natural resources test study guide

Pick the correct energy source for the description: Energy from the Earth's core is used to heat water

• geothermal

• nuclear

• biomass

Pick the correct energy source for the description: Fission of uranium nuclei is used to heat water

• biomass

• geothermal

• nuclear

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

Pick the correct energy source for the description: Gases from rotting plant material are burned to heat water.

• biomass

• nuclear

• geothermal

All of the following statements are true of nuclear power except _____.

• nuclear power is produced from the fission of uranium atoms

• nuclear power gives off significant amounts of greenhouse gases

• large amounts of energy can be produced from small amounts of uranium

• nuclear waste has significant threats to human health and the environment

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Energy that involves the burning of organic materials such as crops, animal waste and wood.

• geothermal

• biomass

• nuclear

• coal

Which resource is a rock formed from ancient plants?

• coal

• Petroleum

• biomass

• geothermal

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NGSS.MS-LS1-6

Minerals are solid substances that are non-living and made from elements or a certain combination of elements. In which one of Earth’s spheres would minerals be found?

• Hydrosphere

• Atmosphere

• Biosphere

• Geosphere

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Human activities have had major impacts on Earth. Which of the following human activities have negatively affected the environment? 

• Overpopulation, Burning fossil fuels, Clear cutting forests

• Clear cutting forests, Using alternative energy sources, practicing conservation

• Burning fossil fuels, Clear cutting forests, Using alternative energy sources

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Gold is a natural resource, because it occurs naturally in the environment and humans use it. Gold cannot be made from other substances, and there is a finite supply of it. What is gold an example of?

• A fossil fuel

• A renewable resource

• A nonrenewable resource

• A natural pollutant

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Kara's father works in Houston, Texas, as a geologist in the oil and gas industry. He identifies locations where hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, might produce fuel resources. How does fracking work?

• Pressurized fluids are used to break up layers of shale rock. They force out the natural gas trapped there, which is then collected.

• Pressurized fluids are inserted into different kinds of rock. They force out the groundwater, and the fossil fuels are extracted from the groundwater.

• Pressurized fluids are inserted into deep oil wells to get the remaining oil.

• Pressurized fluids are inserted into known gas fields to locate the gases. The gases mix with the liquid before they are extracted.