Resources

What is a threat to air as a resource?

• placer deposits

• silt buildup

• clear cutting

• pollution

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What are petroleum products made of?

• underground steam

• igneous and metamorphic rocks

• buried remains of plants and animals

• kinetic energy of water

Where in the ocean do mineral deposits form?

• near hydrothermal vents

• in deep ocean trenches

• in shallow waters near islands

• under ice near the poles

How does a hydroelectric plant produce energy?

• fluid is extracted from deep mines

• atoms are split by neutrons

• falling water turns a turbine

• methane deposits are burned

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Which is not a natural resource?

• iron

• sunlight

• coal

• plastic

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Materials from the environment that are used by people are called _____ _____.

• energy resources

• material resources

• renewable resources

• natural resources

Oil, coal, and natural gas are considered __________ ___________ because it takes millions of years for them to form.

• Nonrenewable Resources

• Renewable Resources

• Energy Resources

• Very Expensive

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Plants, animals, and water are all ________ ______.

• Fossil Fuels

• Renewable Resources

• Geothermal Energy

• Nonrenewable Resources

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Why should we extract minerals?

• to make resources available

• to deplete the supply

• to contaminate water supplies

• increase surface runoff

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Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Wind Energy

• Uranium