Direotions: Multiple Choloe. Choose and encircle the letter of the best answer.
1. What is the main difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?
a. how long they can be stored
b. where they are found on Earth
c. how quickly they can regenerate
d. how they are used in our everyday lives
2. Which is NOT an example of renewable resources?
a. geothermal
c. solar panels
b. natural gas
d. wind turbines
3. Our Earth continually produces heat from beneath its crust. The heat captured can be
used to heat our homes and buildings. What is this energy called?
a. geothermal energy
c. solar energy
b. hydropower
d. wind energy
4. In order to achieve sustainability, what are the two things that need protection for the
future?
& people and resource
c. environment and resources
b. environment and people
d. none of the above
5. Which of the following BEST describes sustainability?
a understanding how to meet the needs of the future generations
b. understanding how to meet the needs of the present generation
c. understanding how to meet the needs of the present without compromising the
needs of future generations to meet their own needs
d. both A and C
6. Which of these is an example of sustainability?
a private car use
c. a power station burning fossil fuel
b. a wind farm out at sea
d. none of the above
7. What does a "finite resource mean?
a. The supply is renewable. c. The resource will continue forever.
b. There is a limited supply. d. none of the above.
8. Where does most of the Earth's energy come from?
a environment
C. sun
b. people
d. water
9. Which of these sentences do not help conserve natural resources?
a Drink water from a plastic bottle
b. Drive cars less, take a bicycle or walk
c. Turn out lights when they are not needed
d. Plant new trees to replace those that are cut down
10. Why is it important to save energy in our daily lives?
a. We need to burn more fossils.
b. So that other people can waste energy
c. We need to protect our environment for the future.
d. We save electricity
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