Go to the Quizzes Page How are Resources Distributed? 0% 27 Created by AbuBakrShalabi Please write your name and email to receive your certificate. 1 / 20 Which statement best describes the next image? The remains of prehistoric ocean organisms get covered by layers of sediment. The remains of swamp plants form coal. Plankton is exposed to low pressure and temperature. The remains of prehistoric ocean organisms form coal. 2 / 20 Which of the following is common in forming coal, oil, and natural gas? they are formed in oceans organism remains are exposed to high pressure and temperature they have formed hundreds of years ago organisms are exposed to low pressure and temperature 3 / 20 Many metallic minerals form in areas ...................... inside the oceans with heavy rainfall near the parent material of subduction zones 4 / 20 What are fossil fuels formed from? groundwater pores and spaces prehistoric organisms air and water 5 / 20 According to the chart, which region on Earth has the most oil? Middle East Central America South America Asia 6 / 20 An area of permeable layer of rock or soil that holds a large amount of water. Reservoir Aquifer Spring Well 7 / 20 How is oil made? Higher elevations Fossils of marine animals Plate motion Magma 8 / 20 .................. removing valuable resources from Earth permeability porosity groundwater mining 9 / 20 Humans tend to settle... where it is hot and dry throughout the year in regions of low biodiversity in regions rich in resources we need to survive (ex: fertile land, water) where fossil fuels are abundant 10 / 20 Which of the following is NOT a common use of water as a natural resource? Fossil Fuels Drinking Agriculture Farming 11 / 20 How can we use natural resources? 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 All answers are correct 12 / 20 Which factor affects the ability of a rock to store water? mass of rock presence of water color of rock presence of pores 13 / 20 ................... is a measurement of how well a rock holds water Porosity Permeability Crystallize Overdraft 14 / 20 .................... a section of Earth where one tectonic plate slides under another tectonic plate soil particles pores and spaces subduction zone formation 15 / 20 Groundwater ................. the process where groundwater is removed from an underground water source faster than it can be replaced overdraft permeability porosity subduction zone 16 / 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 both formed from the remains of plankton. Oil and natural gas are both formed in places that were swamps millions of years ago. Oil and natural gas are formed from buried coal. 17 / 20 What is the type of underground water? salt water polluted water a mixture of fresh and salt water freshwater 18 / 20 ................... is a measure of how easily water can flow through rocks. Crystallize Overdraft Mining Permeability 19 / 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 20 / 20 ................. the part of the Earth that is a mixture of rock pieces, water, decayed organic matter, and air Freshwater Groundwater overdraft Aquifers Soil Your score is 0% Restart quiz Go to the Quizzes Page