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Natural Resources

Total questions: 21

Worksheet time: 18mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
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
2.
Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?
a)
Water
b)
Animals
c)
Natural gas
d)
Wind
3.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...
a)
they are used to produce heat
b)
they take a long time to form
c)
they can be found underground
4.
The removal of resources from a natural environment
a)
materials economy
b)
carrying capacity
c)
extraction
d)
production
5.
The process by which raw materials are turned into manufactured goods
a)
materials economy
b)
carrying capacity
c)
extraction
d)
production
6.
The journey it takes of a product from where it is manufactured to where you can purchase it
a)
distribution
b)
disposal
c)
e-waste
d)
landfill
7.
The last step of a materials economy after it has been consumed
a)
local living economies
b)
disposal
c)
e-waste
d)
landfill
8.
A place where garbage is buried
a)
local living economies
b)
distribution
c)
disposal
d)
landfill
9.

Wastes may be produced when:

a)

A product is made

b)

A product is thrown away

c)

A product is used

d)

All of the above

10.
the process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste or scrap; the process of reusing some items
a)
recycling
b)
compost
c)
solid waste
d)
landfill
11.

Feeling that you need to buy something new even though the item you have works perfectly well is an example of

a)

Carrying Capacity

b)

Perceived Obsolescence

c)

Socialism

d)

planned obsolescence

12.

meeting human needs without wasting resources

(a)  

13.

Which makes up the larger percent of all water on Earth?

a)

freshwater

b)

salt water

c)

stale water

d)

sugar water

14.

Anything that can be used to satisfy human needs is a:

a)

Thing

b)

value

c)

Resource

d)

Utility

15.
What percent of water on earth is FRESH WATER?
a)
97.5%
b)
2.5%
16.
Which of the following resources is collected by the panels on the roof of his home?
a)
air
b)
water
c)
wind
d)
sunlight
17.
Which of the following is a major cause of air pollution?
a)
burning fossil fuels
b)
dumping waste in landfills
c)
using wind and solar energy
d)
releasing waste into streams
18.

What is conservation?

a)

Saving natural resources.

b)

Watching television throughout the day.

c)

Using natural and human resources.

d)

Leaving the watering running.

19.

Choose the list with only things I can recycle.

a)

Soda cans, paper, banana peels

b)

Glass jars, cardboard boxes, flowers

c)

Soda cans, glass jars, newspaper

d)

Newspaper, leaves, cardboard boxes

e)

Glass jars, newspaper, old clothes

20.

Resources that cannot be replaced

a)

Conservation

b)

Renewable Resource

c)

Non-Renewable Resource

d)

Natural Resource

21.

Catfish are a __________________.

a)

Renewable Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Resource

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