Distribution of Natural Resources

The natural resource produced by the weathering of rocks.

• gas

• soil

• oil

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A useful material that can be used up.

• nonrenewable resource

• renewable resource

• soil

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The process of extraction of metals and minerals from the Earth.

• mining

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

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True or False:

Human activity can affect the distribution in the Earth.

• True

• False

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Identify the natural resource brought to the Earth's surface by volcanic activity.

• metal ore

• soil

• wind

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A natural material that can be refreshed or replaced at about the same rate at which they are used.

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

• synthetic material

Identify the natural resource produced by the remains of organisms that lived in ancient seas.

• oil

• natural gas

• petroleum

True or False:

Past geologic processes impact the present-day location of resources on Earth.

• True

• False

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Water found beneath the Earth's surface

• above-ground water

• groundwater

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Coal is mined from several locations in the US, such as the San Juan Basin of northwestern New Mexico. This fossil fuel formed

• as a product of photosynthesis.

• from the burial and decomposition of plant material.

• from molten rock deep in the Earth's interior.

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