.

• Air can be processed to generate expensive chemicals.

• None of these answers is correct.

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Why might people use nonrenewable energy sources even when renewable energy sources are available?

• They are cheaper

• They produce less pollution

• They are less efficient.

• None of these answers are correct.

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Which of these alternative energy sources could be used to power a car?

• wind

• geothermal

• biofuel

• hydropower

Which of the following is true about biofuels?

• They are made from plant materials and animal fats.

• They are made by directly harnessing energy from the sun.

• They use energy from water.

• They use energy from the Earth's core.

Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

• coal

• oil

• gas

• water

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• geothermal

• solar

• nuclear

• biomass

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