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natural resources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 36mins

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Class

Date

Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.

energy

pollution

food

natural resource

Non renewable resources are

Materials that are found on Earth that people use.

Rock that contains metal

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

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

Renewable resources are:

Materials that are found on Earth that people use

Rock that contains metal

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

Resources that are constantly being replaced and will not run out.

How are ores different from other rocks?

All rocks contain fossils, and ore contains minerals

Rocks are made from just minerals and organic material, but ore is made from rocks and metal

They are the same

Which is a Natural Resource

Sunlight

Computers

Cars

Roofs

Which is NOT a natural resource

Car

Corn

Cotton

Dogs

Which is a renewable Resource

Coal

Gasoline

Ore

Crops

All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT

Coal

animals

petroleum (oil)

natural gas

I am-*a solid*mined from the ground*made from ancient dead trees*a nonrenewable resourceWhat am I?

natural gas

coal

plants

water

10.

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

solar powered car

coal powered steam train

natural gas car

gasoline truck

11.

Oil comes from deep underground. When people have used all of the oil on Earth, it will be gone. What kind of resource is oil?

a renewable resource

an inexhaustible resource

a nonrenewable resource

a non-usable resource

12.

Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?

recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum

limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving

using rechargeable batteries

all of the above are good conservation practices

13.

Rosa's neighborhood is only allowed to water their lawns on Tuesdays and Thursdays. What is the most likely explanation for why Rosa's neighborhood can only water their lawns two days a week?

Water is a renewable resource that needs to be conserved.

Water is a nonrenewable resource that needs to be conserved.

Water erodes the soil, and soil is a renewable resource that needs to be conserved.

Water corrodes the soil, and soil is a nonrenewable resource that needs to be conserved.

14.

Which of the following resources would be considered renewable?

coal

wind

metal ore

natural gas

15.

Why are trees a natural resource?

because they come from Earth

because they can never be replaced

because they are made by humans

because they are used for many things

16.

Clothes are often made from cotton, which is grown from a plant. What kind of resource is cotton?

renewable

nonrenewable

mineral

chemical

17.

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

18.

Renewable or Non-renewable: Trees?

Renewable

Non-renewable

19.

Renewable or Non-renewable: Natural Gas?

Renewable

Non-renewable

20.

Renewable or Non-renewable: Animals?

Renewable

Non-renewable

100 %

natural resources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 36mins

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