Earth's Resources Review

The future availability of natural resources will depend on:

• human decisions

• geological processes

• both a and b

• neither a nor b

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The location of ancient oceans is most closely related to:

• the location of metal ore deposits.

• the location of fossil fuel deposits.

• the location of large areas of ice.

• none of the above.

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A Fossil Fuel is

• Materials that are found on Earth that people use

• Rock that contains metal 

• Fuels that formed years ago from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.

• Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. 

Non renewable resources are

• Materials that are found on Earth that people use.

• Rock that contains metal

• Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago

• Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. 

Renewable resources are:

• Materials that are found on Earth that people use

• Rock that contains metal 

• Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.

• Resources that are constantly being replaced and will not run out. 

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People try to conserve some resources, like fossil fuels, because they are not replaceable. Why can't these resources be replaced?

• They must be transported long distances.

• Processes that make them take a long time.

• No one can afford to buy more of them.

• It is impossible to extract more from the earth.

Metal ores are often formed in locations that had volcanic activity in the past. What information about an area would provide the best evidence that metal ores could be found there in the present?

• Evidence that volcanoes in the area are currently active.

• Evidence that humans in the area use lots of metal ores.

• Evidence that metal ores had been brought to the area by ancient humans.

• Evidence that the area had active volcanoes long ago.

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Clean water to drink and the foods we eat are ______________ that are vital to human life.

• renewable resources

• geoscience process

• nonrenewable resources

• natural resources

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What is the primary source of energy for the Earth's climate system?

• A) The Sun

• B) The Moon

• C) The Earth's core

• D) Ocean currents

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Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• A) Solar energy

• B) Wind energy

• C) Coal

• D) Hydroelectric power