Natural Resources Quiz. (Text from Khan Academy)

What is a natural resource?

• Anything created by humans

• Anything that cannot be used by humans

• Anything found in nature that can be used by humans

• Anything found in outer space

Which of the following is a characteristic of renewable resources?

• They are formed by geologic processes

• They can be replaced over human lifetimes

• They cannot be replaced

• They are evenly distributed around Earth

Why are nonrenewable resources unevenly distributed?

• Because they are created by human activity

• Because they are evenly distributed

• Because they are replaced over human lifetimes

• Because they are formed by geologic processes

What can human activity do to the distribution of certain resources?

• Make them evenly distributed

• Eliminate all resources

• Create new resources

• Change the distribution

What is an example of how human activity can change resource distribution?

• Using solar panels

• Mining coal

• Planting trees

• Building a dam