Resources Game

This game is designed to practice applying the knowledge that we've just gained about resources. Answer each question to the best of your ability. Try to make it to the end! [[get started]]

You are the president of the United States of America. There is an energy crisis that the country needs your help to solve. Are you going to help? [[help]] [[don't help]]

Good, you have chosen to help. First, you have to do a TV interview to explain the problem to the rest of the country. The audience has some questions for you. The first question is: What is a natural resource? [[anything that we can use from our environment]] [[the number of different species in an area]] [[resources that we can use over and over]]

You have chosen not to help. Your country runs out of energy and everyone dies. YOU LOSE. [[get started]]

Correct! Next question. Which is an example of a natural resource? [[roads]] [[stone]] [[steel]]

Incorrect! The country has lost faith in you for incorrectly answering the question and rioted. Everyone dies. YOU LOSE. [[get started]]

Correct! The interview is now over. It is time to make a plan to solve the energy crisis. The first thing to decide: do you want to use renewable or nonrenewable resources? [[renewable]] [[nonreneweable]]

Incorrect! Steel is actually human-made from iron and some other metals. The country has lost faith in you for incorrectly answering the question and rioted. Everyone dies. YOU LOSE. [[get started]]

Incorrect! Roads are human-made. The country has lost faith in you for incorrectly answering the question and rioted. Everyone dies. YOU LOSE. [[get started]]

And what is a renewable resource? [[resources that can be used over and over again]] [[resources that can't be used over and over again]]

And what is a nonrenewable resource? [[a resource that can be used over and over again]] [[a resource that can't be used over and over again]]

Incorrect! These cannot be used over and over again. But either way, you lose. [[get started]]

Correct! Unfortunately, if you only use these for energy, we will eventually run out and the country will spiral into chaos. YOU LOSE. [[get started]]

Good idea! If you only use renewable resources, you will never run out of energy. Which is an example of a renewable resource that you could use? [[solar power]] [[coal]] [[oil]]

Incorrect! You lose. [[get started]]

Yes! Solar power is renewable because it uses energy from the sun, which we are not going to run out of any time soon. Your plan to only use renewable resources is a good one. But you have some opposition. A political rival wants to use fossil fuels for energy. What is a fossil fuel? [[fuel that comes from fossils]] [[fossils that we use as fuel]]

Coal is actually a fossil fuel, which is nonrenewable. You lose. [[get started]]

Oil is a fossil fuel, which is nonrenewable. You lose. [[get started]]

Good! Fossil fuels are fuels that come from old, dead organisms. Are fossil fuels renewable or nonrenewable? [[fossil fuels are renewable]] [[fossil fuels are nonrenewable]]

Fossils that are solid can't be used as fuel. You lose. [[get started]]

Incorrect. Fossil fuels are nonrenewable. They take many thousands of years to form, so we will run out if we keep using them so much. You lose. [[get started]]

Correct! Fossil fuels take many thousands of years to form, so they can't be replaced in time to be considered renewable. Your opponent, though, says that we can get energy from fossil fuels. Is he right? [[he's right]] [[he's wrong]]

Correct. Burning fossil fuels does release energy. Because fossil fuels are made of carbon, what does burning them release into the atmosphere? [[carbon dioxide]] [[oxygen gas]] [[free nitrogen]]

Incorrect. Burning fossil fuels releases energy and also releases carbon dioxide into the atmosphere. You lose. [[get started]]

Correct. Burning carbon releases carbon dioxide into the air. If we get too much carbon dioxide into the air, what could happen? [[the greenhouse effect]] [[carbon fixation]] [[acid rain]]

Incorrect. You lose. [[get started]]

Good. Carbon dioxide in the air traps heat and causes climate change in a process that we call the greenhouse effect. Your plan to save the planet does not include this, so you decide not to burn any carbon. [[next]]

Incorrect. Carbon fixation is not a thing. You lose. [[get started]]

Incorrect. A different chemical would have to be in the air for acid rain to take place. You lose. [[get started]]

Your vice president has told you that it is very expensive to only use solar power, and that you can get some cheap coal or oil, even though they are fossil fuels. Which do you choose? [[I choose coal]] [[I choose oil]]

You choose coal. Does burning coal cause pollution? [[yes]] [[no]]

The oil that we use for energy is called ________________. [[petroleum oil]] [[olive oil]]

Good! Petroleum oil is made from the remains of long dead plants and animals. What must it be made of? [[carbon]] [[oxygen]]

This is used for cooking. You are incorrect, and you lose. [[get started]]

Correct! It is made from carbon. Does burning it cause pollution? [[yes]] [[no]]

Incorrect. You lose. [[get started]]

Good. It is made from carbon, which means that burning it will release carbon dioxide and contribute to the greenhouse effect. Knowing this, do you still want to use it? [[I do]] [[I do not]]

Incorrect. It is made from carbon, so burning it will release carbon dioxide and contribute to the greenhouse effect. You lose. [[get started]]

You choose to burn carbon for energy and you make the greenhouse effect and climate change worse. The world ends and everyone dies. You lose. [[get started]]

Good choice. Your other options are natural gas or nuclear energy. Which do you want to use? [[natural gas]] [[nuclear energy]]

Natural gas is formed from a process that is similar to the process that forms oil and coal. Why is it a good idea to use natural gas instead of oil or coal? [[It releases less carbon dioxide into the air]] [[It does not release carbon dioxice into the air]] [[It releases more carbon dioxide into the air]]

You have chosen nuclear energy to power your country along with solar power. Does burning nuclear energy release carbon dioxide? [[Yes, it does.]] [[No, it does not.]]

Correct. Burning natural gas does not release as much carbion dioxide polltion as coal or oil. You decide to use natural gas along with solar power to give energy to your country. Your vice president tells you that if you start fracking, you will get more energy. Do you want to start fracking? [[sure]] [[nah]]

Incorrect. It is formed from carbon, and does release carbon dioxide into the air when burned for energy. You lose. [[get started]]

Incorrect. This is not true. You lose. [[get started]]

You start fracking. The groundwater in your country is contaminated and you have no drinking water. Everyone dies of thirst. You lose. [[get started]]

You do not frack. You do not get enough energy to power your country and everyone dies. You lose. [[get started]]

Incorrect. Nuclear power does not come from burning anything at all. You lose. [[get started]]

Good. Nuclear power comes from splitting atoms. It does not produce air pollution of any kind, and so it does not make the greenhouse effect or climate change any worse. Which atom are you going to split to release energy? [[uranium]] [[lithium]] [[helium]]

Good. Uranium is what people use in real life for nuclear power. You chose well. You, as the president, use a combination of solar power and nuclear power to solve the energy crisis. You are a hero to your people. [[go to the win screen]]

Incorrect. Helium is not a good fissionable material for nuclear power. You lose. [[get started]]

Incorrect. Lithoum is not a good fissionable material for nuclear power. You lose. [[get started]]

YOU WIN!!!! Congratulations on your brilliance.