2.1+2.2 Energy and Resources Quiz

What is conduction?

• The process of using sunlight to make food.

• When energy moves directly from one object to another.

• The protection of resources from wasteful overuse.

• Fuels that come from decomposed life forms.

What does it mean to conserve a resource?

• To use it as quickly as possible.

• To protect it or prevent its wasteful overuse.

• To transform it into another form of energy.

• To let it decompose naturally.

What is photosynthesis?

• The process of burning fossil fuels for energy.

• The process in which plants use sunlight to make food.

• The movement of energy from one object to another.

• The conservation of natural resources.

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Coal

• Water

What is a fuel?

• A material that can be used for energy.

• A type of renewable resource.

• A process of photosynthesis.

• A method of conserving resources.

What does nonrenewable mean?

• It can be reused or made new again.

• It cannot be made or reused once it is used.

• It is a type of renewable energy.

• It is a process of energy conduction.

What does renewable mean?

• To use up resources quickly.

• To reuse or make new again.

• To conduct energy from one object to another.

• To decompose naturally over time.

Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

• Oil

• Natural gas

• Wind energy

• Coal

Which process is essential for plants to produce their own food?

• Conduction

• Photosynthesis

• Conservation

• Fossilization

Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?

• Oil

• Natural gas

• Solar energy

• Coal