Name: 
 

Natural Resources and Energy



True/False
Indicate whether the statement is true or false.
 

 1. 

When burning fossil fuels pollution can enter our atmosphere and cause acid rain.
 

 2. 

Examples of Non-renewable resources could be wind, water ,a and trees.
 

 3. 

Renewable natural resources take millions of years to make.
 

 4. 

Living organisms that lived millions of years ago could have been changed into fossil fuels over time.
 

 5. 

Renewable resources can include water, wind, plants, and animals.
 

Multiple Choice
Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question.
 

 6. 

Which type of renewable energy source is considered the most powerful energy force?
A
water
C
solar
B
wind
D
trees
 

 7. 

Which of these energy sources is made from peat that settled in swamps millions of years ago?
A
oil
C
solar
B
coal
D
natural gas
 

 8. 

Which of the following energy sources is a fossil fuel?
A
solar
C
petroleum
B
wind
D
water
 

 9. 

Where along a river is deposition of sediment found?
A
beginning of the river
C
end of the river
B
middle of the river
D
its not in a river
 

 10. 

Fossil fuels can be found mostly in which of the following rocks?
A
metamorphic
C
sedimentary
B
igneous
D
volcanic
 

Matching
 
 
A
coal
F
water
B
crude oil
G
fossils
C
weathering
H
sediment
D
erosion
I
sedimentary
E
delta
J
pollution
 

 11. 

harmful substances that mix with water in the atmosphere that harm the earth
 

 12. 

material that settles at the bottom of a river and builds up land
 

 13. 

a fossil fuel that was made in swamps over millions of years.
 

 14. 

the process of moving rocks from one place to another
 

 15. 

a fossil fuel which is also called petroleum
 

 16. 

located at the mouth of a river
 

 17. 

a powerful force that can break rocks down into smaller rocks
 

 18. 

sediment that settles in layers over time in which you can find fossils
 

 19. 

remains of animals and plants that lived millions of years ago
 

 20. 

the process of breaking down rocks into smaller rocks
 



 
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