Powers 7th Assessment MS-ESS3-1

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1. Why are natural resources distributed unevenly across the Earth. (Select all the factors).

• Climate, altitude, geo processes, and land
• Altitude, lunar phases, magnetic poles
• Land, rainfall, sunlight, gravity

2. What is a nonrenewable resource?

• A resource that can be replaced quickly
• Corn
• A natural resource that takes a long time to replace

3. When we find oil in a dry area like Texas, what do we know about the history of that land?

• The area must have always been very dry
• The area must have once been under water since the remains of organisms from this habitat make up oil
• Dinosaurs lived on this land and turned into oil

4. How could gold be moved from the location where it was formed to the location it is found?

• Gold may be carried by animals
• Gold may be moved by wind and water and deposited in a new place
• Gold is usually moved by volcanoes and lava flow

5. A rock that makes a good reservoir is both

• Dense and chalky
• Magnetic and milky
• Porous and permeable

6. Liquids and gases such as oils and natural gas can be

• Dug up with a pick and ax
• Exploded out of the deep rock
• Pumped out of a rock reservoir

7. Earth’s resources

• Are evenly distributed across each country
• Are evenly distributed across the Earth
• Are unevenly distributed across the Earth

Explain why coal is only found in certain areas on Earth.

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What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

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