Natural Resources

Where are fossil fuels found?

• In the Earth

• In the forest

• In animals

• In the atmosphere

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How does recycling conserve resources?

• It allows us to reuse things instead of making new ones.

• It means there will be less garbage trucks driving around.

• We can recycle everything, even food!

• There will be no more trash at the dump.

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed

• natural resources

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• fossil fuels

a resource that cannot be replaced

• natural resources

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• fossil fuels

Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.

• natural resources

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• fossil fuels

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Why are the remains of ancient organisms buried so deeply within the earth? Choose the best answer.

• They were swallowed up by major earthquakes

• Most ancient organisms lived underground

• They were buried by the meteor strike that killed the dinosaurs

• They were buried by natural processes

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How long does it take decaying organisms to transform into fossil fuels?

• Decades

• Millions of years

• Thousands of years

• Hundreds of years

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

• Carbon

• Oxygen

• nitrogen

• hydrogen

Which is not a natural resource?

• Coal

• Plastic

• Trees

• Water

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The greenhouse gas carbon dioxide helps to

• deflect harmful radiation from space

• increase precipitation in arid areas

• form clouds in the atmosphere

• maintain warmth near Earth's surface

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