Distribution of Earth's Resources Test Review

Part of the environment that supplies material useful or necessary for the survival of living things.

• Ore
• Natural resource
• Subduction zone

A mixture of weathered rock, rock fragments, decayed organic matter, water, and air.

• Porosity
• Mining
• Soil

A resource that is used faster than it can be replaced by natural processes.

• Nonrenewable resource
• Renewable resource
• Ore

Occurs when groundwater is withdrawn from aquifers faster than natural recharge can replace it.

• Subduction zone
• Natural resource
• Groundwater overdraft

A resource that can be replenished by natural processes at least as quickly as it is used.

• Permeability
• Renewable resource
• Mining

Land is a natural resource because it is used by living things to meet their needs.

• True
• False

Which of the following is NOT a nonrenewable energy resource?

• Wood
• Coal
• Oil

How long does it take for soil to form?

• A few days
• A few years
• Thousands of years

Geothermal energy is nonrenewable.

• True
• False

What three factors should be considered before mining a newly found mineral deposit?

• Accessibility of the mine, the time of day, and the profit of mining for the mineral.
• The tools miners have access to, whether or not miners have sunglasses, and the financial impact when they become rich.
• Cost of mining the mineral, the demand for the mineral, and the environmental impact of the mine.