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natural resources

Total questions: 50

Worksheet time: 31mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Natural resources are
a)
renewable.
b)
nonrenewable.
c)
resources that exist without actions of humankind. 
d)
resources produced by humans from using biotic and abiotic factors found in nature.
2.
Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource?
a)
Coal
b)
Paper
c)
Solar
d)
Wind
3.
Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource?
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Plastic
d)
Water
4.
Renewable resources 
a)
can be replenished.
b)
cannot be replenished.
c)
are limited.
d)
are fossil fuels.
5.
Which of the following is a Renewable Natural Resource?
a)
Crops
b)
Nuclear
c)
Gasoline
d)
Electricity
6.

Nonrenewable resources

a)

can be replenished.

b)

cannot be replenished.

c)

are not limited.

d)

are not fossil fuels.

7.

Which gas makes up 78% of our atmosphere?

a)

oxygen

b)

Carbon dioxide

c)

nitrogen

d)

argon

8.

Which layer of the atmosphere does all weather occur?

a)

exosphere

b)

troposphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

9.

A compound made of three oxygen atoms is called

a)

acid rain

b)

smog

c)

ozone

d)

carbon dioxide

10.

Which layer of the atmosphere do we live in?

a)

tropsophere

b)

stratosphere

c)

mesosphere

d)

thermosphere

11.
As you go higher in the troposphere, the temperature _______________.
a)
decreases
b)
increases
c)
stays the same
d)
gets very hot
12.
What is the function of the ozone layer?
a)
to allow UV rays to get to Earth
b)
to block UV rays from getting to Earth
c)
To keep oxygen in
d)
to allow meteors to get to Earth
13.
all living and nonliving things in nature
a)
biodiversity
b)
built environment
c)
natural environment
d)
sustainable society
14.
the place where an organism lives
a)
natural environment
b)
habitat
c)
built environment
15.
The ______ was the time period when humans began to farm and raise animals.
a)
hunter-gathering period
b)
Industrial Revolution
c)
Agricultural Revolution
16.

What is Environmental Science?

a)

Natural material that can be replaced relatively quickly through natural processes

b)

The study of how living things interact with each other and with their nonliving environments

c)

A field of study involving the physical, biological, and social sciences

d)

Practice of growing, breeding, and caring for plants and animals

17.

Is metal a renewable resource?

a)

No

b)

Yes

18.

What are three of the main environmental problems today?

a)

water loss, deforestation, mineral depletion

b)

pollution, loss of biodiversity, resource depletion

c)

over population, fires, land loss

d)

hurricanes, flooding, fires

19.

Plastic is most commonly derived from __________ and takes up to 1000 years to decompose.

a)

sand

b)

cotton

c)

oil / petrochemicals

d)

soil

20.

Pollutant that CAN be broken down

a)

biodegradable

b)

edible

c)

invisible

d)

non-biodegradable

21.

What was the aim of Chipko movement?

a)

Human rights

b)

Political rights

c)

Agricultural expansion

d)

Forest conservation

22.

How forests increase the atmosphere’s humidity?

a)

By Transpiration

b)

By photosynthesis

c)

By nitrogen fixation

d)

By evaporation

23.

Which one of the following is not responsible for the decline in India’s biodiversity?

a)

Mining activities

b)

Hunting and poaching

c)

Forest fire

d)

Afforestation

24.

Which one of the following is not considered a consequence of deforestation?

a)

Desertification

b)

Food Shortage

c)

Displacement of local communities

d)

Biodiversity enrichment

25.

CHIPKO MOVEMENT started for protection of

a)

Forest

b)

Water

c)

Land

d)

All the above

26.

Five 'F's in Chipko Moment are

a)

food trees, fuel trees, fodder trees, fibre trees and fertiliser trees

b)

Flood, Force, Fine, Fertilizer and Fish

c)

Fly, Fox, Fibre, Freedom and Fish

d)

None of the above

27.

What are the benefits of dam

a)

Irrigation and drinking water storage

b)

Generation of hydroelectric power

c)

protects low-lying areas from floods

d)

All of the above

28.

Impacts of the dam construction

a)

destruction of habitat

b)

Loss of flora and fauna

c)

earthquakes can be triggered

d)

All of the above

29.

Water storage recharged by percolation of water from rainfall and other sources are called

a)

Confined Aquifer

b)

Unconfined Aquifer

c)

Ocean

d)

None of the above

30.

water stored or collected in between two impermeable rock is called

a)

Confined Aquifer

b)

Unconfined Aquifer

c)

Ocean

d)

None of the above

31.

Effects of over utilization of ground water

a)

Lowering of groundwater level

b)

Subsidence of land

c)

Salt water intrusion

d)

All of the above

32.

Flood management can be done with

a)

construction of dam

b)

desilting of channels streams

c)

Afforestation

d)

All of the above

33.

Which of these forms of transportation conserves the most amount of energy?

a)

cars

b)

buses

c)

bicycles

d)

trains

34.

What is conservation?

a)

Saving natural resources.

b)

Watching television throughout the day.

c)

Using natural and human resources.

d)

Leaving the watering running.

35.

What is one way people help the environment?

a)

building new cities

b)

tearing down a forest

c)

throwing away plastic

d)

picking up litter

36.
_____ is a material that is found in nature and that is used by living things.
a)
nonrenewable resource
b)
natural resource
c)
renewable resource
37.

Which of the following is NOT a way to conserve resources?

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Remind

38.

To reduce the use of plastic bags is to ...

a)

Use less plastic bags.

b)

Use more plastic bags.

c)

Use the same amount.

d)

None of the above.

39.

3 R approach means

a)

Reduce, Recycle and Reuse

b)

Reduce, Rethink and Resale

c)

Reduce, Rework and Resale

d)

Reduce, Rethink and Rework

40.

Shifting

cultivation means?

a)

rotational

farming

b)

contour forming

c)

alley cropping

d)

slash and burn farming

41.

Depletion of ozone is exposing life on earth to harmful _____ from the sun.

a)

UV rays

b)

IR rays

c)

Gamma rays

d)

X rays

42.

Conservation of soil can be done with

a)

Forest resources

b)

Water resources

c)

Air resources

d)

None of the above

43.

Reduction of Carbon dioxide in the atmosphere can be done with

a)

Forest resources

b)

Water resources

c)

Air resources

d)

None of the above

44.

Mettur dam construction might have done

a)

Deforestation

b)

Evacuation of people from their habitat

c)

shifting of animals

d)

all of the above

45.

roots of trees prevent ______ erosion

a)

water

b)

soil

c)

air

d)

rain

46.

who is the leader of chipko movement

a)

Nehru ji

b)

Modi ji

c)

sunderlal bhaugana

47.

The kind of trees that grow in a forest depend on the

a)

climate of the area

b)

soil of the area

c)

All of the above

48.

Which of these is not true about forests?

a)

Provide home to animals

b)

help in causing rainfall

c)

prevent soil erosion

d)

purify air by absorbing oxygen and releasing carbon dioxide

49.

The removal of soil by wind or water is known as

a)

Soil Conservation

b)

Soil Protection

c)

Soil Erosion

50.

What is deforestation?

a)

Cutting down trees in a forest.

b)

Planting new trees on empty land.

c)

Using trees to produce oxygen.

d)

Looking for new types of medicine in a forest.

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