Natural Resources
Fossil Fuels
Alternatives
Common Knowledge 1
Common Knowledge 2
100
What is a resource that can be replaced at the same rate it is used?
What is a renewable resource.
100
A gaseous mixture of hydrocarbons used as fuel.
What is natural gas?
100
The energy produced by falling water.
What is hydroelectric energy?
100
What is splitting the nuclei of radioactive atoms called? a. atom splitting b. atom splicing c. fusion d. fission
What is c. fusion.
100
Which of the following is not a form in which fossil fuels may exist? a. plasma b. liquid c. gas d. solid
What is a. plasma?
200
Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource? a. trees b. wind c. fresh water d. natural gas
What is d. natural gas.
200
Humans can conserve natural resources by a. leaving the lights on. b. relocating endangered species. c. keeping water sources clean. d. leaving the faucet on.
What is c. keeping water sources clean.
200
A mixture of gasoline and alcohol that is used for fuel.
What is gasohol?
200
What does biomass energy come from? a. organic matter b. nuclear reactors c. wind power d. falling water
What is a. organic matter.
200
People may obtain fossil fuels a. from volcanoes b. through fission c. from the Sun d. by drilling
What is d. by drilling?
300
Natural resources that humans use to generate energy are called a. human resources b. energy resources c. power resources d. Earth resources
What are energy resources?
300
The fossil fuel that is formed underground from decomposed plants.
What is coal?
300
Energy released when a chemical compound reacts to produce a new compound.
What is chemical energy?
300
Which of the following is a disadvantage associated with most alternative fuel sources? a. They create a great deal of pollution. b. They are expensive to implement. c. They are easily constructed anywhere on Earth. d. Their waste can be easily contained.
What is b. They are expensive to implement.
300
Rain, sleet, or snow that contains a high concentration of acids.
What is acid precipitation?
400
Petroleum and natural gas form mainly form a. decayed swamp plants. b. the remains of land animals. c. mineral deposits. d. decayed sea organisms.
What is d. decayed sea organisms?
400
A liquid mixture of hydrocarbon compounds used as a fuel.
What is petroleum?
400
Energy released by heat within Earth.
What is geothermal energy?
400
What is reusing waste or scrap materials called?
What is recycling?
400
Energy released by a fission or fusion reaction.
What is nuclear energy?
500
Which of the following is not a stage of coal formation? a. lignite b. hematite c. anthracite d. peat
What is b. hematite?
500
Nonrenewable energy resource such as coal, petroleum, and natural gas, formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago.
What are fossil fuels?
500
The use of windmill to drive electric generators.
What is wind power?
500
Photochemical haze that forms when sunlight acts on industrial pollutants and burning fuels.
What is smog?
500
The natural vent that discharges steam from Earth.
What is a geyser?
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