Florida Natural Resources

Water is an important resource in Florida. Freshwater is used for homes and businesses. Salt water is used for recreation and fishing. What type of resource is water?

• human resource

• mineral resource

• renewable resource

• nonrenewable resource

Devin’s family is building a house. His parents want to use a renewable energy source to provide energy for the house. Which of the following could they use?

• coal

• natural gas

• oil

• solar energy

Silica is an important resource found in Florida. What is one way that people use silica?

• to make computer chips

• to build houses

• to produce electricity

• as a gemstone in jewelry

The U.S. Courthouse in Tallahassee, Florida, was built during the 1930s. It is listed in the National Register of Historic Places. One of the main resources used to build the courthouse comes from Florida.

Which Florida resource was used to build the courthouse?

• limestone

• peat

• phosphate

• silicon

Florida supplies about 75% of one of the ingredients found in fertilizers used in this country. What is the ingredient?

• oil

• phosphate

• silicon

• water

Florida’s nickname is the Sunshine State. Sunshine is one of Florida’s most abundant resources. What type of resource is sunshine?

• fossil

• nonrewable

• renewable

• scarce

Benjamin’s family lives on a farm in Florida. The photograph shows how the farm produces some of its electricity.

Based on the photograph, what type of resource is Benjamin’s family using?

• new

• nonrewable

• recyclable

• renewable

Water is a renewable resource found in Florida. The state is surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It is also home to many inland freshwater lakes and rivers. What makes water a renewable resource?

• It does not cause pollution.

• It is constantly recycled so it can be used again.

• It is necessary for all plants and animals to live.

• It takes hundreds of years for water to be created after it is used.

Which one of these sources of energy is an abundant Florida resource?

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Oil

• Geothermal Energy

Which of the following is a fossil fuel?

• oil

• biomass

• wind

• hydro