Setup Earth's Resources

____________ are deposits of minerals that are large enough to be mined for a profit.

• Run-offs

• Metals

• Ores

• none of the above

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Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• natural gas

• minerals

• geothermal

• oil

The rock and mineral fragments in soil come from rock that has been _____

• blasted

• carved

• weathered

• chemically treated

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_______ is a fossil fuel.

• Oil

• Water

• Electricity

• Nuclear fuel

Identify which of the following correctly defines a non-renewable resource.

• A resource that is used faster than it can be replaced by natural processes.

• A resource that can be replenished by natural processes at least as quickly as it is used.

• The measure of the ability of water to flow through rock and sediment.

• Part of the environment that supplies material useful or necessary for the survival of living things.

Identify which of these is a renewable resource?

• Solar Power

• Crude Oil

• Coal

• Natural Gas

Identify which of these is an example of a fossil fuel?

• Wind Power

• Coal

• Tidal Energy

• Wood/Biofuel

Kate used an unknown resource to power her desk lamp. This resource can be replenished by the next day. identify which of the following is most likely to be the source Kate used?

• Sunlight

• Coal

• Fossil fuel

• Nuclear energy

Identify why fossil fuels such as coal and oil are classified as non-renewable resources?

• They are limited

• They can be created

• They are efficient

• They are not found in nature

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

• A) The Moon

• B) The Sun

• C) The Earth's core

• D) Ocean currents

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