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Name: _______KEY_____________________
Date: ___________________
Period: ________
Natural Resources Review
Part 1: Identify the Chart
Directions: Using the phrase bank, place the number in the correct space in the chart.
Energy Type
Coal
Advantages
Disadvantages
easy to transport
Oil
4
7
Solar
renewable, does not pollute, clean
spills into the ocean, nonrenewable, drilling
expensive
5
Wind
free, renewable, does not pollute
6
Hydroelectric
8
dams cause environmental damage/harm
Geothermal
renewable, does not pollute
1
Nuclear
produces huge amount of energy
2
Biomass
3
can produce air pollution
Phrase Bank:
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
7.
8.
limited availability because magma only comes close to surface in few locations
radioactive waste
what is burned can be replaced either by humans or nature within short amount of time
pollutes air when burned
requires sunshine and not always sunny
generators noisy, requires strong and steady wind and not always windy
produces large amount of energy
new lakes made, no pollution
Part 2: Fill-in-the-Blank-Use the correct term(s) to fill in the blank.
9. A _Nonrenewable_ resource is a natural resource that forms at a rate that is much slower than the rate at
which it is consumed because it takes millions of years to reform.
10. A _mineral___ resource is deposit of minerals that is valued and used by humans.
11. A _Renewable (Inexhaustible)_ resource is a natural resource that can be replaced within a short amount of
time or at the same rate at which the resource is used.
12. ___Fossil Fuels___, or nonrenewable resources, formed millions of years ago from the remains of plants
and animals.
13. __Recycling_ is the process by which used or discarded materials are treated for reuse of made into new
products.
What two forms of energy does the sun supply?
14. _Thermal (heat)__
15. __Electricity___
What are the three fossil fuels?
16. __Coal_____________________
17. __Oil______________________
18. __Natural gas_______________
Part 3: Short Answer-Answer in complete sentences
19. A friend of yours argues that shopping malls should use solar energy to conserve fossil fuels. How would
you respond?
Because shopping malls are so large, it would be very easy to use a large number of solar panels/cells.
Unfortunately, solar energy would not be very efficient after dark, on cloudy or rainy days, or during the
winter months due to the lack of the amount of sunlight.
Part 4: Identify-Are these resources nonrenewable (N) or renewable (R)?
20.
21.
22.
23.
24.
Wood __R______
Minerals ___N_____
Oil __N______
Sunlight __R_____
Wind ___R_____
25.
26.
27.
28.
Rocks __N______
Coal ___N_____
Natural Gas __N______
Water __R______
Part 5: Multiple Choice-Circle the best choice.
29. Which of the following determines whether a
resource is a renewable resource or a
nonrenewable resource?
a. the cost for obtaining and using the
resource
b. the effects of the resource on the
environment
c. whether the resources is used to
generate energy or is made into
products
d. the rate or time at which the resource
can be replaced
30. Which of the following statements about all
fossil fuels is true?
a. Fossil fuels are liquids.
b. Fossil fuels are found only on land.
c. Fossil fuels are renewable resources.
d. Fossil fuels form from the remains of
ancient (old) organisms (plants and
animals).
31. What is the most common way to release
biomass energy?
a. to burn it
b. to recycle it
c. to compress and heat it
d. to change it into oil
32. Which type of fuel forms when pressure and
heat cause changes in the remains of swamp
plants?
a. coal
b. petroleum
c. oil
d. natural gas
33. Nonrenewable energy resources are being
used faster than natural Earth processes can
replace them.
a. True
b. False
Energy Use in the U.S.
DIRECTIONS: Using the data below, label the sections of the circle graph and color each section a different
color.
Biomass
Natural Gas
Solar, Wind, Geothermal
Nuclear Energy
Oil (Petroleum)
Coal
Hydroelectric Power
2%
25%
3%
6%
40%
19%
5%
DIRECTIONS: Answer these questions using the graph and what you know about energy sources.
1. Which energy source provides the most energy? ___Oil (Petroleum)______________
Is this renewable or nonrenewable? ___nonrenewable_________________
2. Which energy source is used the least amount? ___Biomass_________
Is this renewable or nonrenewable? ___Renewable________________
3. What percentage represents all renewable energy sources? __10____%
4. What percentage represents all nonrenewable energy sources? __90____%
5. What percentage of the energy sources are fossil fuels? _84___%
6. What energy resources are known as fossil fuels? __Coal, oil, and natural gas________