Natural Resources Review

A family is camping in a tent in the woods. There is no electrical power for them to use. They need to cook some eggs and bacon for breakfast. The sun is still rising and they need light to see. With no electrical energy available, which sources would provide enough thermal energy to heat their pans to prepare their breakfast and light for them to see? Select TWO correct answers.

• Lantern

• Campfire

• Lamp

• Toaster Oven

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What are the two advantages of using the power in the photo to produce electricity?

• Wind is a renewable energy resource.

• The cost of wind power is only the cost of the land.

• Wind power is useful almost everywhere.

• Wind turbines rarely break down or need to be replaced.

• Wind power does not cause pollution.

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 a gas.

A farmer raises cattle and sheep. Why are these animals considered a renewable resource?

• These animals are consumers.

• These animals are herbivores.

• Animals can reproduce.

• Animals can move on their own.

Why is it important to conserve Earth’s natural resources? Explain your answer.

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Luis watched as the man sawed down the tree. The tree will be used for its wood. What type of resource is a tree? Enter the correct answer in the box. A tree is an example of a _______ resource because it can be replenished in a relatively short period of time.

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Lucas sees oil rigs like the one pictured to the left on the way to his grandmother’s house. What kind of resource is oil? Enter the correct answer in the box.

This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B. Part A: What kind of resource is oil?

• renewable

• geothermal

• nuclear

• nonrenewable

Part B: What will eventually happen to the type of resource in Part A as humans continue to use them?

• They will naturally replenish over a short period of time.

• They will not be replenished and run out.

• The availability will remain the same.

• They will increase in supply as we recycle more.

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The picture shows the capture of which type of energy? This question has two parts. First, answer Part A. Then answer Part B. Part A: Which type of energy is being captured in the image?

• hydroelectric

• wind energy

• natural gas

• solar energy