Go to the Quizzes Page How are Resources Distributed? 0% 79 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 20 How is oil made? Plate motion Fossils of marine animals Higher elevations Magma 2 / 20 Which factor affects the ability of a rock to store water? presence of pores color of rock presence of water mass of rock 3 / 20 .................. removing valuable resources from Earth permeability porosity groundwater mining 4 / 20 ................... is a measure of how easily water can flow through rocks. Permeability Crystallize Mining Overdraft 5 / 20 Which statement best describes the next image? Plankton is exposed to low pressure and temperature. The remains of swamp plants form coal. The remains of prehistoric ocean organisms get covered by layers of sediment. The remains of prehistoric ocean organisms form coal. 6 / 20 Which of the following statements is true for oil and natural gas formation? Oil and natural gas are formed on the Earth's surface. Oil and natural gas are formed from buried coal. Oil and natural gas are both formed in places that were swamps millions of years ago. Oil and natural gas are both formed from the remains of plankton. 7 / 20 ................... is a measurement of how well a rock holds water Permeability Overdraft Porosity Crystallize 8 / 20 An area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water. Aquifer Well Spring Reservoir 9 / 20 Which of the following is NOT a common use of water as a natural resource? Drinking Fossil Fuels Farming Agriculture 10 / 20 Which of the following is common in forming coal, oil, and natural gas? they are formed in oceans they have formed hundreds of years ago organism remains are exposed to high pressure and temperature organisms are exposed to low pressure and temperature 11 / 20 Groundwater ................. the process where groundwater is removed from an underground water source faster than it can be replaced permeability porosity subduction zone overdraft 12 / 20 Many metallic minerals form in areas ...................... near the parent material of subduction zones inside the oceans with heavy rainfall 13 / 20 ................. the part of the Earth that is a mixture of rock pieces, water, decayed organic matter, and air Soil Freshwater Aquifers Groundwater overdraft 14 / 20 Humans tend to settle... in regions rich in resources we need to survive (ex: fertile land, water) where fossil fuels are abundant in regions of low biodiversity where it is hot and dry throughout the year 15 / 20 .................... a section of Earth where one tectonic plate slides under another tectonic plate pores and spaces soil particles formation subduction zone 16 / 20 How can we use natural resources? All answers are correct We can use natural resources for food We can use natural resources to construct houses and buildings We can use energy from natural resources to generate electricity 17 / 20 What is the type of underground water? a mixture of fresh and salt water salt water polluted water freshwater 18 / 20 What are fossil fuels formed from? pores and spaces prehistoric organisms air and water groundwater 19 / 20 According to the chart, which region on Earth has the most oil? Middle East Central America Asia South America 20 / 20 Why are fossil fuels nonrenewable energy resources? because they need millions of years to form because they are formed underground because they are formed from plant remains because they are formed from plankton remains Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page