Natural Resources Quiz

What are natural resources?

• Materials that are man-made and used by people

• Materials that are found on Earth naturally and used by people

• Materials that are found on other planets and used by people

• Materials that are found in laboratories and used by people

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Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

• Petroleum

• Coal

• Water

• Natural gas

What is the definition of nonrenewable resources?

• Materials that can be easily or quickly replaced by natural processes

• Materials that cannot be easily or quickly replaced by natural processes

• Materials that are found in abundance and can be used indefinitely

• Materials that are man-made and can be recycled

What does the term "consumption" refer to?

• The production of natural resources

• The use of things like natural resources

• The storage of natural resources

• The discovery of new natural resources

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What are deposits?

• Areas having large amounts of resources

• Areas with no natural resources

• Areas where resources are depleted

• Areas where resources are artificially created

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What are fossil fuels?

• Fuel produced by living plants that have been buried and changed by heat and pressure

• Fuel produced by synthetic processes in laboratories

• Fuel that is renewable and can be replaced quickly

• Fuel that is found only in the ocean

What is the process of digging into Earth's surface to remove resources called?

• Geology

• Mining

• Trade-offs

• Per Capita Consumption

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What term describes characteristics that can be used to identify a resource?

• Minerals

• Geologist

• Properties

• Ore

What is a solid that has a specific chemical composition, crystal form, and characteristic physical properties called?

• Ore

• Properties

• Minerals

• Trade-offs

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Who are the scientists that study the Earth, including its history, nature, materials, and processes?

• Miners

• Geologists

• Chemists

• Biologists

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