Earth Science Chapter 5 - What Are Earth's Resources?

Which resources are RENEWABLE?

• air and oil
• oil and rocks
• air and sunlight
• rocks and sunlight

Which of these materials is a NATURAL RESOURCE?

• soil
• paper
• a house
• a computer

Where do people get fossil fuels?

• from Earth
• from the sun
• from old landfills
• from recycled materials

Which of these things in the picture is a renewable resource?

• the metal in the fence
• the grass of the field
• the soil 
• the swings

Which of these resources are NONRENEWABLE?

• oil and coal
• air and sunlight
• trees and grass
• fresh and salt water

Which of these  nonrenewable resources was used to build the walls of this house?

• soil
• rock
• coal
• metal

Which of these is a NONRENEWABLE RESOURCE that some people use to heat their homes?

• soil
• rocks
• metals
• fossil fuels

A farmer decides to cut down and sell some trees on his farm.  What is this an example of?

• using the environment to recycle resources
• changing the environment to get resources
• exploring the environment to find resources
• restoring the environment to protect resources

What is the main way a landfill harms the land?

• It wastes fossil fuels.
• It creates air pollution.
• It damages animal habitats.
• It destroys nonrenewable resources.

Which is of these is a way that people can restore a natural resource?

• drive cars less
• plant new trees
• buy more food
• save water bottles