1.
Since the sun powers the water cycle and creates wind, wind energy and hydroelectric power are indirect sources of what type of enery?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
2.
Which one of these is NOT a disadvantage for using fossil fuels?
A. 
Fossil fuels will eventually run out.
B. 
Fossil fuels are not replaced as they are used.
C. 
Fossil fuels are relatively inexpensive.
D. 
Fossil fuels are not clean burning.
3.
Which type of renewable energy resource is collected close to Lanier Middle School for a large population?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
4.
What is an advantage of nuclear power?
A. 
B. 
It requires many safety measures to generate it.
C. 
Nuclear accidents can result in major disasters.
D. 
It is inexpensive to produce.
5.
To prevent the dust bowl, farmers could have attempted which of the following soil conservation practices?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
6.
Which of these is an example of a biomass fuel?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
7.
The intense heat beneath the Earth's surface can be a source of
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
8.
Most of the pollution in the atmosphere (air) comes from
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
9.
Plowing removed the grass from the Great Plains and exposed the soil. What effect did this have when a drought struck the Great Plains in the 1930's?
A. 
B. 
It reduced the soil's fertility.
C. 
It helped to cause the Dust Bowl.
D. 
It prevented sod from developing.
10.
What term describes the management of soil to prevent its descrution?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
11.
Which of the following is NOT a way to conserve water?
A. 
Wash your car in the middle of the day
B. 
Turn off the water when you brush your teeth
C. 
D. 
Only run your dishwater when it is full
12.
What does tidal power depend on to generate electricity?
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
13.
The three major fossils fuels are coal, oil, and
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
14.
Solar cells are sometimes used to power all of the following EXCEPT
A. 
B. 
C. 
D. 
15.
In a nuclear power plant, what is used to change water into steam?
A. 
The burning of natural gas
B. 
C. 
D. 
Heat released from nuclear fission reactions
16.
Wood, leaves, and manure below to a group of renewable energy sources called _____________________ fuels.
17.
Taking a bike ride instead of a car ride is practicing energy ________________________, which helps save fuel for the future.
18.
True or False: A fuel is a substance that provides energy as a result of a chemical change.
19.
True or False: It costs a lot of money to generate solar energy.
20.
True or False: Clean air conservation is not a major issue in Georgia because our air is very clean already.
21.
True or False: The farmers who created Providence Canyon has poor farming practices.
22.
True or False: Soil is a natural resource.
23.
True or False: Gasoline that we use to power our cars could be classified as a renewable resource.
24.
True or False: a pollutant is any harmful material added to an environment.
25.
True or False: Minerals are not considered natural resources.