Chapter 5 Test - Craig Fisher | Biblioteka

MULTIPLE CHOICE

-Choose the correct answer by clicking on your answer choice. Only one answer is correct. (2 pts. each)

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Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?

A. coal

B. water

C. animals

D. trees

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Which of the following is a renewable resource?

A. fresh water

B. coal

C. petroleum

D. natural gas

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Humans can conserve natural resources by

A. leaving the lights on.

B. relocating endangered secies.

C. keeping water sources clean.

D. leaving the faucet on.

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Natural resources that humans use to generate energy are called

A. human resources.

B. energy resources.

C. power resources.

D. Earth resources.

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Which of the following is NOT a form in which fossil fuels may exist?

A. plasma

B. liquid

C. gas

D. solid

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Petroleum & natural gas form mainly from

A. decayed swamp plants.

B. the remains of land animals.

C. mineral deposits.

D. decayed sea organisms.

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People may obtain fossil fuels

A. from volcanoes.

B. through fission.

C. from the sun.

D. by drilling into the Earth.

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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 wastes can be easily contained.

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What is the term for two or more nuclei joining together to form a new nucleus?

A. combining

B. splitting

C. fusion

D. fission

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The use of solar energy systems is limited by

A. the high cost of equipment.

B. need for pollution controls.

C. low availability of energy.

D. production of toxic wastes.

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The energy contained in fossil fuels originally came from

A. pressurization.

B. the sun.

C. heat from the center of the Earth.

D. the compression of fuel.

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Strip mining is used

A. when coal is found deep in the Earth.

B. in order to protect the enviroment.

C. to limit the use of dangerous explosives.

D. to mine shallow coal deposits.

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Which of the following did NOT come from once-living organisms?

A. gasohol

B. crude oil

C. uranium

D. charcoal

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What is a resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which it is used called?

A. a recyclable resource

B. a nonrenewable resource

C. a renewable resource

D. an Earth resource

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Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

A. trees

B. wind

C. fresh water

D. natural gas

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What is reusing waste or scrap materials called?

A. reducing

B. refreshing

C. recycling

D. resourcing

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From what do petroleum and natural gas mostly form?

A. the remains of swamp plants

B. the remains of land animals

C. the remains of sea organisms

D. the remains of burned-out forests

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Which of the following is NOT a stage of coal formation?

A. lignite

B. hematite

C. anthracite

D. peat

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What is splitting the nuclei of radioactive atoms called?

A. atom splitting

B. atom splicing

C. fusion

D. fission

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What is the energy produced by the heat within the Earth called?

A. solar energy

B. chemical energy

C. fusion

D. geothermal energy

COMPLETION

-Complete the following questions by selecting the correct answer from the word bank. Misspelled words will be marked as incorrect. Some answers may be used more than once, others may not be used at all. (2 pts. each)

Word Bank