Nonrenewable Resources

Question 1

Which is the best example of reusing?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

repairing a stove instead of buying a new one

Question 2

Which is one property of coal that makes it ideal for use in a power plant?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

It burns easily.

Question 3

Sugar comes from a plant called sugarcane. During processing, live sugarcane is cut from fields, the sugar is taken from the plants, and then the sugar is heated.

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Sugar is a not considered a nonrenewable resource because it comes from living plants.

Question 4

In a power plant, coal enters which of these first?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

the boiler

Question 5

What is the purpose of the turbines in coal-fired power plants?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

converting energy

Question 6

Which shows the correct order of steps in the formation of coal?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Dead plants fall in swamp → layers of dead plants pile up → plant matter is buried by rocks and dirt → plant matter is compressed and is exposed to heat → coal forms

Question 7

What is an advantage of using wind for producing electricity instead of coal?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Obtaining wind does not harm the environment, but obtaining coal does.

Question 8

What is a product made from nonrenewable resources?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

a nail made from the metal iron

Question 9

Jaden listed the similarities of using coal, natural gas, and petroleum to generate electricity.Coal, natural gas, and petroleum:– use turbines– require heat– convert electrical energy to kinetic energy– produce pollution in the form of smoke

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Kinetic energy is converted to electrical energy.

Question 10

Carlos listed some advantages and disadvantages of using nonrenewable resources. Which best describes Carlos’s error?

Revolt · Accepted Answer

Ores must be processed.

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