WorksheetsNatural resources
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 21mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?
a)
Water
b)
Animals
c)
Natural gas
d)
Wind
2.
These are all examples of...
a)
renewable resources
b)
nonrenewable resources
c)
fossil fuels
d)
alternative energy
3.
Is the resource renewable or non-renewable: sun
a)
renewable
b)
non-renewable
4.
When we burn natural gas, it produces _______.
a)
soil
b)
food
c)
air
d)
heat
5.
Who uses natural resources?
a)
animals
b)
plants
c)
people
d)
all of the above
6.
Fossil fuels are all examples of...
a)
renewable energy
b)
nonrenewable energy
c)
clean energy
d)
solar energy
7.
Coal is an example of a fossil fuel because....
a)
it is renewable energy that is mined from the Earth
b)
it is a nonrenewable resource that is replaced easily
c)
it is a nonrenewable resource that is mined from the Earth
d)
it is a clean source of energy
8.
True or False:
The Sun is the source of most energy on Earth.
The Sun is the source of most energy on Earth.
a)
True
b)
False
9.
Which of the following is Nonrenewable Natural Resource?
a)
Heating
b)
Cooling
c)
Solar
d)
Coal
10.
Nonrenewable resources
a)
can be replenished.
b)
cannot be replenished.
c)
are not limited.
d)
are not fossil fuels.
11.
What does conserving resources mean?
a)
Use as much of the resources as you can
b)
Only use the resources at school
c)
Protecting the resource so it does not run out
12.
The three R's stand for:
a)
Rebuild, Reconstruct, Reuse
b)
Red, Reduce, Rainbows
c)
Reduce, Reuse, Recycle
13.
We can _____ natural resources by not using them up or damaging them.
a)
conserve
b)
destroy
14.
Hydroelectric energy uses...
a)
water to make electricity.
b)
hydrogen to make electricity.
c)
lightning in water to make electricity.
15.
Is the resource renewable or non-renewable: sun
a)
renewable
b)
non-renewable
16.
Renewable or Non-renewable: Animals?
a)
Renewable
b)
Non-renewable
17.
Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.
a)
energy
b)
pollution
c)
food
d)
natural resource
18.
A Fossil Fuel is
a)
Materials that are found on Earth that people use
b)
Rock that contains metal
c)
Fuels that formed years ago from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.
d)
Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out.
19.
A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--
a)
setting up wind turbines
b)
having a coal furnace
c)
using natural gas
d)
burning oil
20.
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)
a renewable resource
b)
an inexhaustible resource
c)
a nonrenewable resource
d)
a non-usable resource
21.
Which of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source?
a)
solar powered car
b)
coal powered steam train
c)
natural gas car
d)
gasoline truck
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