1) Which of the following is a renewable resource? a) coal b) oil c) air d) natural gas 2) Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource? a) trees b) oil c) air d) soil 3) Which was formed millions of years ago when trees and ferns were buried by sediments in ancient swamps? a) coal b) oil and natural gas c) igneous rock d) metamorphic rock 4) Which was formed millions of years ago when algae, plankton, and phytoplankton were buried by sediments in ancient seas? a) coal b) oil and natural gas c) water d) oxygen 5) Which list contains only processes that must occur in order for fossil fuels to form? a) Formation of faults, burial, glacier formation b) Organism growth, burial, volcanic eruptions c) Organism growth, burial, compaction d) Erosion, burial, earthquakes 6) Which of these shows using a RENEWABLE source to perform a task? a) b) c) d) 7) What most likely happened to the dead plants and animals? a) eaten by scavengers. b) became fossil fuels c) washed away by water. d) became an underground aquifer. 8) Which was most likely the first fuel used by humans? a) coal b) natural gas c) wood d) petroleum (oil products) 9) What kinds of particles needed to be present in marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form? a) and and a few small bits of wood b) decaying organisms c) lava and a few sedimentary rocks d) metal minerals 10) Which processes are necessary in the formation of fossil fuels? a) heat b) pressure c) time d) all of the above 11) Which of these resources would be classified in the same category as coal? a) wind b) wood c) petroleum (oil) d) corn oil 12) Which shows a list of nonrenewable resources? a) oil, coal, natural gas b) coal, trees, wind c) wind, water, plants d) trees, soil, oil 13) Which shows a list of renewable resources? a) oil, coal, natural gas b) coal, trees, wind c) wind, water, plants d) trees, soil, oil 14) Which of the following is a renewable resource? a) diamonds b) gas c) solar energy d) oil 15) Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource? a) water b) natural gas c) trees d) wind 16) Why are coal, petroleum, and natural gas called fossil fuels? a) They are formed from the remains of dinosaurs. b) They have fossils imprinted in their original form. c) They are nonrenewable. d) They were formed from the remains of dead animals and plants that lived millions of years ago. 17) Why is it important to conserve water? a) Animals will hoard clean water for themselves. b) Air is difficult to breathe without clean water. c) People need clean water to survive. d) Mountains will collapse if clean water is removed from them. 18) Natural gas is created when decaying plants, animals, and microorganism- a) form blocks of solid material in lake beds. b) are preserved in ice at the North and South poles. c) rise to the surface in volcanic eruptions. d) are compressed deep within Earth's crust. 19) Fossil fuels like oil, can be found in ancient ocean or sea beds, where pressure and bacteria have- a) transformed plant and animal remains into liquids. b) burned plant and animal remains into ashes. c) melted plant and animal remains into magma. d) hardened plant and animal remains into rocks. 20) One step in transforming the remains plants and animals into fossil fuels happens when layers of rock- a) remove water from the remains. b) heat the water in the remains. c) freeze the water in the remains. d) release water to the remains.

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