Natural Resources

Multiple Choice

Any useful material found in nature.

• natural resources

• alternative

• renewable

• nonrenewable

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A resource that we can use more than once is called a resource.

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Renewable

Nonrenewable

Reusable

Recyclable

Multiple Choice

A student records 4 statements regarding natural resources.

1. It can take millions of years for formation of a barrel of oil

2. A large piece of coal can take as long as 1 million years to form

3. Solar rays from the Sun can take about 8 minutes to reach the Earth's surface

4. It takes about a million years for plant and animal remains to turn into natural gas

Which statement describes a renewable resource?

• Statement 1

• Statement 2

• Statement 3

• Statement 4

Multiple Choice

Windmills are used to harness the wind to generate electricity. What is an environmental impact from using this type of energy resource?

• Increased in average global temperatures

• Increased in the amount of radioactive waste

• Increased greenhouse gases

• increased harm to several species of birds.

Multiple Choice

Hydropower generates over 60% of the world's renewable energy. What could be an environmental impact of this method of power generation?

• It emits greenhouse gases.

• It produces air pollutants.

• It contaminates groundwater resources.

• It results in the destruction of plant and animal habitats.

Multiple Choice

The chart shows the world's primary energy consumption in 2020. What renewable fuel source was used most?

• Natural gas

• Hydroelectric

• Biofuels

• Wind

Multiple Choice

Nonrenewable energy resources such as coal and oil are finite, meaning they are limited on Earth. Since these resources can only be replaced by processes that take millions of years, a student records human activities that reduce the use of nonrenewable energy resources listed below:

1. Replace coal with natural gas

2. Develop more coal mines and oil wells

3. Replaces fossil fuels with renewable resources

4. Develop new technologies to locate more recoverable oil, natural gas, and coal

Which human activity(ies) reduce(s) the reliance on nonrenewable energy resources?

• Activity 1 only

• Activity 3 only

• Activity 1, 2, & 4

• Activity 2, & 4

Multiple Choice

This graph shows the consumption of fossil fuels in the world between 1994 and 2011. Which environmental impact is most likely associated with the increase in the use of coal over this period of time?

• A decrease in soil erosion

• A decrease in atmospheric temperatures

• An increase in our polar ice caps near the Arctic and Antactica

• An increase in the amount of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere

Multiple Choice

The diagram shows the carbon cycle. Which process will contribute to the increase in levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere?

• An increase in the amount of trees going through photosynthesis

• A decrease in the amount of animal and plant respiration

• An increase in the amount of automobile and factory emissions

• A decrease in the amount of decay in organisms

Multiple Choice

Fossil Fuels are the foundation of all energy. All are disadvantages of using fossil fuels EXCEPT FOR which one?

• Greenhouse gas emissions

• Produces acid rain

• Cost efficient

• Takes millions of years to replenish

Multiple Choice

The pie chart show the world's primary energy consumption by fuel type for 2020. What percentage of energy used were from nonrenewable resources?

• 87.4%

• 83.1%

• 16.9%

• 12.6%

Multiple Choice

The pictures show a forest before and after deforestation, a process where many trees are cut down.

Which of the following best explains why trees are called a renewable resources?

• If a tree is cut down, a new tree can be planted in its place.

• If a tree is cut down, the animals that depended on the tree will help the tree grow back.

• Only humans use trees, so tree populations will never fall below the number that are needed.

• Only paper is made from trees, so the tree population will never run out.

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resources are those that can be used over and over

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being used up. An example is ​

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Renewable

without

wind

Nonrenewable

while

coal