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NATURAL RESOURCES

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.
a)
energy
b)
pollution
c)
food
d)
natural resource
2.
______ and air are necessary for all living things to survive.
a)
Leaves
b)
Sand
c)
Water
d)
Apples
3.
Only a small amount of _______ on Earth's surface can be used by humans.
a)
air
b)
water
c)
dirt
d)
sand
4.
Which are ways we use fossil fuels?
a)
eating and drinking
b)
drinking and bathing
c)
paper and building
d)
cars and heat
5.
Which of these are ways that humans use wood?
a)
paper and building houses
b)
eating and drinking
c)
cars and heat
d)
drinking and bathing
6.
Which is a way we can protect our natural resources?
a)
litter
b)
recycle
c)
pollute
d)
contaminate
7.
When we burn natural gas, it produces _______.
a)
soil
b)
food
c)
air
d)
heat
8.
To protect natural resources, we must _______ them by not wasting them.
a)
conserve
b)
dispose
c)
stop
d)
hide
9.
Who uses natural resources?
a)
animals
b)
plants
c)
people
d)
all of the above
10.
Plastic is _____________________.
a)
Manmade resource
b)
Natural Resource
11.
Rocks are __________________.
a)
Manmade resources
b)
Natural Resoures
12.
Corn on the cob is _______________.
a)
man made resource
b)
natural resource
13.

A natural resources comes from...

a)

a factory

b)

earth

c)

machines

d)

humans

14.

Examples of natural resources include...

a)

popcorn, gum, and chocolate.

b)

books, games, and action figures.

c)

water, plants, animals, and sun.

d)

pens, markers, and crayons.

15.

How are soil, water, and rocks the same?

a)

They are man-made resources.

b)

They are used for food.

c)

They are natural resources.

16.

Old paper is used to make new paper. What is this an example of?

a)

disposing

b)

recycling

c)

reusing

17.

Which of these is a renewable energy source?

a)

uranium

b)

natural gas

c)

ethanol

d)

coal

18.

Which of the following resources would be considered renewable?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

metal ore

d)

natural gas

19.

Why are trees a natural resource?

a)

because they come from Earth

b)

because they can never be replaced

c)

because they are made by humans

d)

because they are used for many things

20.

What is the term for important nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of living organisms?

a)

solar particles

b)

mineral sediments

c)

fossil fuels

d)

elemental energy

21.

Which of the following is largely responsible for depleting Earth's ozone layer?

a)

CFCs

b)

CO2

c)

DDT

d)

PCBs

22.

Global warming, the increase of Earth's average surface temperature, can be affected by the

a)

Tyndall effect

b)

greenhouse effect

c)

ozone effect

d)

precipitation effect

23.
All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT
a)
Coal
b)
animals
c)
petroleum (oil)
d)
natural gas
24.
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
25.
Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?
a)
recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
b)
limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
c)
using rechargeable batteries
d)
all of the above are good conservation practices
26.
If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?
a)
air and water pollution
b)
good fishing for recreation
c)
plentiful animals in the river
d)
purified drinking water
27.
A way the factory could help conserve the river water as a natural resource is to--
a)
filter the water before dumping into the river
b)
remove all of the animals from the area for their protection
c)
set up nets down river to remove contaminated fish
d)
post signs of "No swimming in the river"
28.

Claim: the consumption of natural resources by humans has a negative impact on the environment. What data would provide evidence for this claim?

a)

Increased human lifespan and increased ice cap size

b)

Increased human population and decreased habitats for plants and animals

c)

Increased consumption of resources by humans and increased biodiversity (variety) in nature

d)

Increased of fossil fuel burning by humans and decreased use of other resources

29.
Renewable resources 
a)
can be replenished.
b)
cannot be replenished.
c)
are limited.
d)
are fossil fuels.
30.

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.

31.

Which of the following is a drawback to the use of oil shale to produce energy?

a)

Most of the world's oil shale occurs in politically unstable countries

b)

Processing, mining, and waste disposal are expensive

c)

Oil shale occurs only in areas with plentiful water resources for processing

d)

Oil shale can be mined only in arid regions

32.

What is the source of geothermal energy?

a)

sunlight heating surface waters

b)

the splitting of atoms to release energy

c)

natural underground reservoirs of steam and hot water

d)

very hot minerals deep underground

33.

The advantages of solar energy include the fact that it is

a)

nonrenewable

b)

non-polluting

c)

expensive

d)

absent at night

34.

The fuel for nuclear fission in nuclear reactors is

a)

petroleum

b)

carbon

c)

hydrogen

d)

uranium

35.

What is a benefit of using coal for energy?

a)

It is nonpolluting

b)

It can be shipped in a liquid form

c)

It is plentiful in the US

d)

It can be mined without damaging the land

36.

What are petroleum products made of?

a)

underground steam

b)

igneous and metamorphic rocks

c)

buried remains of plants and animals

d)

kinetic energy of water

37.

What other natural resource is wasted while processing tar sands?

a)

natural gas

b)

oxygen

c)

water

d)

wind

38.

Where in the ocean do mineral deposits form?

a)

near hydrothermal vents

b)

in deep ocean trenches

c)

in shallow waters near islands

d)

under ice near the poles

39.

What is something nonmetallic mineral resources are used for?

a)

gold mining

b)

natural gas production

c)

gasoline

d)

building materials

40.

Which of the following is NOT an advantage of solar energy?

a)

it is cheap to install

b)

it is renewable

c)

it is non-polluting

d)

it can directly heat water

41.

What is a drawback of wind energy?

a)

carbon production

b)

birds deaths

c)

water pollution

d)

earthquakes

42.

How does a hydroelectric plant produce energy?

a)

fluid is extracted from deep mines

b)

atoms are split by neutrons

c)

falling water turns a turbine

d)

methane deposits are burned

43.

Which of the following does NOT threaten water as a resource?

a)

forest fires

b)

increased population

c)

drought

d)

agricultural pollution

44.

What is a threat to air as a resource?

a)

placer deposits

b)

silt buildup

c)

clear cutting

d)

pollution

45.

Which of the following conservation strategies do not directly involve community participation?

a)

Joint Forest Management

b)

Beej Bachao Andolan

c)

Demarcation of wild life Sanctuaries

d)

Chipko Movement

46.

Where can we find coniferous forest in India?

a)

Deserts

b)

River Deltas

c)

Grassland

d)

Himalayas

47.

How forests increase the atmosphere’s humidity?

a)

By Transpiration

b)

By photosynthesis

c)

By nitrogen fixation

d)

By evaporation

48.

What was the aim of Chipko movement?

a)

Human rights

b)

Political rights

c)

Agricultural expansion

d)

Forest conservation

49.

The Chipko Movement in the Himalayas to protect the forest cover was started by

a)

Dr Aruna Roy of Kisan Mazdur Vikas

b)

Medha Patkar

c)

Sunder Lai Bahuguna

d)

Dr Anil Agarwal of CSE

50.

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

51.

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

52.

Which of the following community in Rajasthan has a religious tenet of conservation of forest and wildlife ?

a)

Agarwal

b)

Gujjar

c)

Bishnoi

d)

Jain

53.

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

54.

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

55.

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

56.

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

57.

water stored or collected in between two impermeable rock is called

a)

Confined Aquifer

b)

Unconfined Aquifer

c)

Ocean

d)

None of the above

58.

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

59.

Flood management can be done with

a)

construction of dam

b)

desilting of channels streams

c)

Afforestation

d)

All of the above

60.

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

a)

cars

b)

buses

c)

bicycles

d)

trains

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