This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Ugc Net > Paper 1 > Environment > Natural And Energy Resources – Quiz 6 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 6 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When weathering, erosion, and deposition happen over millions of years, the type of rock formed is ..... A) Metamorphic rock. B) Coal. C) Sedimentary rock. D) Igneous rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sedimentary rock. 2. Which of the following is true about nonrenewable resources? A) Nonrenewable resources cannot be replaced as fast as they are used. B) Wind energy is a nonrenewable resource. C) Food is a nonrenewable resource. D) Nonrenewable resources are resources that have run out. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable resources cannot be replaced as fast as they are used. 3. Which of the following statements provides a reason for the widespread use of fossil fuels? A) Fossil fuels are a renewable source of energy. B) Fossil fuels are readily available and inexpensive. C) Fossil fuels are not harmful to the environment. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil fuels are readily available and inexpensive. 4. Which of the following recommendations could a community make to its citizens that would do the most to conserve energy resources? A) Carpool, bicycle, or walk whenever possible. B) Keep lighting turned on when they are not in use. C) Drivers and all passengers should wear seatbelts. D) Recycle papers and plastics whenever possible. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carpool, bicycle, or walk whenever possible. 5. A restoration of the land to its previous condition. A) Re-naturalization. B) Recycling. C) Reclamation. D) Reduction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reclamation. 6. Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today? A) We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form. B) The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process. C) They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use. D) They are being formed too far beneath the surface. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form. 7. The process by which a heavy nucleus breaks into two lighter nuclei is called ..... A) A chain reaction. B) Fission. C) Decomposition. D) Fusion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fission. 8. How does population Density effect the environment? A) Smog. B) To many people in one space can overwhelm the ecosystem and enviroment. C) People pollute. D) Pancakes. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To many people in one space can overwhelm the ecosystem and enviroment. 9. Which energy source uses a damand a turbine to create electricity? A) Wind energy. B) Hydroelectric energy. C) Solar Energy. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydroelectric energy. 10. Geothermal energy uses ..... to produce electricity. A) Corn. B) Steam wells. C) The wind. D) The sun. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Steam wells. 11. What product does a nuclear power plant produce for its customers? A) Electricity. B) A turbine. C) Steam. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Electricity. 12. All renewable resources ..... A) Are produced by waste products. B) Form underground from dead organisms. C) Replaced in a short period of time (approximately one lifetime). D) Allow energy to pass through them easily. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Replaced in a short period of time (approximately one lifetime). 13. Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable? A) They are only found in limited quantities. B) They cannot be replenished. C) They are replenished by processes that take millions of years. D) They are formed from living things. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) They are replenished by processes that take millions of years. 14. Energy from moving water is known as ..... A) Hydroelectric energy. B) Geothermal energy. C) Wind energy. D) Solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydroelectric energy. 15. Renewable resources are A) Cannot be replaced. B) Man-made resources. C) Never run out. D) Can be replaced in a short amount of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Can be replaced in a short amount of time. 16. Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use. A) Geothermal Energy. B) Energy Resources. C) Solar Resources. D) Greenhouse Gases. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal Energy. 17. When ancient swamps are buried for millions of years, they can form ..... A) Coal. B) Running water. C) Nuclear fuel. D) Gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Coal. 18. Air pollution from burning cause acid rain . This is a disadvantage of ..... A) Fossil fuels. B) Geothermal. C) Nuclear. D) Solar. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil fuels. 19. Match the definition to the term:a substance that provides energy as the result of a chemical change A) Nuclear fission. B) Hydrocarbon. C) Solar energy. D) Fuel. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fuel. 20. What resource is energy gained through burning broken down leaves and manure to create heat energy? A) Trap the heat. B) Biomass. C) Conservation. D) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Biomass. 21. Which of the following is a disadvantage of geothermal energy sources? A) Does not cause pollution. B) Available at specific locations. C) Inexpensive to build. D) Renewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Available at specific locations. 22. What kind of pollution is formed when air pollutants from the burning of fossil fuels react with water in the atmosphere? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Sad pollution. C) Acid precipitation. D) Water waste. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Acid precipitation. 23. Why is it better to obtain energy from natural gas instead of coal and oil? Natural gas- A) Is a renewable energy source. B) Produces more toxic waste. C) Produces fewer greenhouse gases. D) Is not a natural resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Produces fewer greenhouse gases. 24. Any natural material used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals is called A) Renewable resource. B) Natural resource. C) Sustainable resource. D) Nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural resource. 25. Which of these methods of energy resource acquisition has the least effect on the lithosphere? A) Surface mining for uranium. B) Pumping oil from under water. C) Harvesting wood by selective cutting. D) Collecting natural gas from old oil wells. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Harvesting wood by selective cutting. 26. Resources that can be replaced in 100 years or less are called ..... A) Exaustable. B) Recyclable. C) Renewable. D) Nonrenewable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable. 27. Secondary extraction of petroleum is: A) Occurs immediately after primary extraction. B) Is less expensive than primary extraction. C) Uses solvents, water, or steam. D) Allows the oil to be extracted to the last drop. E) Causes less environmental damage than tertiary extraction. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Uses solvents, water, or steam. 28. Which of the following nonrenewable energy sources has the least environmental impact? A) Gasoline. B) Coal. C) Oil. D) Tar Sands. E) Natural Gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: E) Natural Gas. 29. A source of energy that is used faster than it is created A) Non-renewable energy source. B) Renewable energy source. C) Sustainable energy source. D) Fossil-wind energy source. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Non-renewable energy source. 30. What form of renewable energy requires a dam? A) Nuclear. B) Solar. C) Biomass. D) Hydroelectric. 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