Elevate Science Unit 6 Review

Which of the following is considered a nonrenewable source?

• sunlight

• water

• wood

• natural gas

Which of the following is not an effect of our growing population's use of fossil fuels?

• The distribution of these resources is changing.

• The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing.

• The resources are not being replaced faster than they are being used.

• Political conflicts occur over control of these resources.

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Which of the following is directly involved in transforming the remains of organisms into fossil fuels?

• pressure

• wind

• sunlight

• precipitation

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True or False:  Fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources that are unevenly distributed on Earth.

• True

• False

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Which of the following renewable energy resources comes from underground?

• geothermal energy

• hydropower

• wind power

• solar power

Which of the following is a drawback of biofules such as ethanol?

• The energy ethanol can provide is about the same as the energy required to make it.

• It is much more expensive than gasoline.

• There are few places where plants used to make ethanol can be grown.

• When it is burned, ethanol produces even more emissions than coal.

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Which of the following is an essential characteristic of minerals?

• crystal structure

• artificially manufactured

• liquid

• formed from organic processes

Which of the following statements about minerals and ores is true?

• Minerals are deposits of valuable ores.

• Minerals are products that are made from ores.

• Minerals form from solutions, but ores form from volcanoes.

• All ores are minerals, but not all minerals are ores.

True or False: Many minerals are formed from solutions as water evaporates.

• True

• False

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The most abundant water resource on Earth is

• salt water

• fresh water

• groundwater

• surface water

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