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1

The total amount of a resource changes over time if
A)Some of it is used
B)New technologies are developed to extract it
C)New technologies are developed to process it
D)All of the above
2

Fossil fuels are produced from
A)Plant material
B)Animal material
C)Organic material
D)All of the above
3

To qualify as a reserve, a substance must be
A)Extracted economically
B)Extracted with existing technology
C)Extracted profitably
D)All of the above
4

The world's most abundant fossil fuel is
A)Oil
B)Gas
C)Coal
D)Water
5

Overburden is the term used to define
A)Material on top of coal veins that must be removed to extract the coal
B)The difference between the weight of the coal, and the weight of the extracted material
C)Material left over from refining coal for industrial use
D)None of the above
6

Underground mining can lead to
A)Land subsidence
B)Debris accumulation
C)Black lung disease
D)All of the above
7

A primary cause of acid mine drainage from coal mining is
A)Carbon
B)Sulfur
C)Oxygen
D)None of the above
8

The majority of oil reserves in the world exist in four Middle Eastern countries.
A)True
B)False
9

The majority of oil pollution in the oceans is the result of routine shipping operations.
A)True
B)False
10

The benefits of natural gas as an energy source are that
A)It is less disruptive to the environment than oil and coal production
B)It causes limited land pollution compared to oil and coal production
C)It causes limited air pollution compared to oil and coal production
D)All of the above
11

The country with the largest natural gas reserves is
A)USA
B)France
C)Russia
D)Saudi Arabia
12

Which of the following is not a renewable source of electricity?
A)Hydroelectric power
B)Geothermal energy
C)Tidal power
D)Natural Gas
13

Renewable resources used for energy production do not create environmental impacts.
A)True
B)False





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