Natural Resources

A resource that can be replaced quickly and is used repeatedly is known as a

• natural resource

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• fossil fuel

A _____________ is any material that comes from the Earth or the environment and occurs naturally.

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

• natural resource

• fossil fuel

Sources of energy that take millions of years to form from the remains of dead animals and plants like coal, oil and natural gas are _____________

• nonrenewable resources

• natural resources

• fossil fuels

• renewable resources

A ___________ is a resource that can not be replaced once it is used or there is only a fixed amount of it.

• nonrenewable

• renewable

• fossil fuel

• natural

Wind energy, solar energy, and hydroelectric energy are all classified as fossil fuels.

• True

• False

Metals and minerals are nonrenewable resource because there is a fixed amount of these resources and we can not make more.

• True

• False

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Which statement BEST describes a nonrenewable resource?

• resource that can be replaced quickly once it is used

• resource that comes from the Earth or its Environment

• resource that can't be replaced once it is used or we only have a fixed amount of

• resource that the Earth doesn't produce naturally and is only made by humans

Which renewable resource below is always being renewed by nature by evaporation, condensation, precipitation and runoff?

• oxygen

• water

• trees

• animals

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What fuel sources make up fossil fuels?

• coal, mineral oil and plant oil

• gasoline, petroleum and diesel

• coal, oil, natural gas

• wind energy, solar energy and nuclear energy

Which statement best describes a natural resource?

• resource that comes from Earth or its environment

• resource that can be replaced quickly and is used repeatedly

• resource that can't be replaced once it is used

• resource that there is only a fixed amount of