Environment and Public Policy

_____ is a material that is found in nature and that is used by living things.

• nonrenewable resource
• natural resource
• renewable resource

_____ is a resource that can be replaced quickly.

• natural resource
• nonrenewable resource
• renewable resource

____ is a resource that, when it is used up, will not exist again during a human lifetime.

• natural resource
• renewable resource
• nonrenewable resource

Which of the following is NOT an example of a renewable resource?

• water
• trees
• sun
• gasoline

_____ is any harmful material in the environment.

• global warming
• pollution
• conservation

1)  What do we call natural resources that we can replace as we use them?

• Nonrenewable resources
• Renewable resources

1)  Name one advantage of using solar energy.

• It is inexpensive to begin using
• It will be around for millions of years
• It can be used on cloudy days
• It can be used day and night

1)  Which of these would cause cars to use less energy? 

• Bigger and more metal
• Going faster speeds
• Running on electricity
• Using only unleaded gasoline

1)  What is the source of almost all energy on earth?

• Sun
• Earth
• Air
• Water

What word to we use for “taking care of natural resources and not wasting them?”

• Reservation
• Conservation
• Observation
• Chlorination