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Natural Resources

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 35mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

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

a)

5%

b)

14%

c)

86%

d)

95%

2.

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

a)

Nuclear

b)

Solar

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Geothermal

3.

Which species has the greatest ability to impact our environment?

a)

Humans

b)

Cattle

c)

Elephants

d)

Whales

4.

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

5.
Which of the following energy resources is renewable?
a)
Energy from Crude Oil
b)
Energy from Coal
c)
Energy from Wind
d)
Energy from Natural Gas
6.
This type of natural resource runs out...when it is gone, it's gone!
a)
Renewable Resource
b)
Nonrenewable Resource
c)
Living Resources
d)
Energy Resources
7.
All of the things we use from the environment or the world around us...
a)
Living Resources
b)
Nonrenewable Resources
c)
Renewable Resources
d)
Natural Resources
8.
Which of the following energy resource is a fossil fuel?
a)
Coal
b)
Oil
c)
Natural Gas
d)
All of the above
9.

People try to conserve some resources, like fossil fuels, because they are not replaceable. Why can't these resources be replaced?

a)

They must be transported long distances.

b)

Processes that make them take a long time.

c)

No one can afford to buy more of them.

d)

It is impossible to extract more from the earth.

10.

A resource that can be replaced in a human lifetime.

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

solar

d)

natural resources

11.

A resource that cannot be replaced in a human lifetime.

a)

nonrenewable

b)

renewable

c)

conservation

d)

limited

12.

Something used on Earth.

a)

resources

b)

wind power

c)

geologic process

d)

biosphere

13.

Resources that exist in the environment without human intervention

a)

Natural Resource

b)

Water Cycle

c)

Electricity

d)

Steam

14.
1)  Name the fossil fuels.
a)
Coal, Oil, Natural Gas
b)
Coal, Petroleum, Nuclear
c)
Petroleum, Natural Gas, Nuclear
d)
Nuclear, Coal, Wind
15.
1)  What other non-renewable energy source is not a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Uranium
c)
Water
d)
Geothermal
16.
Name the 5 renewable resources.
a)
wind, solar, hydro, biomass, geothermal
b)
wind, oil, hydro, biomass, geothermal
c)
wind, solar, hydro, uranium, geothermal
d)
wind, solar, coal, biomass, geothermal
17.
1)  Name two biomass fuels.
a)
Crops and wood
b)
Crops and plastics
c)
Crops and man-made products
d)
Crops and fertilizers
18.

Which of these is a renewable resource?

a)

trees

b)

methane

c)

coal

d)

gasoline

19.

What type of resources take millions of years to form?

a)

recyclable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

renewable

d)

unusable

20.
Natural Resources are...
a)
materials created by humans
b)
materials found in the environment that people find useful or valuable
c)
materials found in the environment that people don't want
d)
materials found in the environment that people can eat
21.
What do we use natural resources for?
a)
To generate electricity
b)
As food or 'fuel' for our bodies
c)
To build houses or buildings
d)
All of the answers
22.
What will happen if a nonrenewable resource is used up faster than it can be replenished or regenerated?
a)
The resource will become abundant
b)
The resource will be replenished
c)
The resource will be replenished
d)
The resource will become scarce
23.
What are the 3 main **disadvantages** of using fossil fuels?
a)
There are no disadvantages 
b)
Limited supply, habitat disruption, pollution
c)
Limited supply, easy to transport, cheap
24.
What are fossil fuels?
a)
complex hydrocarbon compounds
b)
mixtures of gaseous hydrocarbons located under the surface of the Earth
c)
a nonrenewable energy resource formed the remains of organisms that lived long ago
25.

The remains that transformed into fossil fuels were buried for

a)

a few hundred years.

b)

millions of years.

c)

less than 20,000 years.

d)

hardly any time at all.

26.

Which of the following is taking used materials and waste and then turning it into new, useful products?

a)

Processing

b)

Sorting

c)

Collecting

d)

Recycling

27.

Plastic is made from which natural resource?

a)

Trees

b)

Metals

c)

Oil

d)

Sand

28.

Which is an example of recycling?

a)

Using old materials to make new items

b)

Buying a case of water bottles

c)

Turning off the water while brushing your teeth

d)

Using your younger brother's old playdoh for your science project

29.

The _____________ the human population, the ______________ the amount of resources being used.

a)

greater, greater

b)

greater, least

c)

least, greater

d)

least, least

30.
To help our environment, you should
 
 
  
a)
recycle, remember, and reduce.
b)
reduce, reuse, and recycle.
c)
reduce, repair, and recycle. 
d)
  reuse, replace, and recycle. 
31.
Why is it important that people conserve, or  save, resources?
 
 
  
a)
They will become renewable.
b)
They will be used up quickly. 
c)
Their supplies will increase. 
d)
They will last longer.
32.
 Energy from the sun is known as......... 
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
solar energy
d)
wind energy
33.

All of the following are renewable energy options except

a)

wind power

b)

solar power

c)

geothermal

d)

gas

34.

What is conservation?

a)

Saving natural resources.

b)

Watching television throughout the day.

c)

Using natural and human resources.

d)

Leaving the watering running.

35.
Wind energy 
a)
is less expensive than fossil fuels
b)
is difficult to utilize in areas with low wind availability
c)
is a renewable source of energy
d)
utilizes small or large areas of land not previously used
36.
Stored energy in water behind a dam falls and changes into mechanical energy that turns a turbine that turns coils in a generator that produces electrical energy.  What is this?
a)
Fossil Fuel Power Plant
b)
Nonrenewable Power Plant
c)
Nuclear Power Plant 
d)
Hydroelectric Power Plant
37.
Oil, Natural Gas, Nuclear, Coal - What do these items have in common?
a)
They are examples of inexhaustible energy resources.
b)
They are examples of renewable energy resources.
c)
They are examples of energy resources that do not cause pollution.
d)
They are examples of nonrenewable energy resources.
38.
____ is the remains of plants and animals.
a)
Biomass
b)
Natural gas
c)
Geothermal
d)
Hydropower
39.
The careful use of a resource is....
a)
recycling
b)
pollution
c)
depositing
d)
conservation
40.
Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
41.
Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
42.
Coal is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
43.
Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
44.
Oil is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
45.
Wind is a __________ energy resource.
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
46.
Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?
a)
a.  They can never be replaced.
b)
a.  They cannot be easily replaced.
c)
a.  They can be recycled.
d)
a.  They can be made in factories.
47.

What are the advantages of Geothermal energy?

a)

Is a nonrenewable resource

b)

Can only be used in specific places in the world

c)

It comes from the Earth

d)

Takes months to build the machines to extract energy

48.

what do wind turbines do

a)

make wind

b)

make air

c)

make energy

49.
Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......
a)
require expensive equipment
b)
take millions of years to replace
c)
can be found all over 
d)
provide all the energy we use
50.
Crude oil is also called what?
a)
biomass
b)
fossils
c)
coal
d)
petroleum

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