Ch 13 Earth's Resources

Which is a nonrenewable resource?

• freshwater

• natural gas

• sunlight

• wood

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which is NOT a source of pollution?

• burning coal

• mining minerals

• photosynthesis

• volcanic eruptions

Which produces water as its primary waste product?

• biodiesel

• FCV

• gasohol

• HEV

Sunshine, oil, coal, uranium, trees, oxygen, and streams are examples of.......

• natural resources.

• recycling.

• nonrenewable resource.

• geothermal energy.

A tropical forest that takes 1,000 years to recover from being burned down is a(n) ____________ resource.

• natural

• inexhaustible

• nonrenewable

• renewable

Rainfall that keeps a pond full is a(n) __________ resource.

• renewable

• inexhaustible

• nonrenewable

• geothermal

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Which is an inexhaustible resource?

• air

• land

• water

• wind

Greenhouse gases contribute to which environmental problem?

• acid rain

• global warming

• ozone depletion

• photochemical smog

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-5

Biodiesel can be made from which resource?

• ethanol

• gasoline

• hydrogen gas

• vegetable oil

Which technology produces electricity using sunlight?

• fuel cells

• solar cookers

• solar power plants

• solar water heaters