Test: Natural Resources and Consumption

What are nonrenewable resources?

• Resources that can be replenished quickly

• Resources that cannot be replenished and take millions of years to form

• Resources that are always available

• Resources that are made by humans

Fossil fuels are formed from the remains of ancient ______ and ______ under heat and pressure over millions of years.

• plants, animals

• rocks, minerals

• metals, gases

• water, soil

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Nuclear energy is produced by ______, where uranium atoms are split to release energy.

• nuclear fission

• nuclear fusion

• radioactive decay

• chemical reaction

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NGSS.HS-PS1-8

List two benefits of using renewable energy resources.

• 1. Renewable resources help reduce reliance on nonrenewable resources. 2. They reduce the environmental impact caused by burning fossil fuels, helping to mitigate issues like air pollution and climate change.

• 1. Renewable resources are always more expensive than fossil fuels. 2. They increase air pollution and contribute to climate change.

• 1. Renewable resources are only available at night. 2. They deplete natural habitats more than fossil fuels.

• 1. Renewable resources are non-recyclable. 2. They increase reliance on nonrenewable resources.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which of the following affects the distribution of mineral resources?

• Geological activity

• Weather only

• Human activity only

• None of the above

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Groundwater is water that is stored beneath the Earth's surface in ________, which are rock layers that can hold water.

• aquifers

• volcanoes

• glaciers

• valleys

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

What is the most wasted item by Americans? ________

• FOOD

• PLASTIC

• CLOTHING

• PAPER

A sewer that drains untreated wastewater into a river is an example of a ________.

• point source

• nonpoint source

• diffuse source

• natural source

What is pollution from many places, not just one, called?

• Nonpoint source pollution

• Point source pollution

• Thermal pollution

• Radioactive pollution

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

The polluted air around big cities is caused by which of the following?

• Vehicles

• Factories

• Other sources

• All of the above

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-4