Natural Resources

Some resources are either renewable or nonrenewable depending on how they are used. Which statement best describes a resource that is both renewable and nonrenewable

• Petroleum is drilled from rock on the ocean floor.

• Solar energy is used to produce heat and electricity.

• Turbines are made to use wind to create electricity.

• Trees are cut down to make wood products faster than new trees can grow.

Why is petroleum considered a nonrenewable resource?

• It constantly forms within the earth.

• It is difficult to obtain and transport.

• It releases harmful chemicals when burned.

• It takes a very long period of time to form.

Humans need fresh, clean water to survive. Which of these statements about fresh water is true?

• There is unlimited freshwater on earth

• Global population is decreasing and people are using less fresh water

• In some places fresh water is being used faster than it can be replaced.

• Fresh water was once considered a renewable resource but is now an inexhaustible resource.

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What are the advantages of using resources such as geothermal energy, solar energy, and wind energy?

• They can generate power by burning wastes.

• They increase amount of greenhouse gasses.

• They come from energy sources that never run out.

• They produce large abounds of energy from burning fossil fuels.

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Which statement best describes natural resources?

• Natural resources are replaced within a human lifetime

• Natural resources are unevenly distributed around the world

• Most natural resources are found below the surface of the earth

• Most energy needs are currently met by renewable natural resources.

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What is one disadvantage of using renewable energy resources such as biomass, wind or hydro power?

• The science to develop these resources is too new.

• These resources are not always available in all areas.

• The use of these resources enhances the environment

• The equipment needed for these resource is hard to manufacture.

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Why is nuclear energy considered a nonrenewable resource?

• Nuclear radiation does not run out.

• It comes from radiation from the sun

• Uranium ore is replaced on a geologic timescale

• Uranium replenishes more quickly than it is being used

What is the main reason oil deposits are found in some areas but not others?

• Oil forms very quickly and as a result can only form in certain areas.

• Humans depleted the resource in the areas where oil is not found.

• Oil seeped through rocks and moved to different areas from where it was formed

• The environment necessary for the oil to form was only found in certain parts of the earths surface

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Why is the conservation of natural resources important?

• Because many resources are nonrenewable

• Because natural resources area all renewable

• Because many natural resources are inexhaustable

• Because conservation is practiced by most people

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In some areas people are concerned about running out of fresh water. Which of the following is the least expensive way to solve this problem?

• Make canals to move water from one area to another

• Decrease use of water to match rate of aquifer/ groundwater recharge

• Modify farming practices to reduce soil erosion

• Build dams in order to create large reservoirs ?

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