Natural Resource Quiz

Atmosphere

• The sum of all living matter on Earth

• The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity

• A source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electric power to meet people’s needs

• Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers

Biosphere

• The sum of all living matter on Earth

• The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity

• Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time

• Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time

Energy Resource

• The sum of all living matter on Earth

• A source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electric power to meet people’s needs

• Something that is needed by organisms and is not infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive

• The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity

Geoscience Process

• Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers

• A source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electric power to meet people’s needs

• Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention

• Any natural process that happens to Earth’s surface, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics

Groundwater

• Any natural process that happens to Earth’s surface, such as weathering, erosion, or plate tectonics

• The sum of all living matter on Earth

• Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time

• Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers

Limited Resource

• Water that collects in cracks and pores in underground soil and rock layers

• Something that is needed by organisms and is not infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive

• A source or supply of energy that can be used to generate electric power to meet people’s needs

• The layer of gas surrounding a planet that is held in place by gravity

Natural Resources

• Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time

• Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time

• Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention

• Something that is needed by organisms and is not infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive

Nonrenewable

• Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time

• Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time

• Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention

• The sum of all living matter on Earth

Renewable

• Not replaceable by natural means within a short period of time

• Something that is needed by organisms and is not infinite in its abundance in the environment; if it is exhausted, then the organisms that need it cannot survive

• Replaceable by natural means in a short period of time

• Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention

Hydroelectric

• Electricity generated by moving water

• Electricity generated by heat from the Earth's core

• Electricity generated by nuclear energy

• Electricity generated by magic