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WorksheetsNatural Resources - 6th grade
Total questions: 24
Worksheet time: 12mins
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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.
A resource that is not easily replaced...
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
5.
Diamonds and other minerals
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
6.
Which of these is renewable?
a)
Water
b)
Oil
c)
Coal
d)
Minerals
7.
A resource that can be easily replaced...
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
8.
Energy from the sun.
a)
wind
b)
hydroelectric
c)
solar
d)
biofuel
9.
Takes millions of years to form.
a)
hydroelectric
b)
renewable
c)
solar
d)
fossil fuels
10.
Solid fossil fuel formed from ancient plants.
a)
coal
b)
oil
c)
petroleum
d)
natural gas
11.
Heat produced from magma within the earth.
a)
solar
b)
biofuel
c)
hydroelectric
d)
geothermal
12.
Energy from living organisms.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
biofuels
c)
geothermal
d)
oil
13.
Electricity produced by moving water.
a)
geothermal
b)
hydroelectric
c)
wind
d)
solar
14.
Energy generated by the movement of air.
a)
fossil fuel
b)
wind
c)
biofuel
d)
hydroelectric
15.
Type of fossil fuel formed from ancient organisms that lived in swamps.
a)
oil
b)
fuel
c)
coal
d)
biofuel
16.
Type of fuel formed by once living things.
a)
biofuel
b)
fossil fuel
c)
alternative
d)
renewable
17.
Cotton dresses and pants.
a)
renewable
b)
nonrenewable
c)
alternative
18.
Another name for oil.
a)
coal
b)
natural gas
c)
petroleum
d)
alternative
19.
Which is not a way to conserve resources.
a)
recycle paper
b)
lower your thermostate in winter to use less heat
c)
car pool or use your bicycle
d)
quit eating broccoli and spinach
20.
Preserving and protecting the natural environment is called _____________.
a)
depletion
b)
conservation
c)
sustainability
d)
renewable
21.
Pollutants from a factory that enter the water in a watershed will have a negative effect on which of the following?
a)
Available space for crops
b)
Local pond life
c)
Rainfall rates
d)
Direction of river flow
22.
Natural resources used to make objects or to use as food are...
a)
energy resources
b)
nuclear resources
c)
Biomass resources
d)
material resources
23.
Using Natural Resources has consequences. What do you call consequences that last a human lifetime or less?
a)
Positive consequence
b)
long term consequence
c)
negative consequence
d)
short-term consequence
24.
Which of the following is NOT a resource that can be BOTH a material resource AND an energy resource?
a)
corn
b)
soy
c)
diamonds
d)
petroleum
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