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Natural Resources Review

Total questions: 35

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this a definition of: Anything that nature makes, that we use.

a)

Natural resource

b)

Renewable resource

c)

Non renewable resource

2.

What is NOT a natural resource?

a)

Wood

b)

Lead

c)

Pencil

d)

Dirt

3.

Which energy resource is this: Using the sun to create energy.

a)

Solar

b)

Biomass

c)

Wind

d)

Hydroelectric

4.

Which energy resource is this: Wind turbines create energy

a)

Hydroelectric

b)

Biomass

c)

Wind

d)

Solar

5.

Which energy resource is this: Using plan/animal waste to create energy.

a)

Wind

b)

Solar

c)

Biomass

d)

Hydroelectric

6.

Which energy resource is this: Using heat from the earth to create energy

a)

Hydroelectric

b)

Solar

c)

Biomass

d)

Geothermal

7.

Which energy resource is this: Using dams to create energy

a)

Solar

b)

Hydroelectric

c)

Geothermal

d)

Wind

8.

Which energy resource is this: Fossil fuel made from marine organisms (is a liquid)

a)

Oil

b)

Coal

c)

Natural gas

9.

Which energy resource is this: Fossil fuel made from marine organisms (is a gas)

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Natural gas

10.

Which energy resource is this: Fossil fuel made from broken down plants

a)

Coal

b)

Oil

c)

Natural gas

11.

What is humus (also called peat)?

a)

Broken down plants

b)

Broken down marine organisms

12.

Renewable or nonrenewable: Oil

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

13.

Renewable or nonrenewable: Coal

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

14.

Renewable or nonrenewable: Wind energy

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

15.

Renewable or nonrenewable: Hydroelectric energy

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

16.

Renewable or nonrenewable: Geothermal energy

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

17.

Renewable or nonrenewable: Solar energy

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

18.

Renewable or nonrenewable: Natural gas

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

19.

Renewable or nonrenewable: Biomass

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

20.

Which of these is not needed when making a fossil fuel?

a)

Heat

b)

Time

c)

Sunlight

d)

Pressure

21.

Which is NOT a reason that we should rotate crops?

a)

To keep nutrients in the soil

b)

To keep the farmers busy

c)

To prevent soil erosion

22.

Which is not a reason to conserve our resources?

a)

There is an unlimited supply of resources, but we conserve them because it makes us feel good.

b)

So we do not run out

c)

Reduce pollution

23.

As population increases, does the use of resources typically increase or decrease?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

24.

If per capita consumption increases (each person uses more), would the overall use increase or decrease?

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

25.

What would this be an example of: Farming uses the nutrients in the soil

a)

Farming affecting the biosphere

b)

Farming affecting the geosphere

c)

Farming affecting the hydrosphere

d)

Farming affecting the atmosphere

26.

What would this be an example of: Farming makes food for living things

a)

Farming affecting the biosphere

b)

Farming affecting the geosphere

c)

Farming affecting the hydrosphere

d)

Farming affecting the atmosphere

27.

What would this be an example of: Farming can cause soil erosion

a)

Farming affecting the biosphere

b)

Farming affecting the geosphere

c)

Farming affecting the hydrosphere

d)

Farming affecting the atmosphere

28.

What would this be an example of: Farming uses the water supply

a)

Farming affecting the biosphere

b)

Farming affecting the geosphere

c)

Farming affecting the hydrosphere

d)

Farming affecting the atmosphere

29.

What would this be an example of: Farming uses the water supply, so humans and wildlife don't have enough to drink

a)

Farming affecting the biosphere

b)

Farming affecting the geosphere

c)

Farming affecting the hydrosphere

d)

Farming affecting the atmosphere

30.

What would this be an example of: Farming puts dust into the air

a)

Farming affecting the biosphere

b)

Farming affecting the geosphere

c)

Farming affecting the hydrosphere

d)

Farming affecting the atmosphere

31.

What would this be an example of: Farming puts more water vapor into the air because of transpiration

a)

Farming affecting the biosphere

b)

Farming affecting the geosphere

c)

Farming affecting the hydrosphere

d)

Farming affecting the atmosphere

32.

Which is not a natural way the climate is changing?

a)

Earth's tilt changing

b)

Orbit shape changing

c)

Burning fossil fuels

d)

Volcanic activity

33.

Is Earth's climate always changing, or staying the same?

a)

Changing

b)

Staying the same

34.

Why does the moon have more extreme temperatures?

a)

Its atmosphere doesn't regulate the temperature (keep it warm at night, and cool during the day)

b)

It gets closer and further from the sun

35.

What colors absorb more heat?

a)

Dark

b)

Light