Natural Resources

All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT

• Coal
• animals
• petroleum (oil)
• natural gas

A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--

• setting up wind turbines
• having a coal furnace
• using natural gas
• burning oil

Oil comes from deep underground. When people have used all of the oil on Earth, it will be gone. What kind of resource is oil?

• a renewable resource
• an inexhaustible resource
• a nonrenewable resource
• a non-usable resource

What should be pictured in picture 2 to show a renewable resource?

• young trees which have just been  planted
• level land with stumps removed
• a pond fish live in
• a log cabin that the trees were used to build

Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?

• recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
• limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
• using rechargeable batteries
• all of the above are good conservation practices

Many stores now carry products that have less packaging or wrapping. Products with reduced packaging are most likely available because--

• they reduce trash that eventually ends up in landfills
• they help conserve resources, especially plastics
• they provide a compacted packaging choice for consumers
• all of the above

If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?

• air and water pollution
• good fishing for recreation
• plentiful animals in the river
• purified drinking water

A way the factory could help conserve the river water as a natural resource is to--

• filter the water before dumping into the river
• remove all of the animals from the area for their protection
• set up nets down river to remove contaminated fish
• post signs of "No swimming in the river"

What is a disadvantage of using a nonrenewable resource, such as oil energy?

• The resource is inconvenient to use.

• The resource is more expensive than a renewable resource.

• The resource cannot be easily replaced after it is used up.

• The resource exists only as a solid, not a liquid or gas.

How does the environment benefit when people recycle?

• There will be more trash if people recycle.

• There will be less trash in landfills.

• Recycling means there will be an increase of landfills

• There is no benefits to recycling.