Earth's Resources

What is a natural resource?

• A man-made resource made from something in the environment

• A component of the natural world

• Something that is NOT natural to the environment

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

• Sun

• Rocks

• Plants

• Clothing

What do we use natural resources for?

• To generates electricity

• As food or "fuel" for our body

• To build houses or buildings

• All of the above

What is a renewable resource?

• A resource that can regenerate or be replenished by natural cycles

• A resource that exists in a finite amount

• A resource that cannot be regenerated or replenished

Wha is a nonrenewable resource?

• A resource that can regenerate or be replenished by natural cycles

• A resource that exists in a finite amount

• A resource that cannot be regenerated or replenished

• Both b and c

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Fossil fuels

• Water

• Metals

• Minerals

A synthetic product

• exists in nature in only a small amount

• is a naturally occurring material or substance

• is made by physically changing natural resources

• is made by chemically changing natural resources

Synthetic products can be made from

• plants

• animals

• metals and minerals within Earth

• All of the above

Which of the following is NOT a synthetic product?

• Plastic

• Bread

• Cotton

• Makeup

How are natural resources distributed on Earth?

• All of Earth's natural resources are found north of the equator.

• Earth's natural resources are concentrated along the equator.

• Earth's natural resources are evenly distributed across the planet.

• Earth's natural resources are unevenly distributed across the planet.