8th grade science review

All man-made resources

• first come from chemicals

• hurt the planet

• first come from natural resources

• are hard to make

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How do minerals get distributed around the planet?

• Geological processes like plate tectonics

• Atmospheric processes like wind

• Hydrological (climate) processes like rain

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What is the definition of a renewable resource?

• it is natural

• it can be naturally replaced at least as fast as it is used

• it can be reproduced by humans

• it can be naturally replaced only after a very long time

What is the definition of a non-renewable resource?

• it is natural

• it can be naturally replaced at least as fast as it is used

• it can be reproduced by humans

• it can be naturally replaced only after a very long time

Which of these are activities that use renewable resources?

• burning gasoline in a car to go on a road trip

• capturing the wind in a sail to power a boat

Which of these are activities that use non-renewable resources?

• burning coal to power a train

• burning wood in a campfire to produce light and heat

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Which of these are activities that use renewable resources?

• picking berries from a bush to eat during a hike

• melting copper to make wire used in electronics

Which of these are activities that use non-renewable resources?

• melting steel to make jewelry

• growing carrots to eat

Oil and gas are made from ancient swamps and is distributed unevenly around the world because of

• geological processes

• current climate

• atmospheric processes

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Select all the renewables.

• Air

• Natural Gas

• Wind

• Rocks and Minerals

• Fish