Earth Science: Distribution of Earth's Resources

Question 1

Which would NOT be affected if a region's supply of groundwater were insufficient?

Accepted Answer

habitats for marine life

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT a geoscience process?

Accepted Answer

burning of fossil fuels

Question 3

Which of the following terms describes the geographic occurrence of Earth's natural resources?

Accepted Answer

resource distribution

Question 4

What mineral-creating activities occur due to plate tectonic movement?

Accepted Answer

hydrothermal activity, volcanic activity

Question 5

T/F: Geoscience processes cause an uneven distribution of minerals, energy, and groundwater.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Question 6

Fossil fuels formed from which of the following?

Accepted Answer

decaying plants & animals

Question 7

What is one of the main energy sources that create ideal conditions for mineral deposits?

Accepted Answer

movement of tectonic plates

Question 8

Which of the following resources could be replenished during the span of a human lifetime?

Accepted Answer

groundwater

Question 9

T/F: All countries have equal access to resources such as minerals, energy, & groundwater.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 10

Why is America so rich in coal?

Accepted Answer

peat had time to accumulate & get slowly compacted

Question 11

Which of the following is not a fossil fuel that formed from dead marine organisms?

Accepted Answer

coal

Question 12

Which of the following does NOT contribute to the formation of fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

atmospheric currents

Question 13

About how long does it take to form fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

hundreds of millions of years

Question 14

What resource is America's largest reserve; accountable for 27% of Earth's total amount?

Accepted Answer

coal

Question 15

Which of the following is NOT a byproduct of crude oil?

Accepted Answer

metal ores

Question 16

Which of the following regions has the highest distribution of crude oil?

Accepted Answer

Middle East

Question 17

Why does oil tend to be found in the continental margins?

Accepted Answer

sedimentary rock traps dead organisms

Question 18

T/F: Earth's natural resources are plentiful and usually renewable.

Accepted Answer

FALSE

Question 19

Which countries will suffer the most from the uneven distribution of resources?

Accepted Answer

poor countries

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