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Uses and wastage of resources

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Natural resources are found within the environment.

a)

False

b)

True

2.

Which of these resources are renewable resources

a)

coal

b)

water

c)

natural gas

d)

fossil fuel

3.

Resources that cannot be replaced

a)

Natural resources

b)

Renewable resources

c)

Non-renewable resources

d)

Man-made resources

4.

The surroundings in which people, animals, or plants live

a)

trees

b)

environment

c)

resource

d)

waste

5.

Non-renewable resources________ be replaced.

a)

Can

b)

cannot

6.

What is a natural resource?

a)

something you buy

b)

something you create

c)

something found in nature you use

d)

something you borrow from your neighbour

7.

Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

Clothing

b)

Cotton

c)

Water

d)

Rocks

8.

_________ is waste that does not rot.

a)

Biodegradable resource

b)

Non- biodegradable resource

9.

Importance of trees

a)

provides oxygen

b)

provides food

c)

provides wood

d)

All of above

10.

A Fossil Fuel is _______

a)

Materials that are found on Earth that people use

b)

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

c)

Rock that contains metal

d)

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

11.

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

d)

they are made of plants

12.

Diamonds and other minerals are..

a)

Renewable renewable resource

b)

Non-renewable resource

13.

___________ is any waste that is a risk to the health of humans or other living things.

a)

hazardous waste

b)

sewage

c)

water runoff

d)

biodegradable waste

14.

Solid waste includes all of the following except;

a)

newspaper and soda bottles

b)

food scraps and yard clippings

c)

junk mail and milk cartons

d)

carbon dioxide and other air pollutant

15.

Is the resource renewable or non-renewable: Sun

a)

non-renewable

b)

renewable