Natural Resources

All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT

• Coal
• animals
• petroleum (oil)
• natural gas

I am-*a solid*mined from the ground*made from ancient dead trees*a nonrenewable resourceWhat am I?

• natural gas
• coal
• plants
• water

I am-*A gas*all around*can be used for energy*a renewable resourceWhat am I?

• air
• coal
• plants
• natural gas

Which of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source?

• solar powered car
• coal powered steam train
• natural gas car
• gasoline truck

A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--

• setting up wind turbines
• having a coal furnace
• using natural gas
• burning oil

Oil comes from deep underground. When people have used all of the oil on Earth, it will be gone. What kind of resource is oil?

• a renewable resource
• an inexhaustible resource
• a nonrenewable resource
• a non-usable resource

What should be pictured in picture 2 to show a renewable resource?

• young trees which have just been  planted
• level land with stumps removed
• a pond fish live in
• a log cabin that the trees were used to build

Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?

• recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
• limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
• using rechargeable batteries
• all of the above are good conservation practices

Many stores now carry products that have less packaging or wrapping. Products with reduced packaging are most likely available because--

• they reduce trash that eventually ends up in landfills
• they help conserve resources, especially plastics
• they provide a compacted packaging choice for consumers
• all of the above

If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?

• air and water pollution
• good fishing for recreation
• plentiful animals in the river
• purified drinking water