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WorksheetsNatural Resources REVIEW
Total questions: 39
Worksheet time: 31mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?
a)
Water
b)
Animals
c)
Natural gas
d)
Wind
2.
All of these resources are renewable EXCEPT:
a)
Oxygen
b)
Crude Oil
c)
Ice
d)
Corn
3.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...
a)
they are used to produce heat
b)
they take a long time to form
c)
they can be found underground
4.
What does conserving resources mean?
a)
Use as much of the resources as you can
b)
Only use the resources at school
c)
Protecting the resource so it does not run out
5.
A resource that is not easily replaced...
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
6.
Any useful material that is found in nature:
a)
Natural Resource
b)
Human Resource
c)
Plants
7.
Diamonds and other minerals
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
8.
Can be replaced within a human lifetime
a)
Nonrenewable resource
b)
Renewable resource
9.
Which group includes ALL renewable resources?
a)
Coal, trees, water, oil
b)
Water, wind, sun, plants
c)
Minerals, sun, natural gas, water
10.
Which of these is renewable?
a)
Water
b)
Oil
c)
Coal
d)
Minerals
11.
Metals, oils, and gas are nonrenewable resources. One day they could be all used up.
a)
True
b)
False
12.
The Jones family cares about the environment. They run their dishwasher only when it is completely full. Which of the following BEST explains why they do this?
a)
To save money
b)
To recycle dish soap
c)
To reduce sewage
d)
To conserve water
13.
Why is water a renewable resource?
a)
It can be frozen into ice
b)
It evaporates into air
c)
It is constantly replaced
14.
Energy from the sun.
a)
wind
b)
hydroelectric
c)
solar
d)
biofuel
15.
Takes millions of years to form.
a)
hydroelectric
b)
renewable
c)
solar
d)
fossil fuels
16.
Solid fossil fuel formed from ancient plants.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
petroleum
d)
natural gas
17.
Electricity produced by moving water.
a)
geothermal
b)
hydroelectric
c)
wind
d)
solar
18.
Energy generated by the movement of air.
a)
fossil fuel
b)
wind
c)
biofuel
d)
hydroelectric
19.
Any useful material found in nature.
a)
natural
b)
alternative
c)
renewable
d)
nonrenewable
20.
How do fossil fuels affect the environment?
a)
Expensive
b)
Leaves fossils at earth's surface
c)
Causes air pollution when burned
d)
Bonds sediment.
21.
Cotton dresses and pants.
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
alternative
22.
Most plastic is made from oil.
a)
True
b)
False
23.
Another name for oil.
a)
coal
b)
natural gas
c)
petroleum
d)
alternative
24.
One advantage of solar energy is that it is nonpolluting and a free energy source.
a)
True
b)
False
25.
Which one is not a natural resource?
a)
Water
b)
Plants
c)
Play dough
d)
Air
26.
We can _____ natural resources by not using them up or damaging them.
a)
conserve
b)
destroy
27.
What are rocks used for?
a)
throwing
b)
building
28.
I can live without natural resources.
a)
True
b)
False
29.
Anything you throw out and can't use again is called
a)
waste
b)
refresh
c)
recycle
d)
rebuild
30.
Coal, oil and natural gas
a)
fossil resources
b)
carbon resources
c)
natural resources
d)
renewable resources
31.
Are replaced through natural processes at a rate that is equal to or greater than the rate at which they are used.
a)
Renewable
b)
nonrenewable
32.
Are exhaustible and are extracted faster than the rate at which they formed
a)
Renewable
b)
nonrenewable
33.
The act of limiting usage of a natural resource to help protect it
a)
Conservation
b)
Sustainability
c)
Environmentalism
d)
Biodegradable
34.
The sun produces energy using _____.
a)
fission
b)
nuclear fusion
c)
biomass
d)
geothermal
35.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum
36.
What fossil fuel is in the image?
a)
Coal
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Petroleum
37.
Minerals are a _____ resource
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
38.
Energy from living organisms.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
biofuels
c)
geothermal
d)
oil
39.
Building a house has both an economic and environmental costs
a)
true
b)
false
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