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WorksheetsNatural Resources
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 57mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Cotton is useful for making clothing because it –
a)
grows in soil
b)
is food for insects
c)
can be washed
d)
has no color
2.
Which of the following is an example of a way that natural resources can be conserved?
a)
Recycling aluminum cans
b)
Making a new car
c)
Burning down forests
d)
Growing corn for food
3.
Metals conduct heat very well. This makes metals good for making -
a)
school buses
b)
door knobs
c)
soda cans
d)
cooking pots
4.
All of the following characteristics of wood make it a good resource to make furniture EXCEPT –
a)
easy to get and inexpensive
b)
burns at high temperatures
c)
can be cut into shapes
d)
relatively light in weight
5.
Electrical wires need to be made out of material that is not expensive and conducts electricity. Which of the materials below should be used to make electrical wires?
a)
Wood
b)
Silk
c)
Copper
d)
Gold
6.
Metals can be used to make objects of different shapes and sizes because metals can -
a)
freeze
b)
grow
c)
break
d)
bend
7.
All of the following are ways we can conserve natural resources EXCEPT –
a)
using less water
b)
building new houses
c)
planting more trees
d)
reusing paper bags
8.
Coal, oil, and natural gas are useful resources because they -
a)
produce smoke
b)
are hard to find
c)
release energy
d)
pollute the Earth
9.
Which of the following is a way students could conserve paper?
a)
Buy only new paperback books.
b)
Use both sides of the paper in a notebook.
c)
Pick up paper wrappers in the schoolyard.
d)
Use paper towels to clean spills in the lab.
10.
What characteristic of wood makes it useful as a building material? Wood -
a)
decomposes quickly.
b)
is very expensive.
c)
catches on fire easily
d)
can be cut into shapes.
11.
Wood is useful for making furniture because it is all of the following EXCEPT -
a)
easily cut
b)
lightweight
c)
strong
d)
magnetic
12.
Which of the following is a characteristic that makes a material useful for building homes?
a)
Very strong
b)
Easily bent
c)
Highly flammable
d)
Absorbs water
13.
Cotton is useful in making clothing because cotton can be -
a)
heated to high temperatures
b)
spun to make thread
c)
melted very quickly
d)
buried deep underground
14.
Conserving natural resources is important. All of the following are ways to conserve resources EXCEPT-
a)
using less packaging
b)
recycling a glass jar
c)
throwing away trash
d)
reusing a shoebox
15.
What characteristic of coal and oil makes them useful as sources of energy? Coal and oil -
a)
take millions of years to develop
b)
can be burned to release heat
c)
are found under the surface of Earth
d)
release pollution when they are used
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