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Alberta's Natural Resources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 2hrs 40mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Natural Resources are

a)

Materials that are found on Earth that people use.

b)

Rocks that contain metal

c)

Resources that are continually being replaced and WILL NOT RUN OUT

d)

Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out.

2.

NON - RENEWABLE resources are

a)

Materials that are found on Earth that people use.

b)

Rock that contains metal

c)

Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago

d)

Resources that CANNOT BE REPLACED quickly enough to keep from running out.

3.

Renewable resources are:

a)

Materials that are found on Earth that people use

b)

Rock that contains metal

c)

Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.

d)

Resources that can be replaced IF USED CAREFULLY!!!!

4.

A Fossil Fuel is...

a)

Materials that are found on Earth that people use

b)

Rock that contains metal

c)

FUELS THAT FORMED YEARS AGO from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.

d)

Resources that CAN BE REPLACED QUICKLY enough to keep from running out.

5.
Which is a Natural Resource
a)
Sunlight
b)
Computers
c)
Cars
d)
Roofs
6.

Which is NOT a Natural Resource

a)

Car

b)

Corn

c)

Cotton

d)

Dogs

7.

Which is a renewable Resource

a)

Coal

b)

Gasoline

c)

Oil

d)

Crops

8.

Which is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Sunlight

c)

Water

d)

Crops

9.
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
10.
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
11.

Which of the following natural resources are NON - RENEWABLE?

a)

Water

b)

Animals

c)

Gas

d)

Wind

12.
Which one is not a natural resource? 
a)
Water
b)
Plants
c)
Play dough 
d)
Air
13.

Which of the following means of transportation uses a RENEWABLE resource for its energy source?

a)

solar powered car

b)

coal powered steam train

c)

natural gas car

d)

gasoline truck

14.

A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy ON THE FARM by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--

a)

setting up a wind farm

b)

having a coal furnace

c)

using natural gas

d)

burning oil

15.
Using the sun to make electricity...
a)
is called solar energy.
b)
is an easy way to make electricity. 
c)
should be done by everyone.
d)
is a free way to make electricity. 
16.

One disadvantage of coal energy is...

a)

it's cheap.

b)

it's a fossil fuel that we will run out of someday.

c)

it's easy to find.

d)

dinosaurs MADE LOTS OF IT.

17.

One disadvantage of wind energy is...

a)

it's always windy in LEDUC, ALBERTA!!!!

b)

it doesn't work in places that don't have wind.

c)

the windmills are cool to look at.

d)

teachers like to have their hair all blown around by the wind.

18.

A thick sticky tar made of oil

a)

Bitumen

b)

Oil Sands

c)

Fossil Fuels

d)

Canola Oil

19.

Which group includes ALL RENEWABLE resources?

a)

Coal, trees, water, oil

b)

Water, wind, sun, plants

c)

Crops, sun, gas, water

20.

How can we use natural resources?

a)

We can use energy from natural resources to generate electricity

b)

We can use natural resources for food

c)

We can use natural resources to construct houses and buildings

d)

All of the above