Wise use of natural resources quiz

Forests are ___________ natural resources

• renewable
• depleting
• exhaustible

• non-renewable

Forest can be refereed to as a _____________

• natural resource

• non-renewable resource

• self-sustaining ecosystem

• biofuel

Dead and decayed organic matter is called

• topsoil
• humus
• fertilizer
• compost

The process of planting trees on a large scale is called

• deforestation
• reforestation
• afforestation
• urbanization

India has about _____ National Parks

• 75
• 104

• 90
• 150

_________ leads to deforestation.

• mining

• urban development

• logging

• overgrazing by cattle

The slow process of conversion of wood into coal over millions of years is called_________

• carbonization
• pyrolysis
• distillation

• gasification

The best quality of coal is called

• lignite
• bituminous
• anthracite
• sub-bituminous

Petroleum is called

Full form of CNG