Natural Resources/Hazards

What are natural hazards?

• Events or phenomena that occur randomly in the environment and have no potential to cause harm or damage

• Events or phenomena that occur naturally in the environment and have the potential to cause harm or damage

• Events or phenomena that occur unnaturally in the environment and have the potential to cause harm or damage

• Events or phenomena that occur only in urban areas and have the potential to cause harm or damage

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Give an example of a natural hazard.

• Earthquake

• Traffic jam

• Volcano eruption

• Tornado

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What are natural resources?

• Materials or substances that are artificially created

• Man-made materials that are used by humans

• Materials or substances that occur naturally in the environment and are used by humans

• Materials or substances that are harmful to the environment

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Name three examples of natural resources.

• Concrete, steel, plastic

• Books, pencils, erasers

• Cars, computers, phones

• Water, forests, minerals

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Give an example of a renewable resource.

• Nuclear energy

• Solar energy

• Wind energy

• Coal

Give an example of a non-renewable resource.

• Coal

• Solar energy

• Natural gas

• Oil

What is the importance of conserving natural resources?

• To reduce the quality of the environment

• To exploit natural resources for economic gain

• To sustain the environment, maintain biodiversity, and ensure availability for future generations.

• To limit the availability of resources for future generations

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What are the consequences of not conserving natural resources?

• No consequences, no impact on environment, no loss of biodiversity, and no negative impacts on ecosystems and human well-being.

• Increase in resources, improvement in environment, increase in biodiversity, and positive impacts on ecosystems and human well-being.

• Depletion of resources, environmental degradation, loss of biodiversity, and negative impacts on ecosystems and human well-being.

• Conservation is not necessary, resources are infinite, environment is not affected, biodiversity is not affected, and no impacts on ecosystems and human well-being.

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How can individuals contribute to the conservation of natural resources?

• By overusing natural resources

• By polluting the environment

• All of the above

• By wasting resources

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What is the difference between renewable and non-renewable resources?

• Renewable resources can be replenished naturally over time, while non-renewable resources cannot

• Renewable resources cannot be replenished naturally over time, while non-renewable resources can

• There is no difference between renewable and non-renewable resources

• Renewable resources are harmful to the environment, while non-renewable resources are not