Earth's Energy Resources

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

• renewable resources

• replaceable resources

• non renewable resources

• non replaceable resources

What are fossil fuels?

• coal, oil, uranium

• oil, natural gas, uranium

• coal, oil, natural gas

• geothemals, coal, natural gas

Sunlight, wind, and water are considered ____resources.

• renewable

• fossil

• nonrenewable

• nonliving

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_____ resources are resources that cannot be replenished within a lifetime.

• Renewable

• Endangered

• Nonrenewable

• Living

  Which of the following is  a renewable energy resource?

• coal

• uranium

• solar

• oil

What are petroleum products made of?

• underground steam

• igneous and metamorphic rocks

• buried remains of plants and animals

• kinetic energy of water

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Which of the following resources is collected by the panels on the roof of this home?

• air

• water

• wind

• sunlight

A resource is considered renewable if it -

• can be created only over millions of years

• is made of Earths’ materials like rocks and minerals

• can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time

• is useful to humans in making energy and materials

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

• Paper

• Coal

• Milk

• Water

Fossil fuels form when organic matter is buried and then exposed to heat and pressure for millions of years. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable resources because they –

• take a long time to form

• are used to produce heat

• form from organic matter

• can be found underground