Resources Test

What is coal?

• A rock with black dust on it
• Non-renewable
• Something bad kids get from santa
• Renewable

What does renewable mean?

• Put something in a time machine to renew it
• Not depleted when used
• Source that will run out over time
• Resources the cannot be replaced after being used

Hydroelectric energy is all of the following except?

• nonrenewable
• renewable
• inexhaustible
• not a fossil fuel

Bio-fuel is?

• renewable
• nonrenewable
• inexhaustible
• fossil fuels

Lumber is?

• fossil fuels
• inexhaustible
• nonrenewable
• renewable

Why should we use more renewable resources?

• They don't damage the environment
• They are easy to find without special equipment
• They are the only things that can make electricity
• They are less expensive and more plentiful

What give geothermal energy its power?

• Light and heat from the sun
• Decomposed plant material
• Moving or falling water
• Heat generated inside the Earth

What are some main issues of climate change?

• Too many animals to take care of
• There are no issues
• Rising sea levels and temperatures and more severe weather
• everyone will get sick

As the concentration of greenhouse gases in the Earth’s atmosphere increases, the average temperature on Earth...

• Decreases
• is not changed
• increases
• none of the above

Which human activity would most likely have a negative impact on the environment?

• Burning coal for electricity
• limiting chemicals sprayed on plants
• Turning off the water when you brush your teeth
• planting trees on earth day