Natural Resources Quick Check

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. 

Which is a Natural Resource

• Sunlight
• Computers
• Cars
• Roofs

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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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Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?

• recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
• limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
• using rechargeable batteries
• all of the above are good conservation practices

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The _____________ the human population, the ______________ the amount of resources being used.

• greater, greater

• greater, least

• least, greater

• least, least

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How does population growth affect natural resources?

• The more people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

• The less people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

• The more people on the planet, the more natural resources that are available for each person.

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Atlanta often has smog warnings during the summer. The city cautions citizens against being outside too long when smog levels are high. How can the city of Atlanta reduce smog levels?

• by increasing the use of fossil fuels

• by decreasing the use of solar power

• by decreasing the number of individual cars and increasing the number of buses

• by increasing the number of individual cars and decreasing the number of buses

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The pictures show a forest before and after deforestation, a process where many trees are cut down.

Which of the following best explains why trees are called a renewable resources?

• If a tree is cut down, a new tree can be planted in its place.

• If a tree is cut down, the animals that depended on the tree will help the tree grow back.

• Only humans use trees, so tree populations will never fall below the number that are needed.

• Only paper is made from trees, so the tree population will never run out.

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Can be replaced within a human lifetime

• Nonrenewable resource
• Renewable resource

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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