WorksheetsNatural Resources
Total questions: 30
Worksheet time: 14mins
Soil is what type of resource?
Exhaustible
Inexhaustible
Water is what type of resource?
Inexhaustible
Exhaustible
Oil is what type of resource?
Exhaustible
Inexhaustible
Air is what type of resource?
Inexhaustible
Exhaustible
Soil conservation is defined as what?
Land overgrazed by livestock
Reducing human activity to conserve soil
Failure of crop growth due to soil erosion
Protection, preservation, and improvement of the soil
How is water purified naturally?
Rain cycle
Evaporation
Hydrologic cycle
Condensation
How do point source and nonpoint source pollution differ?
Point of origin
Point of effectiveness
Point of clean up
Point of light
What type of air pollutant is carbon monoxide?
gaseous
chemical
liquid
invisible
What type of pollutant is soil in the air?
dirt matter
soil-air matter
particulate matter
fine matter
What is the source of air pollution caused by factories?
human activity
natural activity
machine activity
particle activity
Air pollution caused by a volcanic eruption would be the result of what?
human activity
eruption activity
natural activity
particle activity
Which agency protects and preserves endangered species?
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Forest Service
U.S. Department of Agriculture
Bureau of Land Management
Disposing of wastes and maintaining soil productivity are examples of what type of issue?
Wildlife management
Air quality
Agriculture-related conservation
Recreational
How are the Federal Agriculture Reform Act and the Farm Bill similar?
They are conservation legislation affecting agriculture.
They are designed to eliminate conservation.
They outlawed farming.
They fine farmers for spoiling the land.
Which is a federal agency that monitors natural resources?
U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service
Mo. Department of Conservation
Natural Resource Conservation Service
Environmental Protection Agency
Which of the following are agricultural soil conservation practices?
planting the same crop over and over
urbanization
overgrazing
crop rotations
Which two are practices that have been implemented to maintain air quality?
industry
car exhaust inspections
cutting trees
public transportation
Precision farming, GMOs, and no-till farming are three practices that are used in the agriculture industry to help maintain natural resources.
True
False
Sediment, pathogens, and organic waste are all sources of water pollution.
True
False
Sediment, pathogens, and organic waste are all factors that affect water quality.
True
False
Odor, color, and taste are all sources of water pollution.
True
False
Coal is what type of resource?
Exhaustible
Inexhaustible
Natural Gas is what type of resource?
Exhaustible
Inexhaustible
Why is it important to conserve natural resources?
They interact and depend on each other.
When one is affected, they all suffer.
They are unlimited resources.
It is not important.
Prohibiting the use of a natural resource is
Preservation
Conservation
Limiting the use of a natural resource is
Preservation
Conservation
The practices involved in caring for wildlife and its environment are known as what?
Animal rights
Animal welfare
Wildlife management
Wildlife conservation
Determining the condition of water for a particular use is known as what?
Water usage
Water pollution
Water quality
Water consumption
The purity of air used by living things is known as
Air quality
Air pollution
Air cleanliness
Air control
Which of the factors could contribute to soil erosion?
Water
Wind
Humans
Animals
Pollution
