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Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Natural Resources (Questions)

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Which of these is not a natural resource?

[ ]	Fish
[ ]	Plastic
[ ]	Topsoil
[ ]	Trees

How are coal, oil and natural gas collectively known?

[ ]	Clean fuels
[ ]	Fossil fuels
[ ]	Prehistoric fuels
[ ]	Recycled fuels

Trees give out which gas?

[ ]	Carbon Dioxide
[ ]	Methane
[ ]	Nitrogen
[ ]	Oxygen

Bauxite is a mineral that can be made into what?

[ ]	Aluminium
[ ]	Steel
[ ]	Tin
[ ]	Zinc

Coal, oil and natural gas can be described how?

[ ]	Expendable
[ ]	Infinite
[ ]	Non-renewable
[ ]	Renewable

Which problem is not caused by burning fossil fuels?

[ ]	Acid rain
[ ]	Global warming
[ ]	Smog
[ ]	The hole in the ozone layer

The letters HEP refer to what type of power?

[ ]	Heated Electrical
[ ]	Highly Explosive
[ ]	Hugely Expensive
[ ]	Hydro Electric

Which of these is not a biomass fuel?

[ ]	Cow dung
[ ]	Firewood
[ ]	Peat
[ ]	Uranium

What form of power uses heat from below ground?

[ ]	Geothermal
[ ]	Hydro Electric
[ ]	Solar
[ ]	Tidal

10.

Which of these statements is true?

[ ]	1 million UK homes are powered by solar panels
[ ]	HEP does not damage the environment
[ ]	The world gets 5% of its electricity from non-fossil fuels
[ ]	Wind turbines work well in coastal locations

Science: Middle School: Grades 6, 7 and 8 Quiz - Natural Resources (Answers)

Which of these is not a natural resource?

[ ]	Fish
[x]	Plastic
[ ]	Topsoil
[ ]	Trees

Plastic doesn't occur in nature - it's man-made

How are coal, oil and natural gas collectively known?

[ ]	Clean fuels
[x]	Fossil fuels
[ ]	Prehistoric fuels
[ ]	Recycled fuels

Formed from fossil remains of plants and animals

Trees give out which gas?

[ ]	Carbon Dioxide
[ ]	Methane
[ ]	Nitrogen
[x]	Oxygen

Bauxite is a mineral that can be made into what?

[x]	Aluminium
[ ]	Steel
[ ]	Tin
[ ]	Zinc

One of the uses of aluminum is to make drinks cans

Coal, oil and natural gas can be described how?

[ ]	Expendable
[ ]	Infinite
[x]	Non-renewable
[ ]	Renewable

Once used they cannot be replaced

Which problem is not caused by burning fossil fuels?

[ ]	Acid rain
[ ]	Global warming
[ ]	Smog
[x]	The hole in the ozone layer

The release of CFC gasses damages the ozone layer

The letters HEP refer to what type of power?

[ ]	Heated Electrical
[ ]	Highly Explosive
[ ]	Hugely Expensive
[x]	Hydro Electric

Which of these is not a biomass fuel?

[ ]	Cow dung
[ ]	Firewood
[ ]	Peat
[x]	Uranium

Biomass fuels are 'traditional' sources of energy

What form of power uses heat from below ground?

[x]	Geothermal
[ ]	Hydro Electric
[ ]	Solar
[ ]	Tidal

10.

Which of these statements is true?

[ ]	1 million UK homes are powered by solar panels
[ ]	HEP does not damage the environment
[ ]	The world gets 5% of its electricity from non-fossil fuels
[x]	Wind turbines work well in coastal locations

About 25% of the world's electricity comes from non-fossil fuels