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Natural Resources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Natural resources are things found in _____________

a)

shops

b)

nature

c)

factories

2.

Natural resources are man-made things.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which out of these are examples of natural resources?

a)

water, air

b)

plastic, glass

c)

laptop, phone

4.

Water from oceans is treated in _______________ before it reaches our taps.

a)

factories

b)

desalination plant

c)

reservoir

5.

Water is stored in a ______________ after it is cleaned in the treatment plant.

a)

dam

b)

reservoir

c)

factory

6.

Which out of the following are renewable natural resources?

a)

water, sun

b)

oil, coal

c)

plastic, cardboard

7.

Which out of these are non-renewable resources?

a)

paper, plastic

b)

water, sun

c)

coal, oil, natural gas

8.

When travelling short distances, you can conserve natural resources by _________

a)

driving

b)

biking

c)

flying

9.

Which is a way to protect our natural resources?

a)

pollute

b)

recycle

c)

contaminate

10.

To make less of something or decrease is ______________

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

donate

11.

To use something again and again is____________

a)

reuse

b)

reduce

c)

donate

12.

Which of these is an example of precipitation?

a)
b)
c)
13.

During which stage in the water cycle, clouds are formed?

a)

precipitation

b)

condensation

c)

evaporation

14.

The water cycle has no start or end.

a)

True

b)

False

15.

Evaporation happens when the sun ______________ water and turns it into vapour.

a)

cools

b)

heats up

c)

lights up

d)

freezes

16.

Which is not an example of precipitation?

a)

clouds

b)

snow

c)

hail

d)

rain

17.

How much of Earth's fresh water is available for use?

a)

97%

b)

2%

c)

10%

18.

Last layer of the soil is known as _____________.

a)

bedrock

b)

parent material

c)

humus

19.

The big roots of trees can reach _____________

a)

topsoil

b)

subsoil

c)

bedrock

d)

parent material

20.

The top layer of soil is called ______________

a)

topsoil

b)

humus

c)

subsoil

d)

bedrock