How can we use natural resources?

We can use energy from natural resources to generate electricity

We can use natural resources to construct houses and buildings

We can use natural resources for food

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

all of the above are good conservation practices

recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum

limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving

How does population growth affect natural resources?

The more people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

The less people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

The more people on the planet, the more natural resources that are available for each person.

The less people on the planet, the more resources are used daily

The pictures show a forest before and after deforestation, a process where many trees are cut down. Which of the following best explains why trees are called a renewable resources?

If a tree is cut down, a new tree can be planted in its place.

If a tree is cut down, the animals that depended on the tree will help the tree grow back.

Only humans use trees, so tree populations will never fall below the number that are needed.

Only paper is made from trees, so the tree population will never run out.

How is the atmosphere involved in the greenhouse effect?

Gases in the atmosphere trap and redirect heat reflected from the surface of Earth.

It transforms light energy from the Sun into thermal energy that warms the surface of Earth.

Gases magnify the heat of the Sun as it passes down through Earth's atmosphere.

Heat from the surface of Earth is absorbed by gases and radiated into space.

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Resources that are obtained from the earth

global warming

pollution

natural resources

nature's bounty

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1 min • 1 pt

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed

nonrenewable resource

renewable resources

fossil fuels

pollution

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A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame.

nonrenewable resource

renewable resource

reforestation

atmosphere

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Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.

animal relics

fossil fuels

reforestation

fossils

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clearing of trees in a forested area

reforestation

deforestation

pollution

biosphere

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planting trees to replace lost forestland

deforestation

reforestation

ecology

recycling

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Introduction of harmful materials into the environment

reforestation

fossil fuel

pollution

global warming

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Natural Resources/Human Impacts

Resources that are obtained from the earth

A natural resource that can be replaced at the same rate at which the resource is consumed

A natural resource that is not replaced in a useful time frame.

Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are ancient remains of plants and animals.

clearing of trees in a forested area

planting trees to replace lost forestland

Introduction of harmful materials into the environment

The slow warming of Earth's atmosphere due to climatic change

Select all that are renewable resources

Select all that are nonrenewable resources

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