wayground logo

Free Printable Worksheets

NEW

Font size

S
M
L
XL
Worksheets

Natural Resources--3rd Grade

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

More than _______ of the Earth's water is salty.

a)

1/2

b)

3/100

c)

16/100

d)

97/100

2.

What do you call one attempt to preserve or protect an environment from harmful changes?

a)

nutrients

b)

soil

c)

conservation

d)

lawns

3.

Which of these help plants grow?

a)

Water, air, soil, sunlight

b)

water, bicycles, soil, animals

c)

hamburgers, water, sunlight, soil

d)

crops, webs, water, meat

4.

Which one of these natural resources is found underground?

a)

dirt

b)

coal

c)

wind

d)

grass

5.

How are liners used at landfills?

a)

For girls to have eyeliners.

b)

To draw pictures with

c)

To make a start line for water

d)

To protect the ground below

6.

What is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

A resource that could be replaced

b)

A resource that is made of plastic

c)

A resource that cannot be replaced once it is used up

d)

A resource that cannot break

7.

How much water on the Earth is fresh water?

a)

3/100

b)

10/100

c)

40/100

d)

50/100

8.

How are National Parks protected?

a)

People can keep animals they find there for their pets

b)

People are not allowed to hunt in National Parks

c)

People can use trees in National Parks

d)

People can take plants home from National Parks

9.

What is wood from trees used for?

a)

To feed dogs

b)

To fuel cars

c)

To build houses

d)

To make TVs

10.

Why do people dig wells?

a)

To get salt water

b)

To empty waster water

c)

For water balloons

d)

To get fresh water from underground

11.

Water from which of these sources flows downhill?

a)

Rivers

b)

Lakes

c)

Oceans

d)

water fountains

12.

What is one way humans change the environment to meet their needs?

a)

Grow food

b)

Build a road through the forest

c)

Play games everyday

d)

Be Lazy

13.

Which of the following are sources of fresh water?

a)

The Ocean

b)

The Great Salt Lake

c)

The Marsh

d)

Rivers, lakes, ponds, glaciers, ice caps

14.

Which one of these is NOT a way to reuse and recycle?

a)

Put trash in the trash can

b)

Write on the back of paper

c)

Give toys and clothes you have outgrown to others

d)

Use cloth towels instead of paper ones

15.

Which one of these substances can drown a bird if it gets leaked into water?

a)

Dirt

b)

Dust

c)

Oil

d)

Water

16.

Which one of these shows people using a natural resource?

a)

Throwing fresh food away

b)

Pouring out clean water

c)

Leaving the device on when not using it

d)

Drinking fresh water

17.

How do people clean dirty water that comes from wells?

a)

The water has to be filtered

b)

They jump in it

c)

They let their dogs splash around in it

d)

The get a long straw and drink it

18.

What makes ocean water salty?

a)

The salt comes from a salt shaker

b)

It is sprinkled from the sky when it rains

c)

Water flowing over rocks carries the salt out to the sea

d)

It comes from the rain