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Natural Resources

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 8hrs 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
A Virginia natural resource important to the state's economy, as well as a primary source of energy, is?
a)
oil
b)
steel
c)
coal
d)
limestone
2.
Which of these is a  natural resource of Virginia?
a)
a dam
b)
a glacier
c)
a river
d)
a power plant
3.
Which of these is the most important product of Virginia forests?
a)
Pecan trees
b)
Pine cones
c)
Hardwood lumber
d)
Maple leaves
4.
Virginina has many different water resources. Which of the following have fresh water?
a)
Chesapeake Bay
b)
Atlantic Ocean
c)
Lakes & Rivers
d)
Lake Superior
5.
What is a river?
a)
A large body of freshwater
b)
A saltwater inlet of the ocean
c)
A natural large stream of flowing freshwater
d)
An underground waterway
6.
A renewable resource is one that...
a)
Can be naturally replaced
b)
Cannot be naturally replaced
c)
Can be checked out from a library
d)
Comes from a factory
7.
All of the following are minerals EXCEPT:
a)
Limestone
b)
Sand
c)
Apples
d)
Gravel
8.
Describe the majority of land in Virginia
a)
Desert
b)
Swamp
c)
Forest
d)
Parking lot
9.
Soil, minerals, air, water, and coal are all examples of
a)
Fossil fules
b)
Conservation
c)
recycling
d)
natural resources
10.
What is a body of water that is surrounded by land?
a)
lake
b)
river
c)
ocean
d)
sea
11.
What is a body of saline water that covers much of the earth?
a)
ocean
b)
lake
c)
sea
d)
river
12.
Our watershed is part of a larger watershed called - 
a)
Gulf of Mexico
b)
Mississippi Valley Watershed
c)
 Chesapeake Bay Watershed
d)
Abemarle Sound
13.
Areas on or below the earth's surface, where run off collects is called?
a)
Ocean
b)
Run off
c)
Aquifir
d)
Watershed
14.
Which states other than Virginia make up the Chesapeake Bay Watershed?
a)
Tennessee, Mississippi and Alabama, Deleware
b)
New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Delaware, Maryland
c)
North Carolina, Georgia, Florida
d)
Louisian, Texas, Ohio
15.
What is a river?
a)
A large body of freshwater
b)
A saltwater inlet of the ocean
c)
A natural large stream of flowing freshwater
d)
An underground waterway
16.
This product is grown in Virginia:
a)
True
b)
False
17.

Cultivated forests are used for _______

and have trees planted in _______

.

Correct answers:

a)

timber; rows

b)

coal; limestone

c)

gravel; sand

18.

Which of the following animals is native to Virginia? Select all that apply.

a)

dogwood, alligator, and crocodile

b)

red fox, cardinal, black bear

19.

Which of the following Virginia resources is used as a fossil fuel?

a)

limestone

b)

coal

c)

gravel

d)

timber

20.

Each of the following of Virginia's minerals can be used for building materials

EXCEPT -

a)

coal

b)

limestone

c)

sand

d)

granite

21.

Farming would be impossible without which natural resource?

a)

soil

b)

stone

c)

gold

d)

coal

22.

Which mineral resource is used in construction and making glass?

a)

Sand

b)

Gravel

c)

Granite

d)

Coal

23.

Which of the following are human-made resources?

a)

Glass

b)

Concrete

c)

Plastic

d)

Oil

e)

Granite

24.

Which Virginia natural resource is best suited for road construction?

a)

Crushed limestone

b)

Chipped lumber

c)

Coal

d)

Copper sheets

25.

All of the following rivers flow into the Chesapeake Bay watershed except _________________?

a)

Potomac

b)

York

c)

Mississippi

d)

Rappahannock

26.

Which land surface has a positive effect on water quality?

a)

grassy field

b)

gravel road

c)

bare soil

d)

construction site

27.

What kind of water is found in the Atlantic Ocean?

a)

fresh water

b)

salt water

c)

brackish water

d)

dirty water

28.

Coal is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Which body of water would be most affected by chemicals leaking into the groundwater?

a)

Dismal Swamp

b)

the creek behind my house

c)

Lake Jackson

d)

Chesapeake Bay

30.

Gravel can...

a)

be used as a fuel to make heat and electricity.

b)

be found in every forest, swamp, stream, and lake.

c)

be used when building roads.