Distribution of Natural Resources

ANYTHING naturally occurring in the environment that humans use is known as ______________

• ecosystem services

• biodiversity

• natural resources

• limited resources

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Which of the following statements is true?

• Different places on Earth have different kinds of natural resources.

• Most parts of the world do not have any natural resources.

• North America has many natural resources, but South America does not have any.

• Most places on Earth have the same amounts and types of natural resources.

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  Which of the following is  a renewable energy resource?

• coal

• uranium

• solar

• oil

This resource is formed by tiny animals that died in the ocean millions of years ago. Layers of mud pressed down on the dead animals. The mud eventually turned to rock. This rock put a lot of pressure on the dead animals. Rocks around them also heated them up

• Oil
• Coal
• Iron
• Renewable resource

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This resource comes from plants that died millions of years ago. Thick layers of rock and soil covered the dead plants. The pressure of the rocks and soil turned the plants into a solid

• Oil
• Copper
• Iron
• Coal

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Sunlight

• Nonrenewable resource
• Renewable resource

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Rocks and minerals

• Renewable resources
• Nonrenewable resources

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Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

• renewable resources

• replaceable resources

• non renewable resources

• non replaceable resources

What are fossil fuels?

• coal, oil, uranium

• oil, natural gas, uranium

• coal, oil, natural gas

• geothemals, coal, natural gas

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_____ resources are resources that cannot be replenished within a lifetime.

• Renewable
• Endangered
• Nonrenewable
• Living