NCSCOS Grade 8 Science - 8.P.2.2 - Advantages and Disadvantages of Resources
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Grade 8
Science
North Carolina Standard Course of Study
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- Q1True or False--- Energy is neither created nor destroyedFalseTrue60s8.P.2.2
- Q2What is a natural resource?A place hidden in the mountainsMaterial from the Earth that people use for their needs.An object made from natural things.60s8.P.2.2
- Q3True or False- Renewable resource will not run out faster than they are replenished.Truefalse60s8.P.2.2
- Q4Resources that will run out in the next hundred years.Non-RenewableRenewable60s8.P.2.2
- Q5The use of which of the following resources would be most affected by changes in weather?None of the above.GeothermalWindNatural Gas60s8.P.2.2
- Q6Which of the following is NOT a non-renewable resource?SolarOilCoalNatural Gas60s8.P.2.2
- Q7Which is not a renewable resource?CoalWindSolarWater60s8.P.2.2
- Q8Which of these describes a human activity that is harmful to non-renewable resource?Car engines consuming large amounts of fossil fuels.Building new roads that cause topsoil to erode.Pollutants on roads washing into streams during rainstorm.60s8.P.2.2
- Q9Which of these power plants would be MOST affected by changes in weather?wind farm power planthydroelectric power plantgeothermal power plantnatural gas power plant60s8.P.2.2
- Q10Which of these types of renewable energy is the LEAST directly dependent on the sun?HydroelectricgeothermalWindSolar60s8.P.2.2
- Q11Which of the following activities has the highest potential for environmental damageInstalling wind turbinesBuilding a solar powerHarnessing energy from moving waterBurning coal60s8.P.2.2
- Q12What is an advantage of power plants powered by natural gas when compared to coal and oil?Explosions are less likely when leaks occur in pipelines.Natural gas requires long pipelines to reach power plants.Burning natural gas releases less pollution to the atmosphere.Natural gas generates more electricity when burned.60s8.P.2.2
- Q13Which is an example of a renewable energy resource?gasoilbiomasscoal60s8.P.2.2