Natural Resources Quiz Review

Which of the following is a NONRENEWABLE resource?

• coal

• wind

• sunlight

There are two types of resources: natural resources which are obtained from the environment and _____ resources which are created by humans.

• renewable

• synthetic

• nonrenewable

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How are natural resources spread out on earth?

• evenly throughout the world
• unevenly throughout the world
• unevenly but they are all replenished each day so that helps

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Which two renewable resources are constantly available during a human's lifetime?

• coal & natural gas

• solar energy & wind

• diamonds & gold

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The pie chart how the different types of energy are used in the United States. Which statement is accurate?

• The majority of energy in the US is derived from renewable resources.

• The majority of energy in the US is derived from nonrenewable resources.

• The current rate of energy consumption will probably deplete renewable resources.

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Look at this graph. What do you think could possibly be happening that would cause the human population to start decreasing around the year 2080?

• birth rate is greater than the death rate
• too many resources to support a population of that size
• not enough resources to support a population of that size

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Deforestation (cutting down trees) can turn a RENEWABLE resource like trees into a NONRENEWABLE resource if the rate of cutting exceeds the rate of recovery.

• True

• False

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___________ are resources that can be replenished naturally over time.

• Renewable resources

• Nonrenewable resources

• Synthetic resources

Nonrenewable resources include uranium, metals, minerals, and fossil fuels such as ___________, ___________, and _____________.

• coal, oil, natural gas

• soil, wind, sunlight

• water, air, soil

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The graph below shows which energy sources the US used in 2019. Which of the following statements is TRUE?

• 13% of the energy the US uses is renewable

• 37% of the energy the US uses is petroleum

• The US mainly uses nuclear electric power as an energy source

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