Question 1

Any natural material used by humans.

Accepted Answer

natural resource

Answer

material resource

Answer

geologic resource

Answer

energy resource

Question 2

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed

Accepted Answer

renewable resource

Answer

energy resource

Answer

material resource

Answer

nonrenewable resource

Question 3

A natural resource that can not be used up by human activities such as the Sun.

Accepted Answer

inexhaustible resource

Answer

geologic resource

Answer

energy resource

Answer

nonrenewable resource

Question 4

a resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed

Accepted Answer

nonrenewable resource

Answer

energy resource

Answer

inexhaustible resource

Answer

renewable resource

Question 5

a nonrenewable resource formed from buried remains of plants and animals that lived long ago

Accepted Answer

fossil fuel

Answer

fossil gas

Answer

soil

Answer

uranium

Question 6

a natural resource that humans use to make or manufacture objects or to consume as food and drink

Accepted Answer

material resource

Answer

energy resource

Answer

geologic resource

Answer

inexhaustible resource

Question 7

a natural resource that humans use to generate energy

Accepted Answer

energy resource

Answer

geologic resource

Answer

material resource

Answer

inexhaustible resource

Question 8

Material that comes from the Earth such as rocks, minerals, soil, and fossil fuels

Accepted Answer

geologic resource

Answer

inexhaustible resource

Answer

energy resource

Answer

material resource

Question 9

Ways to extract geologic resources from the Earth

Accepted Answer

Drilling, Surface Mining, Open-Pit Mining, Quarrying, and Solution Mining

Answer

Drilling, Surface Mining, Open-Pit Mining, Smelting, and Leaching

Answer

Drilling, Mining, Refining

Answer

Leaching, Smelting, Refining

Question 10

Ways to process geologic resources from the Earth

Accepted Answer

Leaching, Smelting, and Refining

Answer

Drilling, Leaching, Quarrying, and Smelting

Answer

Drilling, Surface Mining, Open-Pit Mining, Quarrying, and Solution Mining

Answer

Leaching, Smelting, Drilling, and Mining

Question 11

The process of producing a product from a geologic resource

Accepted Answer

Drilling or mining, extracting, and processing the resource

Answer

Processing, Drilling or mining, and Extracting

Answer

Extracting, Processing, and Drilling or mining

Answer

Drilling or mining, processing, extracting

Question 12

The protection and wise use of resources

Accepted Answer

Conservation

Answer

Stewardship

Answer

Consultation

Answer

Starship

Question 13

Ways to practice conservation of resources

Accepted Answer

Reducing, Reusing, and Recycling

Answer

Reducing, Reusing, and Removing

Answer

Removing, Reusing, and Recycling

Answer

Reducing, Removing, and Recycling

Question 14

Why should we conserve resources

Accepted Answer

Lots of resources are nonrenewable

Answer

Resources are limitless

Answer

Lots of resources are renewable

Answer

Resources are inexhaustible

Question 15

Ways to conserve resources

Accepted Answer

turn the water off when not using it, turn the heat down when no one is home, turn off the lights that are not needed, walk, and bicycle

Answer

leave the water on when not using it, turn the heat down when no one is home, turn off the lights that are not needed, walk, and bicycle

Answer

turn the water off when not using it, turn the heat down when no one is home, leave the lights on that are not needed, walk, and bicycle

Answer

turn the water off when not using it, turn the heat down when no one is home, turn off the lights that are not needed, drive a car everywhere

Question 16

The careful and responsible management of Earth and its resources.

Accepted Answer

stewardship

Answer

starship

Answer

consultation

Answer

conservation

Question 17

Energy released when the nuclei of atoms are split or combined.

Accepted Answer

nuclear energy

Answer

fossil fuel energy

Answer

renewable energy

Answer

inexhaustible energy

Question 18

The splitting of an atomic nucleus to release energy.

Accepted Answer

Fission

Answer

Uranium

Answer

Fusion

Answer

Radioactive Decay

Question 19

The material used to provide fuel for nuclear energy created inside of a reactor core.

Accepted Answer

Uranium

Answer

Rock

Answer

Titanium

Answer

Coal

Question 20

Fossil fuel used to make transportation and plastics

Accepted Answer

Petroleum

Answer

Uranium

Answer

Coal

Answer

Natural Gas

Question 21

Fossil fuel used for heating and cooking

Accepted Answer

Natural gas

Answer

Petroleum

Answer

Coal

Answer

Uranium

Question 22

Fossil fuel used for generating electrical power

Accepted Answer

Coal

Answer

Uranium

Answer

Petroleum

Answer

Natural gas

Question 23

An element all living things contain including fossil fuels

Accepted Answer

Carbon

Answer

Hydrogen

Answer

Oxygen

Answer

Silicon

Question 24

Original source of energy stored in fossil fuels

Accepted Answer

Sun

Answer

Earth

Answer

Plants

Answer

Organisms

Question 25

Petroleum and Natural Gas are formed from

Accepted Answer

Sea(Marine) Organisms

Answer

Swamp Plants

Answer

Plains Organisms

Answer

Desert Plants

Question 26

Coal is formed from

Accepted Answer

Swamp plants

Answer

Plains Organisms

Answer

Sea(Marine) Organisms

Answer

Desert Plants

Question 27

Order of formation of types of coal

Accepted Answer

Peat, Lignite, Bituminous, Anthracite

Answer

Peat, Lignite, Anthracite, Bituminous

Answer

Lignite, Peat, Anthracite, Bituminous

Answer

Peat, Anthracite, Lignite, Bituminous

Question 28

Reasons why Anthracite is highly valuable

Accepted Answer

High amounts of carbon, gives off lots of energy, and gives off the least amount of pollution

