Human Dependence on Natural Resources

What are examples of natural resources?

• clothing, cars, and plants

• wood, animals, and coal

• houses, animals, and oil

• plastic, animals, and natural gas

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What is a nonrenewable resource? What is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

• A resource that cannot be replaced in our lifetime. solar energy

• A resource that cannot be replaced in our lifetime. coal

• A resource that can be replaced in our lifetime. solar energy

• A resource that can be replaced in our lifetime. coal

What is a renewable resource? What is an example of a renewable resource?

• A resource that cannot be replaced in our lifetime. solar energy

• A resource that cannot be replaced in our lifetime. coal

• A resource that can be replaced in our lifetime. solar energy

• A resource that can be replaced in our lifetime. coal

What is a geoscience process?

• Any process that happens on Moon, such as weathering,erosion, and plate tectonics (volcanoes & earthquakes)

• Any process that happens on Sun, such as weathering,erosion, and plate tectonics (volcanoes & earthquakes)

• Any process that happens on Mars, such as weathering,erosion, and plate tectonics (volcanoes & earthquakes)

• Any process that happens on Earth, such as weathering,erosion, and plate tectonics (volcanoes & earthquakes)

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Why are most minerals and metals found near volcanoes?

• They like to stay warm.

• They are created in magma under the tectonic plates.

• The like to live on the edge.

• They are create in the ocean above the tectonic plates.

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How is oil formed?

• Oil is a fossil fuel that has been formed from a large amount tiny marine animals such as diatoms. These organisms fall to the bottom of the sea once they die and over time, get trapped under multiple layers of sand and mud. Heat and pressure over millions of years form oil and natural gas.

• Oil is a fossil fuel that has been formed from a large amount tiny marine animals such as diatoms. These organisms fall to the bottom of the sea once they die and over time, get trapped under multiple layers of sand and mud. Heat and time over millions of years form oil and natural gas.

• Oil is a renewable fossil fuel that has been formed from a large amount tiny marine animals such as diatoms. These organisms fall to the bottom of the sea once they die and over time, get trapped under multiple layers of sand and mud. Heat and pressure over millions of years form oil and natural gas.

• Oil is a fossil fuel that has been formed from a large amount tiny marine animals such as diatoms. These organisms fall to the bottom of the sea once they die and over time, get trapped under multiple layers of sand and mud. Pressure and time over millions of years form oil and natural gas.

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Coal is formed by the same process as oil, but made of different organic matter. What matter is it made of?

• Cavemen found in swamps millions of years ago.

• Vegetation found in swamps millions of years ago.

• Triceratops found in swamps millions of years ago.

• Saber tooth tigers found in swamps millions of years ago.

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Are natural resources evenly distributed over Earth? Defend your answer.

• Yes, geoscience processes move resources evenly over the planet, so that each area has the same amount of each resource.

• Yes, humans make sure that each area has the same amount of resources.

• No, humans steal resources.

• No, geoscience processes move resources in a way that creates deposits in some places and not others.

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