SS Grade 3 Resources

A nonrenewable resource is

• something made in a factory.

• something that takes a very long time to replace, or cannot be replaced.

• something that can be replaced in 30 years.

Renewable resources

• can be replaced after 50 years.

• can be replaced in a short time.

• cannot be replaced.

People who make products or provide resources are called

• human resources

• producers

• both A & B

Which of the following are nonrenewable resources?

• trees and forests

• oil, coal, & natural gas

• electricity

• solar power

This means a worker makes one part of a product

• produce

• specialize

• assembly line

• scarcity

What are capital resources?

• computerized robots

• a type of machine that factories use to make products faster

• buildings, machines and tools that make products

This word means that people in communities depend on each other for goods and services

• departmentalized

• interdependence

• dependence

• independence

This word means there is not enough of something to meet peoples' wants and needs

• free choice

• surplus

• scarcity

• plentiful

Choose the answer that shows the correct sequence for making a softball bat like the one we read about.

• Trees are cut down and split apart, and made into a bat in the forest.

• Trees are cut and split in the forest, they are transported to a factory, and made into a bat in the factory.

• Trees are cut down and they are split after they arrive at a factory.

• softball bats are made of a metal that is a non renewable resource.

What are some of the basic resources humans need to survive?

• Food, Water, Shelter, YouTube

• Air, Water, Shelter, Food

• Toys, Video Games, Candy, Water

• Internet, Electricity, Water, Food