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Natural and synthetic materials

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

things, materials, substances and components found in the natural environment

a)

synthetic materials

b)

natural resources

c)

artifical resources

d)

pure resourses

2.

What are the two kinds of natural resources?

a)

renewable and infinite

b)

renewable and noninfinite

c)

nonrenewable and finite

d)

nonrenewable and renewable

3.

Non Renewable resources can be regenerated or replenished by natural processes

a)

true

b)

false

4.

Renewable resources can become nonrenewable resources if they are used up faster than they can be replenished.

a)

true

b)

false

5.

man made materials and substances that do not exist naturally in the environment

a)

nonrenewable products

b)

synthetic products

c)

systematic products

d)

none of the above

6.

natural gas and crude oil are

a)

renewable resources

b)

synthetic products

c)

fossil fuels

d)

infinite fuels

7.

Synthetic materials are made from natural resources, like ________ and __________.

a)

petroleum, plastic

b)

oil, nylon

c)

water, coal

d)

minerals, polyester

8.

An example of a synthetic material is _____________.

a)

plastic

b)

organic cotton

c)

coal

d)

silk

9.

A synthetic material is a product made __________ and changed ________________.

a)

by nature, chemically

b)

by nature, only physically

c)

by man, chemically

d)

by man, only physically

10.

A polymer is ____________________.

a)

long molecules that are made up of five or more repeating units.

b)

a chemical excreted by a porygon.

c)

only found in chemistry laboratories, under high protection because they're extremely reactive.

d)

a figure with at least three straight sides and angles.

11.

A natural resource is a raw material provided by _______ that is useful to humans. They are naturally-occurring, which means these __________ be made by humans.

a)

Earth, cannot

b)

democracy, can

c)

scientists, can

d)

the government, cannot

12.

The type of natural resource that once it is used up completely, it will be gone and unable to be replaced in a human life time.

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Resource

c)

Living Resources

d)

Energy Resources

13.

Which of the following would be considered a natural resource?

a)

rock

b)

steel

c)

glass

d)

concrete

14.
What are synthetic materials mostly made from?
a)
Coal
b)
Chemicals
c)
Trees
d)
Gasoline
15.

_________ is a synthetic material that is made from polymers.

a)

Plastic

b)

Leather

c)

Wood

d)

A molecule

16.
Which of the following energy resource is a fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Natural Gas
d)
All of the above
17.
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
18.
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
19.
Which group includes ALL renewable resources?
a)
Coal, trees, water, oil
b)
Water, wind, sun, plants
c)
Minerals, sun, natural gas, water
20.
Petroleum and natural gas form from...
a)
strong winds
b)
cooled magma
c)
radioactive materials
d)
remains of plants and animals 
21.
Water is renewable because it.......
a)
can be frozen
b)
important to all life
c)
can be replaced constantly
d)
can evaporate