Earth's Resources TCAP Review

What will happen to the amount of coal on Earth if humans keep using it at the same rate?

• Volcanoes will erupt with more coal.

• Earth will make more coal.

• Humans will make more coal.

• It will eventually run out.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which resource is a renewable resource?

• sunlight

• coal

• minerals

• natural gas

What are coal, petroleum (oil), and natural gas formed from over geologic time?

• the high temperatures in magma

• minerals and rocks in the ocean

• the remains of plants and animals

• extreme pressures in lava

What is an example of a fossil fuel that is a nonrenewable energy resource with a limited supply?

• iron

• coal

• copper

• siler

Conserving energy helps save nonrenewable resources and _____________.

• reduces pollution

• increases pollution

• raises the level of the ocean

• lowers the level of the ocean

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NGSS.MS-PS3-3

An electricity plant burns coal daily. Why is the electricity plant burning coal?

• To create new energy in the plant

• To release energy from the coal

• To increase smog in the air

• To decrease nonrenewable resource use

_____________ is a fossil fuel that is formed in the earth from the remains of plants.

• Iron

• Coal

• Graphite

• Copper

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Why are nonrenewable resources NOT able to be replenished quickly?

• The resources are easily made by humans each year.

• The resources are used only once.

• There are no cycles to develop them.

• It takes a long, geologic time to develop them.

How can riding your bike to school instead of riding in a car or bus conserve energy?

• You will need to eat a good breakfast to have enough energy to ride your bike to school.

• Your bike will use more energy from a natural and nonrenewable resource.

• The car and bus will consume more gasoline than if you ride your bike.

• The car and bus use less energy from a natural and renewable resource.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Fossil fuels are a __________ resource that have a limited supply.

• nonrenewable energy

• renewable energy

• mineral

• metal

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4