Natural Resources

True or False: It is possible to make more nonrenewable resources in our lifetime.

• True

• False

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

• Solar power

• Wood from trees

• Oil used for gasoline

• Coal that powers a factory

Where are fossil fuels found?

• In the Earth

• In the forest

• In animals

• In the atmosphere

Fossil fuels are produced over _____ of years.

• Hundreds of millions of years

• Thousands of years

• hundreds of years

• every year

Why are trees considered natural resources?

• People use them to make paper, lumber, fuel, and other products.

• They provide shade.

• They are a source of firewood

• They can grow back after they are cut down.

Any useful material that is found in nature:

• Natural Resource

• Human Resource

• Plants

• Fossil fuels

Which answer describes the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

• A renewable resource is a resource that is scarce while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is abundant.

• A renewable resource is a resource that is abundant while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is scarce.

• A renewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it is being replaced while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is constantly supplied.

• A renewable resource is a resource that is constantly being supplied while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it is being replaced.

What was the most widely used NONRENEWABLE resource in 2009?

• Natural gas

• Biomass

• Petroleum

• Hydropower

What was the most widely used RENEWABLE resource in 2017?

• Coal

• Petroleum

• Hydroelectric

• Biomass

What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

• nuclear power plant

• hydroelectric power plant

• solar station

• tidal harness