Natural Resources

Hydroelectric power produces electricity using.....

• Wind

• Moving water

• Sunlight

• Coal

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What are the advantages of using resources such as geothermal energy, solar energy, and wind energy?

• They can generate power by burning wastes.

•      They increase the amount of greenhouse gasses.

• They come from energy sources that never run out.

• They produce large amounts of energy from burning fuels.

Why is petroleum considered to be a nonrenewable resource?

• It constantly forms within Earth.

• It is difficult to obtain and transport.

• It is difficult to obtain and transport.

• It requires a very long period of time to form.

Which statement best describes natural resources?

• Natural resources are replaced within a human lifetime.

•                Natural resources are unevenly distributed around the world.

• Most natural resources are found below the surface of the earth.

• Most energy needs are currently met by renewable natural resources.

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Some resources can be either renewable or nonrenewable depending on how they are used. Which statement describes a resource that could be both renewable and nonrenewable?

• Petroleum is drilled from rock on the ocean floor.

• Solar energy is used to produce both heat and electricity.

• Turbines are constructed to use wind to make electricity.

• Trees are cut down to make wood products faster than new trees can grow.

What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

• Produced by waste products

• Form underground from dead organisms.

• Replaced immediately or in a short period of time

• Allow energy to pass through them easily

Petroleum and natural gas form from...

• strong winds

• cooled magma

• radioactive materials

• remains of ancient marine organisms

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Energy from the sun is known as....

• Geothermal energy

• Solar energy

• fossil fuels

• Wind energy

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Energy we get from earth's interior heat is known as...

• Geothermal energy

• Nonrenewable energy

• Hydroelectricity

• Kinetic energy

A resource that can be easily replaced.

• renewable

• nonrenewable