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Natural Resources

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 17mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What are natural resources?

a)

Something we need to survive that comes from the Earth.

b)

Things we get from space.

c)

Things we like but do not need.

2.
Any useful material that is found in nature:
a)
Natural Resource
b)
Human Resource
c)
Plants
3.
Can be replaced within a human lifetime
a)
Nonrenewable resource
b)
Renewable resource
4.
Which group includes ALL renewable resources?
a)
Coal, trees, water, oil
b)
Water, wind, sun, plants
c)
Minerals, sun, natural gas, water
5.
Which of these is renewable?
a)
Water
b)
Oil
c)
Coal
d)
Minerals
6.
Metals, oils, and gas are nonrenewable resources. One day they could be all used up.
a)
True
b)
False
7.
This energy source is formed from the remains of dead plants and animals and is considered a fossil fuel.
a)
Nuclear
b)
Geothermal
c)
Coal
d)
Biomass
8.
What is a natural resource?
a)
Resources we get from our house
b)
Resources we get from people
c)
Resources we get from nature
9.
Which one is not a natural resource? 
a)
Water
b)
Plants
c)
Play dough 
d)
Air
10.
Why are trees a natural resource?
a)
The leaves are green
b)
We use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.
c)
They are beautiful
d)
They grow back after they are cut down.
11.
How do we use air?
a)
to breathe
b)
to eat
c)
to build
d)
to drink
12.
I can live without natural resources.
a)
True
b)
False
13.
Why should I recycle?
a)
So the earth is not covered in trash
b)
To conserve natural resources
c)
BOTH of these are right!
14.
What does reuse mean?
a)
Throw away
b)
Use again or more than once.
c)
Keep it