4 - VA Natural Resources

All of the following are minerals except: ____________.

• Sand

• Limestone

• Apples

• Coal

What is a natural resource?

• Things found in nature that can be used by people to satisfy life’s needs.

• Things made by humans that make life easier.

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NGSS.4-ESS3-1

A ____________ is a large man-made lake where water is collected and stored

• Bay

• Ocean

• Reservoir

• Lake

A ______________ is an area of land where all the water above and below ground flows to the same place.

• Watershed

• Ocean

• Bay

• Region

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

What is a cultivated forest?

• A forest where all the trees are cut down.

• A natural-grown forest.

• A forest that grows without the help of people.

• A forest planted and managed by people.

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

What does the statement "we all live downstream" mean?

• We are responsible for pollution.

• What happens in the waterways in a watershed has an effect on everyone.

• We need to live closer to the water.

• Water flows from higher places to lower places.

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NGSS.MS-LS2-5

Which watershed are we a part of in Loudoun County?

• York River

• Chesapeake Bay

• Lake Drummond

• James River

These are groups of trees that have grown over time and have not been planted by humans.

• Natural Forests

• Cultivated Forests

• Ecosystem Forests

• Renewable Forests

A lake is...

• Surrounded by land on 3 sides

• Long, narrow, and flows in a path in only one direction

• Surrounded by land on all sides.

What type of resource is used for energy and fuel?

• animal resources

• plant resources

• mineral resources

• landscape resources

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1