Natural Resources

Coal, petroleum, natural gas, and uranium are all examples of

• land resources
• nonrenewable resources
• renewable resources
• Mineral resources

Plants, water, solar energy are all examples of what kind of resources?

• renewable
• soil and land
• nonrenewable
• biosphere

Resources that can be replaced or restored

• non renewable
• natural resources
• renewable
• biotic factors

Materials in nature that sustain life or can be used by humans

• biotic factors
• renewable
• natural resources
• community

Resources that can not be replenished or replaced

• natural resources
• renewable
• abiotic factors
• nonrenewable

Preserving and protecting the natural environment

• depletion
• conservation
• sustainability
• renewable

Primordial swamps decomposing under ancient seas and tons of rock layers gave rise to an important fuel used today. That fuel is

• natural gas
• radon
• oil
• coal

Hector is investigating natural resources. He has created a chart. Hector can add ALL BUT one of these terms under the heading “Natural Resource.” That is

• timber
• gas
• copper
• electricity

A resource that is renewable is readily available or easily replenished, but often requires management in order to prevent depletion.What is an example of a renewable resource that needs to be closely managed?

• wind
• solar
• timber
• coal

Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?

• They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.
• We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.
• They are being formed too far beneath the surface of the ocean 
• The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process faster than they can form.