Natural Resources and Conservation Study Guide

A renewable resource is a resource from nature that is NOT easily replaced.

• True

• False

A nonrenewable resource is a resource from nature that is easily replaced.

• True

• False

Which statement is true?

• Wind and sunlight are sustainable, renewable resources

• Water, wind, and sunlight are nonrenewable resources

• Minerals are found in the ground, but are not useful to humans.

• Fossil fuels and minerals are easily replaced.

What question can be answered by studying fossils?

• Why do plants need sunlight?

• What plants lived long ago?

• How do volcanoes make new rocks?

• When will the next flood occur?

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Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable?

• Fossil fuels can be used over and over again.

• Fossil fuels are used to provide energy to homes.

• Fossil fuels cause pollution.

• Fossil fuels take millions of years to replace.

Scientists found fossils of willow and walnut tree trunks in the Colorado Desert in California. Scientists believe the early environment of the Colorage Desert was different than the present environment. Which statement identifies the likely environment of the Colorado Desert?

• It was a forest.

• It had a large pond.

• It was a grassland.

• It had a large lake.

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What do we call materials that are found in nature and used by living things?

• Pollution

• Conservation

• Natural Resources

• Invasive species

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What does it mean for an object to be “preserved”?

• Preserved means that the object has been maintained in its original state.

• Preserved means that the object has been exposed to air and is similar to its original state.

• Preserved means that the object is now different from its original state.

• Preserved means nothing has been done with the object.

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Which of the following is a renewable natural resource?

• Coal

• Wind

• Oil

• Minerals

A fossilized seashell is found at the top of a mountain. What does this most likely tell us about the history of the mountain?

• The mountain was never under water.

• The mountain was once under water.

• The mountain was once in a warmer climate.

• The mountain was once in a cooler climate.

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