Answer

High amounts of carbon, gives off alittle amount of energy, and gives off the least amount of pollution

Answer

High amounts of carbon, gives off lots of energy, and gives off the most amount of pollution

Answer

Low amounts of carbon, gives off lots of energy, and gives off the least amount of pollution

Question 29

Radioactive waste must be stored for thousands of years

Accepted Answer

Disadvantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Advantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Advantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Disadvantage of Fossil Fuels

Question 30

Process by which two or more nuclei fuse together creating a large amount of energy

Accepted Answer

Fusion

Answer

Fission

Answer

Radioactive Decay

Answer

Uranium

Question 31

An example of a renewable resource becoming nonrenewable

Accepted Answer

trees being cut down and NOT replanted in a timely manner

Answer

a child coloring a picture

Answer

trees being cut down and replanted in a timely manner

Answer

water being conserved in a reservoir

Question 32

uses the force of moving air to drive an electric generator or do other work

Accepted Answer

Wind Energy

Answer

Biomass

Answer

Hydroelectric Energy

Answer

Solar Energy

Question 33

Clusters of wind turbines that produce large amounts of electricity

Accepted Answer

Wind Farm

Answer

Wind Mill

Answer

Wind Factory

Answer

Wind Plant

Question 34

Energy that uses falling or flowing water to produce electricity

Accepted Answer

Hydroelectric Energy

Answer

Wind Energy

Answer

Solar Energy

Answer

Geothermal Energy

Question 35

Energy received by Earth from the Sun in the form of radiation

Accepted Answer

Solar Energy

Answer

Hydroelectric Energy

Answer

Biomass

Answer

Geothermal Energy

Question 36

Converts solar energy into electricity

Accepted Answer

Photovoltaic Cell

Answer

Wind turbine

Answer

Solar collector

Answer

Dam

Question 37

Energy that comes from organic matter such as plant material and manure

Accepted Answer

Biomass

Answer

Geothermal Energy

Answer

Solar Energy

Answer

Wind Energy

Question 38

A liquid fuel produced from biomass

Accepted Answer

Ethanol

Answer

Propane

Answer

Diesel Fuel

Answer

Kerosene

Question 39

A product that can be used to produce alcohol to be used as a type of renewable energy

Accepted Answer

Corn

Answer

Rock

Answer

Titanium

Answer

Soil

Question 40

Energy from the heat inside the Earth

Accepted Answer

Geothermal Energy

Answer

Hydroelectric Energy

Answer

Wind Energy

Answer

Solar Energy

Question 41

Uses of Geothermal Energy

Accepted Answer

To generate electricity and to heat water that warms buildings

Answer

To make fuel and to heat water that warms buildings

Answer

Cooking and make plastics

Answer

To generate electricity and to make fuel

Question 42

What are advantages of using renewable energy?

Accepted Answer

Help to conserve nonrenewable resources and little pollution is released.

Answer

To use up nonrenewable resources and little pollution is released.

Answer

Help to conserve nonrenewable resources and a lot of pollution is released.

Answer

To use up nonrenewable resources and a lot of pollution is released.

Question 43

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of wind energy?

Accepted Answer

conserves nonrenewable resources

Answer

expensive to produce and maintain

Answer

hazardous to birds

Answer

Limited to certain areas

Question 44

Does not cause air pollution

Accepted Answer

Advantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Disadvantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Advantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Disadvantage of Fossil Fuels

Question 45

Mining does NOT result in loss of habitat

Accepted Answer

Advantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Advantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Disadvantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Disadvantage of Nuclear Energy

Question 46

Large amount of energy

Accepted Answer

Advantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Advantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Disadvantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Disadvantage of Fossil Fuels

Question 47

Radiation may be released into the environment

Accepted Answer

Disadvantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Advantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Disadvantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Advantage of Nuclear Energy

Question 48

Hot water can disrupt aquatic ecosystems

Accepted Answer

Disadvantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Advantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Advantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Disadvantage of Fossil Fuels

Question 49

Leads to the formation of acid rain

Accepted Answer

Disadvantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Disadvantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Advantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Advantage of Fossil Fuels

Question 50

Mining disrupts habitats

Accepted Answer

Disadvantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Advantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Advantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Disadvantage of Nuclear Energy

Question 51

Leads to the formation of smog

Accepted Answer

Disadvantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Advantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Advantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Disadvantage of Nuclear Energy

Question 52

Releases carbon dioxide which leads to global warming

Accepted Answer

Disadvantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Advantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Advantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Disadvantage of Nuclear Energy

Question 53

Water pollution

Accepted Answer

Disadvantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Advantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Disadvantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Advantage of Fossil Fuels

Question 54

Environmental issues such as oil spills

Accepted Answer

Disadvantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Advantage of Fossil Fuels

Answer

Advantage of Nuclear Energy

Answer

Disadvantage of Nuclear Energy

Question 55

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of solar energy?

Accepted Answer

hazardous to birds

Answer

Limited to certain areas

Answer

increased cost leading to higher bills

Answer

expensive technology

Question 56

Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of hydroelectric energy?

Accepted Answer

lots of pollution is released

Answer

limited to certain areas

Answer

block the movement of fish

Answer

expensive to produce and maintain

Question 57

Which of the following is NOT a use of energy resources by humans?

Accepted Answer

making homes

Answer

generate electricity

Answer

transportation fuel

Answer

produce heat for homes and cooking

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