Earth Science: Earth's Resources

Question 1

Burning coal releases sulfur dioxide. How does this lead to pollution?

Accepted Answer

forms acid rain

Question 2

Which is a disadvantage of using fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

gases can produce acid rain

Question 3

Renewable resources that can never be used up.

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inexhaustible resources

Question 4

Why is coal considered nonrenewable?

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coal is being used faster than it is made

Question 5

Which is the most important reason to manage natural resources?

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human population is growing

Question 6

Which usage of petroleum stayed relatively constant?

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cars

Question 7

What type of energy resource is pictured?

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hydroelectric

Question 8

What is major reason solar energy is not used everywhere on a wide scale?

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sun doesn't shine enough in some areas

Question 9

What type of energy resource is pictured?

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coal

Question 10

During what year did petroleum production reach an all time low?

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2005

Question 11

Which renewable energy resource can be produced by the object in the picture?

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alcohol

Question 12

Which of these is a basic necessity humans need to survive?

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water

Question 13

A natural resource is any naturally occurring material _.

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used by people

Question 14

How is conservation of renewable sources different from conservation of nonrenewable sources?

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cons. of renewable resources focuses on preservation

Question 15

What type of energy resource is pictured?

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geothermal

Question 16

The products of photosynthesis are oxygen and _.

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sugar

Question 17

Which is considered a nonrenewable energy resource?

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energy stored in coal

Question 18

How does extracting oil damage the local environment?

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oil spills harm plants and animals

Question 19

Fuel is burned to move a car..what energy conversion is taking place?

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potential to kinetic

Question 20

What type of energy resource is pictured?

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solar

Question 21

Stored energy due to chemical bonds or position.

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potential energy

Question 22

How is geothermal energy used?

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heated water warms a building

Question 23

What was a result in the change the person made in the picture?

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reduced use of natural resources in year 2

Question 24

Why is nuclear energy considered nonrenewable?

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uranium is not replaced as quickly as it is used

Question 25

What type of energy resource is this?

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wind

Question 26

How are the trees in the diagram most likely used?

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as a material resource

Question 27

How is hydroelectric power related to the sun?

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the sun powers the water cycle

Question 28

Why are trees sometimes considered an energy resource?

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we burn wood for heat

Question 29

Which of these requires the use of a material resource?

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manufacturing steel

Question 30

A liquid mixture of complex hydrocarbons.

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crude oil

Question 31

The process of separating crude oil into different products.

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refining

Question 32

Organisms that live in extreme environments.

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extremophiles

Question 33

Which of these is a natural resource?

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gold

Question 34

The mixture of gases that surrounds a planet.

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atmosphere

Question 35

Where did most of the water on Earth come from?

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meteors with ice hit Earth

Question 36

What is a disadvantage of managing a resource?

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cost of technology to improve use

Question 37

A resource that forms much more slowly than it is consumed.

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nonrenewable resource

Question 38

How is electricity generated at a geothermal power plant?

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heated water make steam to turn a turbine

Question 39

What type of energy resource is pictured?

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natural gas

Question 40

Chemicals released during the burning of petroleum causes what local and global effects?

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smog and global warming

Question 41

The type of solar radiation that can harm life.

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ultraviolet radiation

Question 42

The protection and wise use of natural resources.

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conservation

Question 43

The energy of movement.

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kinetic energy

Question 44

Why does Earth have an atmosphere but Mars and Mercury don't?

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Earth's gravity is stronger

Question 45

Which is an example of a renewable resource becoming a nonrenewable resource?

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forests cut down faster than they grow back

Question 46

Any natural material that is used by humans.

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natural resource

Question 47

A nuclear reaction in which two smaller nuclei join together.

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fusion

Question 48

What type of energy resource is this?

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petroleum

Question 49

What in the picture is an inexhaustible natural resource?

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sunlight

Question 50

The careful and responsible management of resources.

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stewardship

Question 51

A nuclear reaction in which a large nucleus splits into two smaller ones.

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fission

Question 52

Natural resources that are used to make objects, food or beverages.

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material resources

Question 53

What type of energy resource is pictured?

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biomass

Question 54

What type of energy resource is pictured?

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nuclear

Question 55

What fraction of Earth's surface is covered by water?

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3/4

Question 56

A nonrenewable resource formed from the buried remains of plants and animals from long ago.

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fossil fuel

Question 57

A molecule that is made up of 3 oxygen atoms.

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ozone

Question 58

Natural resources used to generate energy.

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energy resources

Question 59

The process by which plants make their own food.

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photosynthesis

Question 60

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

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renewable resource

Earth Science: Earth's Resources

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Earth Science: Earth's Resources

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