Natural Resource #2

1. A ____________________________________is a raw material that comes from earth and is used to make the products people need.

• a. Environment.

• a. Natural resource

• a. Geographer

• a. Living things

All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT

• Coal
• animals
• petroleum (oil)
• natural gas

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

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

Oil comes from deep underground. When people have used all of the oil on Earth, it will be gone. What kind of resource is oil?

• a renewable resource
• an inexhaustible resource
• a nonrenewable resource
• a non-usable resource

What should be pictured in picture 2 to show a renewable resource?

• young trees which have just been  planted
• level land with stumps removed
• a pond fish live in
• a log cabin that the trees were used to build

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

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.

There are two types of natural resources. They are ______________ and _______________________.

• Renewable resourcces, Non-Renewable resources

• Waste resources, Useful resources

Solar energy is a renewable resources

• True

• False