Earth's Energy Resources

Why is petroleum considered to be a nonrenewable resource?

• It requires a very long period of time to form.

• It is difficult to obtain and transport

• . It releases harmful chemicals when burned. It requires a very long period of time to form.

• It constantly forms within Earth

Some resources can be either renewable or nonrenewable depending on how they are used. Which statement describes a resource that could be both renewable and nonrenewable?

• Trees are cut down to make wood products faster than new trees can grow.

• Turbines are constructed to use wind to make electricity.

• Solar energy is used to produce both heat and electricity.

• Petroleum is drilled from rock on the ocean floor. .

Which resource do people get from the geosphere?

• fossil fuels

• food crops

• drinking water

• wind energy

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What is one disadvantage of using renewable energy resources, such as biomass, wind, or hydropower?

• The science to develop these resources is too new.

• These resources are not always available in all areas.

• The equipment needed for these resources is difficult to manufacture.

• The use of these resources enhances the natural environment.

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What is the main reason oil deposits are found in some areas but not others?

• Oil forms very quickly and as a result can only form in certain areas. The environment necessary for the oil to form was found only on certain parts of Earth’s surface.

• Oil seeped through the rocks and moved to different areas from where it was formed.

• The environment necessary for the oil to form was found only on certain parts of Earth’s surface.

• Humans depleted the resource in the areas where oil is not found

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Sometimes a renewable resource can be considered nonrenewable because it is used up faster than it can be replenished. Which description is an example of this?

• solar energy being used to provide electricity to a home

• coal supply dwindling because it takes millions of years to form

• water in streams replaced by rainfall from the atmosphere

• forests being cut down at a quicker rate than they can grow

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Oil is a limited resource on Earth. In many places, oil is too expensive to obtain using current technological means. Which trade-off best describes this scenario?

• a trade-off between societal practices and the cost of getting oil a trade-off between two types of technology used for getting the oil

• a trade-off between environmental concerns and the need for oil

• a trade-off between two types of technology used for getting the oil

• a trade-off between the need for oil and the cost of getting the oil

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Automobiles were initially built to allow people to travel greater distances in less time. Since then, automobiles have had both positive and negative effects. Which statement best describes how the automobile has affected the geosphere?

• Roads built for automobiles take habitats away from animals.

• Water for washing automobiles comes from the supply of fresh water.

• Fossil fuels for automobiles are removed from inside the earth.

• Emissions from automobiles cause air pollution in the form of smog.

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This resource is formed by tiny animals that died in the ocean millions of years ago. Layers of mud pressed down on the dead animals. The mud eventually turned to rock. This rock put a lot of pressure on the dead animals. Rocks around them also heated them up

• Oil

• Coal

• Iron

• Renewable resource

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This resource comes from plants that died millions of years ago. Thick layers of rock and soil covered the dead plants. The pressure of the rocks and soil turned the plants into a solid

• Oil

• Copper

• Iron

• Coal

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