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natural resources

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name

Class

Date

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

Water

Animals

Natural gas

Wind

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

they are used to produce heat

they take a long time to form

they can be found underground

What does conserving resources mean?

Use as much of the resources as you can

Only use the resources at school

Protecting the resource so it does not run out

Any useful material that is found in nature:

Natural Resource

Human Resource

Plants

Diamonds and other minerals

Nonrenewable

Renewable

We dig metal out of the Earth to make steel for buildings, cars, and buses. Metal is a nonrenewable resource.

True

False

The Jones family cares about the environment. They run their dishwasher only when it is completely full. Which of the following BEST explains why they do this?

To save money

To recycle dish soap

To reduce sewage

To conserve water

What is a natural resource?

Resources we get from our house

Resources we get from people

Resources we get from nature

Which one is not a natural resource?

Water

Plants

Play dough

Air

10.

We can _____ natural resources by not using them up or damaging them.

conserve

destroy

11.

The three R's stand for:

Rebuild, Reconstruct, Reuse

Red, Reduce, Rainbows

Reduce, Reuse, Recycle

12.

What are some words that describe texture?

Pick all that apply...

smooth

rough

pretty

bumpy

13.

Which words describe color?

Select all that apply...

white

black

gray

hard

14.

Which words describe luster?

Pick all that apply...

mineral

shiny

dull

15.

Describe the rock...

(select all that apply)

it is green

it is smooth

it is dull

it is shiny

16.

What is a mineral?

the center of the moon

a rock that has been changed by heat

a rock that has been changed by pressure

a solid object that has never been alive

17.

Describe the rock...

(select all that apply...)

smooth

black

dull

bumpy

18.

Describe this rock...

(select all that apply)

sharp

yellow

purple

shiny

19.

why are minerals and rocks important to human beings?

they help us with many things like making fire with rocks and making buildings with minerals

they don't help us at all

only minerals help us

only rocks help us

none of the above

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natural resources

Total questions: 19

Worksheet time: 19mins

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