Human Impact (Natural Resources)

Natural Resources are

• Materials that are found on Earth that people use.

• Rocks that contain metal

• Resources that are continually being replaced and will not run out.

• Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out.

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Which of the following is a renewable natural resource?

• Trees

• Nuclear

• Gasoline

• Electricity

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

• Water

• Animals

• Natural gas

• Wind

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Which one is NOT a natural resource?

• Water

• Plants

• Play dough

• Air

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The Jones family cares about the environment. They run their dishwasher only when it is completely full. Which of the following BEST explains why they do this?

• To save money

• To recycle dish soap

• To reduce sewage

• To conserve water

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Why are trees a natural resource?

• The leaves are green
• We use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.
• They are beautiful
• They grow back after they are cut down.

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Oil, coal, and natural gas are considered __________ ___________ because it takes millions of years for them to form.

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

• energy resources

• very expensive

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A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--

• setting up wind turbines
• having a coal furnace
• using natural gas
• burning oil

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Which of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source?

• solar powered car
• coal powered steam train
• natural gas car
• gasoline truck

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A way the factory could help conserve the river water as a natural resource is to--

• filter the water before dumping into the river

• remove all of the animals from the area for their protection

• set up nets down river to remove contaminated fish

• post signs of "No swimming in the river"

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