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Natural Resources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Any valuable material of geologic origin that can be extracted from the earth
a)
fossil resources
b)
carbon resources
c)
natural resources
d)
renewable resources
2.
Coal, oil and natural gas
a)
fossil resources
b)
carbon resources
c)
natural resources
d)
renewable resources
3.
Are replaced through natural processes at a rate that is equal to or greater than the rate at which they are used, and depletion 
a)
Renewable
b)
nonrenewable
4.
Are exhaustible and are extracted faster than the rate at which they formed
a)
Renewable
b)
nonrenewable
5.
The act of limiting usage of a natural resource to help protect it
a)
Conservation
b)
Sustainability 
c)
Environmentalism
d)
Biodegradable
6.
Which of the following is NOT a fossil fuel?
a)
coal
b)
minerals
c)
natural gas
d)
oil
7.
Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?
a)
Not easily available
b)
causes pollution when burned
c)
only available at certain times
d)
creates long lasting waste
8.
Using resources in such a way that we continue living in a developed world, but at the same time we protect the environment. This is the definition of:
a)
Suspensability
b)
Ecology
c)
Sustainability
d)
Ecological precautions
9.

Harvesting animals by hunting, trapping and fishing is...

a)

Renewable Use

b)

Consumptive Use

c)

Non-Consumptive Use

d)

Non Renewable Use

10.

Interacting with wildlife without harvesting them is known as...

a)

Non Renewable

b)

Consumptive Use

c)

Non-Consumptive Use

d)

Renewable Resources

11.
Which renewable energy source uses the superheated water below earth's surface to spin a turbine and generator?
a)
hydroelectric dam
b)
geothermal power
c)
wind farm
d)
hydrogen fuel
12.

Which energy source is inexhaustibility.

a)

oil

b)

hydropower

c)

solar

d)

natural gas

13.

__________ is an energy resource that will never run out for the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

c)

Inexhaustible energy resource

d)

Exhaustible energy resource

14.

__________ is an energy resource that can be depleted in the next several hundred years even though it can be recycled.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

c)

Exhaustible Energy Resource

d)

Inexhaustible Energy Resource

15.
What percentage of our energy use comes from fossil fuels?
a)
25%
b)
45%
c)
61%
d)
86%
16.

Occurs when trees are clear cut for human uses

a)

extinction

b)

deforestation

c)

desertification

d)

unsustainable

17.
These are examples of non renewable resources:
a)
oil, natural gas, plants
b)
natural gas, coal, water
c)
air, animals, coal
d)
coal, oil, natural gas
18.
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. 
19.
Ore is
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 are constantly being replaced and will not run out. 
20.
What are the effects of deforestation ?
a)
loss of habitat
b)
increased green house gasses 
c)
soil erosion and flooding
d)
all of the above

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