WorksheetsWater in the World - Environmental Resources
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
What are the two types of environmental resources that we have access to?
Limited, Unlimited, Rare
Non-Renewable, Renewable
Common, Rare
Pressure, Time, Mineral
What is another word that we can use to describe a non-renewable resource?
in limited supply (finite)
in unlimited supply (infinite)
replenish-able resource
What is another word that we can use to describe a renewable resource?
finite resource
infinite resource
In scarce supply
What is an example of a renewable resource? (3 answers required)
wind systems rotating around the earth
timber from rain-forests
Oil pockets found below the ocean's floor
Fish stock from the oceans
Freshwater supplies are an example of a __________ resource?
Continuous resource
Non-renewable resource
Renewable resource
Can be both if we continue to mistreat our water supplies.
Oil pockets found beneath the ocean's seabed is an example of a __________ resource
renewable resource
non-renewable resource
scarce resource
Solar radiation from the sun is an example of a _____________ resource
Renewable resource
Non-renewable resource
very hot ball of gas
Tidal movements around the world is caused by the gravity of the moon and the sun. Energy can now be produced through tidal machines built on the shores.
What type of resource is the Earth's tides?
Non-renewable
Renewable
Powerful resource
Why is it important that we manage our renewable resources safely and sustainably?
Because we only have a limited supply and sooner or later we will run out.
If you use up our renewable resources faster than it can be replaced, then we will lose this resource for a very long time, and maybe forever.
It is not a very important issue because we have an unlimited supply of this resource.
Climate change is just a myth and the world's population growth is actually declining.
The term SCARCITY is best described as...
The problem of having unlimited needs and wants, but only a limited supply of resources to meet those demands.
The state of being 'scared-stiff' and unable to make any rational decisions
The process of water transforming into a gaseous substance due to an increase in temperature.
The process of a gaseous substance transforming into a liquid state
When water falls to the Earth's surface in the form of rain, heat, sleet, snow or mist
