Earth's resources and sustainable development | Exit Quiz | Oak National Academy

Which of the following are synthetic products?

• glass

• plastic

• soil

• water

• air

Answer explanation

Glass and plastic are synthetic products.

Match Earth's resource to where it is used by humans?

• crude oil

• shelter

• plants

• clothing

• cotton

• food

• wood

• transport

Answer explanation

Cotton is used in clothing; wood provides shelter; crude oil provides fuels for transport and plants provide food.

What term is used to describe resources that are not used up, or can be replaced in our lifetime?

Answer explanation

Renewable resources are not used up, or can be replaced in our lifetime.

What is sustainable development?

• meeting the needs of humans now, allowing future generations to meet their needs

• using products that are manufactured from natural resources

• ensuring all finite resources are used up

• switching from using renewable resources to using finite resources

Answer explanation

Sustainable development is meeting the needs of humans now, whilst allowing future generations to meet their needs.

Which of the following are benefits of reducing, reusing and recycling products?

• saves finite resources

• recycled products need to be sorted

• reduces energy usage

• less waste is sent to landfill

• increases the need to extract metals from metal ores

Answer explanation

Benefits of reducing, reusing and recycling include: saves finite resources, reduces energy usage, and less waste is sent to landfill.

A student normally buys a bottle of water before school each day and throws the bottle away, in the bin, at the end of the day. How could they be more sustainable?

• purchase a drink bottle that they can reuse each day

• buy all the bottles of water they need at the beginning of the week

• buy a larger bottle of water each day

• recycle the empty bottles

• buy the most expensive bottle of water

Answer explanation

The student could be more sustainable by purchasing a drink bottle that they can refill with tap water each day, or recycling the empty bottles at the end each day.