Semester 2 - Unit 3 Study Guide

Which is true about renewable resources?

• They include fossil fuels and hydroelectric power.

• They take millions of years to form and should be used responsibly.

• They provide the majority of the energy for the United States.

• They are quickly replenished.

Which is true about renewable and nonrenewable resources?

• Renewable are natural resources; nonrenewable are not natural resources.

• Renewable have no environmental concerns associated with them; nonrenewable cause damage to the environment.

• Renewable are available everywhere; nonrenewable must be transported to be used.

• Renewable are found in nearly limitless supplies; nonrenewable require millions of years to form.

Which of these is a renewable resource?

• nuclear power plant

• oil or petroleum

• wind

• natural gas

Which of these is a nonrenewable resource?

• hydroelectric

• coal

• corn

• geothermal

A graph of coal reserves in the United States versus time slopes downward.

What would happen to coal consumption if coal production remained constant?

• It would increase.

• It would decrease.

• It would stay the same.

• It would fluctuate.

A graph of coal reserves in the United States versus time slopes downward.

What would happen to coal production if coal consumption remained constant?

• It would increase.

• It would decrease.

• It would stay the same.

• It would fluctuate.

Where is crude oil usually found?

• Crude oil is found above natural gas reservoirs.

• Crude oil is found next to natural gas reservoirs.

• Crude oil is found below natural gas reservoirs.

• Crude oil is mixed in with natural gas reservoirs.

Which type of fossil fuel is made from trees, ferns, mosses, etc.?

• coal

• natural gas

• petroleum

• crude oil

Which country has the most coal reserves?

• Russia

• Saudi Arabia

• Mexico

• United States

Burning coal produces _____.

• oxygen

• hydrogen

• carbon dioxide

• nitrogen