Natural Resources Unit Test

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• coal

• oil

• forests

• iron ore

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• wind power

• geothermal energy

• oil

• solar energy

Which technology would best help the United States reduce the need for foreign oil?

• solar-heated homes

• biodiesel fuel

• more nuclear power plants

• geothermal energy

Which of the following is a natural resource?

• steel

• plastic

• concrete

• iron

Smelting is the major method used to refine and enrich which of the following?

• uranium ore

• oil

• coal

• iron ore

Which mineral is used in making cans and is found mainly in Australia?

• hematite

• bauxite

• magnetite

• tektite

Which of the following would reduce water tables?

• snowmelt

• overpopulation

• flood

• water pollution

What is the most common use of water in the United States?

• domestic use

• agriculture

• power plants

• industry

Which of the following is an example of sustainable use of natural resources?

• continuously strip mining coal deposits in an area

• clear-cutting a forest

• harvesting huge populations of fish from a fishing shoal

• planting multiple crops together and harvesting them at different times

A resource is being used by a population. Which graph represents a sustainable yield of that resource?

• A

• B

• C

• D