Environmental Resources

Which type of resource is oil?

• Renewable
• Non-renewable
• Continuous
• All of the above

Which type of resource is sunlight?

• Renewable
• Non-renewable
• Continuous
• All of the above

Which type of resource is fresh water?

• Renewable
• Non-renewable
• Continuous
• All of the above

Which type of resource is wind?

• Renewable
• Non-renewable
• Continuous
• All of the above

Which type of resource is coal?

• Renewable
• Non-renewable
• Continuous
• All of the above

Which of the following best defines a non-renewable resource?

• Is a resource that will not run out in the next 50 years
• Is a resource that has a finite amount
• Is a resource with an unlimited amount
• Is a resource that replenishes every 10 years

Which of the following is a common place from where oil can be drilled?

• Coal mines
• Deserts
• Beneath polar ice caps
• In soil

How is soil formed?

• Rocks breaking down
• Wood breaking down
• From compost
• None of the above

Which of the following best defines a continuous resource?

• A resource which never runs out, pending environmental conditions
• A resource which never runs out, if managed sustainably
• A resource which regenerates after being used
• A resource which continues to be used over time

Which of the following best defines a renewable resource?

• Once we use a renewable resource it will run out
• A renewable resource never runs out
• A renewable resource will replenish if used and managed sustainably
• A renewable resource is available in the natural environment