Quiz about Natural Resources

Question 1

Sunlight, wind, and water are considered ____resources.

Accepted Answer

renewable

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fossil

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nonrenewable

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nonliving

Question 2

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

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable

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Renewable

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Endangered

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Living

Question 3

Natural resources are distributed ____across the Earth.

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unequally

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safely

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easily

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underground

Question 4

What are fossil fuels?

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coal, oil, natural gas

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coal, oil, uranium

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oil, natural gas, uranium

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geothemals, coal, natural gas

Question 5

Coal, petroleum, and natural gas; energy rich substances made from the preserved remains of organisms.

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Fossil Fuels

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Non-renewable resource

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Natural Resource

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Nuclear Fission

Question 6

Anything occurring naturally in the environment that humans use

Accepted Answer

Natural Resource

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Non-renewable resource

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Fossil Fuels

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Nuclear Fission

Question 7

Solar, Water, Wind, Geothermal energy

Accepted Answer

Renewable Resources

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Non-renewable Resource

Question 8

Sunlight

Accepted Answer

Renewable resource

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Nonrenewable resource

Question 9

Wind

Accepted Answer

Renewable resource

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Nonrenewable resource

Question 10

Are replaced by nature, we do not run out of them

Accepted Answer

Renewable Resource

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Non-renewable Resource

Question 11

Fossil Fuel, Coal, Oil, Gas, Nuclear energy

Accepted Answer

Non-renewable Resources

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Renewable Resources

Question 12

The map shows that different regions of the world have different soil types.

Which of the following is most likely true?

Accepted Answer

The soil type of a region depends on the type of geologic processes that occur there and the rate at which they occur.

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All types of vegetation are able to grow equally well in all soil types around the world.

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The geologic processes that result in soil occur at the same time and at the same rate in every region of the world.

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The soil type of a region depends only on the distance of that region from the ocean.

Question 13

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

Accepted Answer

Coal

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Wood

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Water

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Sunlight

Question 14

Which of the following is a nonrenewable energy source?

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Oil

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Wood

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Hydrogen

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Biomass

Question 15

Where do fossil fuels come from?

Accepted Answer

They are the remains of plants and animals that have been compressed and heated over a long period of time

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The gas station

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From a hydroelectric power station

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It is form by plate boundaries compressing rock over time

Question 16

Which BEST explains what scientists are referring to when they use the term conservation?

Accepted Answer

protection, management, and renewal of resources

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nonliving parts of the environment

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living organisms in the environment

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health of the living organisms in the environment

Question 17

Which of the following is an example of humans practicing conservation?

Accepted Answer

Collecting water in rain barrels to irrigate gardens

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Flushing the toilet more often.

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Running smaller, more frequent loads of laundry

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Letting the faucet run while brushing teeth

Question 18

Which is NOT a way to conserve natural resources?

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Take longer showers

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Run the dishwasher only when it's full

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Unplug small electronics when they're done charging

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Use reusable containers when possible

Question 19

Water that moves through the cracks in the soil and rock layers to form its own layer

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Groundwater

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Saltwater

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Rain

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Rivers

Question 20

The difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources are....

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one can be replaced in a lifetime and one can not.

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one can be grown and one can not.

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one humans depend on and one we do not.

Question 21

What are ores?

Accepted Answer

Deposits of minerals that are large enough to be mined for a profit.

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Caves where we extract coal from.

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Underground oil deposits.

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an area of permeable sediment or rock that holds significant amounts of water.

Question 22

The type of fossil fuel that forms is dependent on 3 factors: the type of organic matter, temperature and pressure, and __________________.

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the length of time it was buried.

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how dry the soil is.

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what part of the world it formed in.

Question 23

____________ and ___________ are the two cycles that affect where groundwater is distributed.

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Rock cycle, water cycle

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Water cycle, sedimentary cycle

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Rock cycle, plant cycle

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Unicycle, bicycle

Question 24

The amount of pore space in a material.

Accepted Answer

Porosity

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Aquifer

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Permeability

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Groundwater

Question 25

What is permeability?

Accepted Answer

The measure of waters ability to flow through sediment and rock.

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The ability of oil and gas to rise to the surface.

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A minerals ability to be extracted from an ore.

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