Natural Resources

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Oil

• Coal

• Water

• Natural gas

Geothermal energy is a:

• Renewable energy souce

• Nonrenewable energy source

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• Coal

• Wood

• Water

• Sunlight

Which of the following is a nonrenewable energy source?

• Wood

• Hydrogen

• Biomass

• Oil

Natural gas is

• A renewable resource

• A nonrenewable resource

Why don't we use more renewable energy sources?

• They can be affected by weather

• They facilities are costly to build

• They are not as efficient as fossil fuels

• All of the answers are correct

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NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Where do fossil fuels come from?

• The gas station

• They are the remains of plants and animals that have been compressed and heated over a long period of time

• From a hydroelectric power station

• It is form by plate boundaries compressing rock over time

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which of the following have humans done to help the Earth's soil?

• Spraying pesticides

• Using chemical fertilizers

• Strip mining

• contour farming

Where would you most likely find mineral resources in the US?

• On the west coast

• On the mountains in the west

• In the plains in the middle

• On the east coast

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Why do we find minerals at plate boundaries?

• Rocks get stratified

• Rocks are eroded as the two plates crash into each other

• When weathering occurs minerals are transported into valleys

• Minerals deposits are formed then get pushed up when mountains form

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-3