Regular Format
8.4 Types of Resources
Test Review
Regular + Advanced
Advanced Format
● 45 Points
● 8 Questions
● 7 Short Answer
● 2 using charts/graphs for
reference
● 1 Reading
● Finding and explaining evidence
Specific Concepts Continued
● Reading and analyzing graphs
● Renewable Resources
● Locations and Reasons behind
these locations
● Human Population and Human Impact
● 35 Points
● 6 Questions
● 4 Short Answer
● 2 using charts/graphs for
reference
● 1 Reading
● Finding and explaining evidence
Specific Concepts
● Renewable versus Nonrenewable
● Descriptions
● How they are formed
● Where they are formed / located
● Examples
● Resources (renewable and
nonrenewable) changing over time
● How they have changed
● Why they have changed
Specific Concepts - Advanced
Additions
● Types of renewable resources
● How they are formed
● Pros
● Cons
● Renewable Resource Locations
● Where they are located
● Why they are located there
Question 1
• How are nonrenewable
resources made?
• List 4 examples
Question 2
• How are renewable resources
made?
• List 4 examples
Question 3
• What are the differences
between renewable and
nonrenewable resources?
Answer 1
● How are nonrenewable resources
made?
● List 3 examples
○ Decay of plants and animals that
take over millions of years to form
inside the Earth’s crust
○ Petroleum, coal, nuclear fuels,
natural gas
Answer 2
● How are renewable resources made?
● List 4 examples.
○ Humans use advancements in
technology to harness the Earth’s
renewable resources.
○ Wind, solar, biomass, hydropower,
geothermal
Answer 3
• What are the differences between
renewable and nonrenewable
resources?
– Nonrenewable
• Take millions of years to replenish
• Cause pollution
• Limited
– Renewable
• Unlimited
• Better for the environment
Question 4
Answer 4
• What has happened to the amount of
natural gas over the years?
• Why has the amount changed? Give two
reasons.
Question 5
• What has happened to the amount of
natural gas over the years?
– Increased
• Why has the amount changed? Give two
reasons.
– More people
– More/bigger houses
– More technology
– More cars / driving
Answer 5
• What is
estimated
to occur
with the
usage of
coal from
2010 to
2040?
• Why?
Question 6
• What is estimated to
occur with the usage
of coal from 2010 to
2040?
– Decrease
• Why?
– We care about the
environment
Question 6
• What will
happen to
the use of
wind and
solar?
• What is one
reason why
this might
occur?
• What will happen to the
use of wind and solar?
– It will increase
• What is one reason why
this might occur?
– Technology advances
and the knowledge of
impact of fossil fuels on
the planet
Question 7
• Are fossil fuels found
everywhere in the United
States? Why or why not?
Question 8
• Which location would be the best for a
wind turbine?
• Why?
Question 9
• Will “A” always be a good location?
• Why?
Answer 7
• Are fossil fuels found everywhere in the
United States? Why or why not?
– They are not
– They are formed from the remains of
dead organisms - the conditions are
not correct everywhere to turn dead
organisms into actual fossils and then
into fossil fuels
– Requires time, heat, and pressure
Answer 8
• Which location would be the best for a
wind turbine?
– Location A
• Why?
– It has stronger winds than B
Question 9
• Will “A” always be a good location?
– Most likely
• Why?
– Due to its location (mixture of warm
and cold air, lots of land without
buildings to block wind) it has strong
wind
Question 10
• By 2025, 3 billion people will have a
water shortage.
• Why should we care / how does this
impact us?
Question 11 - ADVANCED
• What renewable resource(s) would work
best in the following locations? Why?
– A sunny California town
– A city that is located near a river that
feeds into a lake
– An village that is surrounded by farms
Question 12
• How does a wind turbine
work?
• What is a pro?
• What is a con?
Question 10
• By 2025, 3 billion people will have a
water shortage.
• Why should we care / how does this
impact us?
– Without enough water humans start
consuming polluted water which can
cause sickness and death
– Water is also responsible for keeping not
only people alive but plants and animals
which are an important food source
Answer 11
• What renewable resource(s) would work
best in the following locations? Why?
– A sunny California town
• Solar
– A city that is located near a river that
feeds into a lake
• Hydropower
– An village that is surrounded by farms
• Biomass
Answer 12
• How does a wind turbine work?
Energy from the wind is converted to usable
energy
• What is a pro?
No pollution, space efficient, great potential
• What is a con?
Loud/ugly, large upfront costs, threat to
birds, not consistent
Question 13
• How does a hydropower
work?
• What is a pro?
• What is a con?
Question 14
• How does a geothermal
power work?
• What is a pro?
• What is a con?
Answer 13
• How does hydropower work?
Power gained from the energy of falling
water and running water
• What is a pro?
No pollution, reliable, flexible (can change
flow of water)
• What is a con?
Hurts fish, affected by droughts, expensive,
limited areas to build
Answer 14
• How does geothermal work?
Power created from the heat of the Earth
• What is a pro?
No pollution, consistent, little land needed
• What is a con?
Best locations far from cities, high upfront
construction costs, large amounts of water
needed