Natural Resources Review

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource

• iPads

• Trees

• Wind

• Fossil fuels

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.

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 determines if a resource is renewable or nonrenewable?

• The rate at which they are replenished

• The cost of the resources

• How much pollution it causes

• How the resource will be used

The gases produced by burning fossil fuels usually contain which element?

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• nitrogen

• hydrogen