Natural And Energy Resources Quiz 6 (25 MCQs)

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1. What product does a nuclear power plant produce for its customers?

2. All renewable resources _____

3. Energy from moving water is known as _____

4. Heat transferred from beneath the surface of Earth and used to produce energy for human use.

5. When ancient swamps are buried for millions of years, they can form _____

6. Air pollution from burning cause acid rain . This is a disadvantage of _____

7. Match the definition to the term:a substance that provides energy as the result of a chemical change

8. What resource is energy gained through burning broken down leaves and manure to create heat energy?

9. Which of the following is a disadvantage of geothermal energy sources?

10. What kind of pollution is formed when air pollutants from the burning of fossil fuels react with water in the atmosphere?

11. Why is it better to obtain energy from natural gas instead of coal and oil? Natural gas-

12. Any natural material used by humans, such as water, petroleum, minerals, forests, and animals is called

13. Which of these methods of energy resource acquisition has the least effect on the lithosphere?

14. Resources that can be replaced in 100 years or less are called _____

15. Secondary extraction of petroleum is:

16. Which of the following nonrenewable energy sources has the least environmental impact?

17. A source of energy that is used faster than it is created

18. Why do we study fossils?

19. Which one of these is not a renewable resource?

20. Which statement proposes a method to conserve resources such as silicon and aluminum?

21. What is a benefit of carpooling?

22. Match the definition to the term:the splitting of an atom's nucleus into 2 smaller nuclei and neutrons, releasing a large quantity of energy

23. Fossil Fuels are formed _____

24. Radioactive waste is one of the main disadvantages of which type of energy resource?

25. Currently, most high-level radioactive waste from nuclear reactors in the United States is: