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Natural Resources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which metal has the lowest density?

a)

Gold

b)

Lead

c)

Silver

d)

Aluminum

2.

Which metal would you expect to find deepest in the crust?

a)

Gold

b)

Lead

c)

Silver

d)

Aluminum

3.

Which of the following affects the availability of mineral resources?

a)

Volcanic Activity

b)

Plate tectonics

c)

Weathering and erosion

d)

All of these

4.

Which is not a fossil fuel

a)

Petroleum

b)

Nuclear

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Coal

5.

Which of the following is renewable

a)

Petroleum

b)

Natural Gas

c)

Coal

d)

Hydroelectric

6.

According to this graph, what is the total percentage of renewable energy resources

a)

5%

b)

14%

c)

86%

d)

95%

7.

Which of the following resources are carbon-based and were formed by once living things

a)

Nuclear

b)

Solar

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Geothermal

8.

Kentucky Dam is an example of which type of renewable energy?

a)

Hydroelectric

b)

Solar

c)

Geothermal

d)

Wind

9.

Which two sources of energy cannot be traced back to the sun

a)

Hydroelectric and Wind

b)

Fossil Fuels and Biomass

c)

Solar and Coal

d)

Geothermal and Nuclear

10.

Which of the following is not a product made from Petroleum

a)

Diesel Fuel

b)

Plastics

c)

Kerosene

d)

Corn Oil

11.

According to the chart what is the highest projected population expected in 2100

a)

Over 16 billion

b)

Between 12-16 Billion

c)

Between 8-12 billion

d)

Belwow 8 billion

12.

When an oasis exists in the desert, where does the water usually come from?

a)

Seasonal rainfall in the desert

b)

Pipelines feeding water to the oasis

c)

Aquifers under the desert

d)

Ocean tides and tsunamis

13.

What prevents water from seeping out under an aquifer?

a)

The Mantle

b)

Bedrock that is impermeable

c)

Permeable limestone and sandstone

d)

Topsoil

14.

Which species has the greatest ability to impact our environment?

a)

Humans

b)

Cattle

c)

Elephants

d)

Whales

15.

Which is not a reason why some of our resources are running out

a)

some resources are limited

b)

Human populations are growing

c)

Solar radiation is decreasing

d)

Humans are using resources faster than we can replenish them

16.

Which is an advantage of renewable energy

a)

Renewable energy is sustainable

b)

Renewable energy does not produce Carbon Dioxide

c)

Renewable resources do not produce as much pollution

d)

All of these

17.

Which is not a reason to reduce, reuse or recycle

a)

It increases our use of fossil fuels

b)

It costs less money

c)

It causes less pollution

d)

It helps save natural resources

18.

Which is not true about fossil fuels

a)

They are limited

b)

We are using them up faster than nature can produce them

c)

They are more expensive that renewable energy

d)

They produce carbon dioxide when burned

19.

Lumber companies in the US replant forests as they cut them down. This is why in the US forests are considered:

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

Abiotic

d)

a man-made resource

20.

Where do we find groundwater

a)

In the oceans

b)

In the clouds

c)

on the surface

d)

underground