Natural Resources Test Review

Which one is not a renewable resource?

• Water

• Trees

• Oil

• Sunlight

People form communities based on the __________ ____________ such as forests and soil in the area.

Which is not an example of a fossil fuel?

• Coal

• Trees

• Oil

• Natural gas

Why are fossil fuels non-renewable resources?

• Because they take millions of years to replace.

• Because fossils are fun and feisty.

• Because they are formed by natural processes.

• Because they are being used faster than they can be replenished.

What reasons would this house be built on stilts? Check all that apply.

• So they could have a playground underneath the house.

• To save the house in case of major flooding.

• It looks beautiful with the ocean in the background.

• They are adapting to the land.

Pick the answer choice that lists a renewable and a non-renewable resource.

• coal and oil

• trees and sun

• trees and coal

• natural gas and coal

What happens if you reduce, reuse, and recycle?

• You destroy the homes of animals.

• You collect fossil fuels.

• You collect non-renewable resources.

• You conserve natural resources.

The picture shows...

Check all that apply

• A natural resource

• A new ride at Six Flags

• Awesome playground equipment

• A type of energy

Which natural resource symbol is an upside down brown triangle?

• Coal

• Oil

• Natural gas

• Wind

If you clean out a glass jar and use it to store beans in your pantry you are....

• reducing

• recycling

• reusing

• retelling