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WorksheetsAlberta Natural Resources
Total questions: 33
Worksheet time: 18mins
A fossil is.......
Anything that looks like a rock
Remains of an ancient plant or animal that has petrified to stone
remains of stones turned to plants and animals
Remains of plants and animals that have turned to compost
A person who studies fossils to learn about very old forms of life are called ________________.
Fossiloligist
Geologist
Paleontologist
This area in Alberta is the perfect place to find fossils
Red Deer
Lethbridge
Calgary
Badlands
Who was the man that discovered Albertosaurus?
Mr. Bones
Joseph Tyrrell
Barnum Brown
Nenshi
You are hiking in Drumheller, when you come across something that looks like a bone. What should you do?
Take a picture of it
Pick it up and put it in your pocket
Call the Royal Tyrrell Museum and let them know about your discovery
Leave the fossil buried
Sell the fossil to make money
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
Coal, oil, and vegetable oil.
Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
What are fossil fuels
Oil, coal and gas that is shipped here from other countries
Fuels that help fossils
Oil, coal, and gas that come from the remains of ancient plants and animals
Natural Resources are
Rocks that contain metal
Materials that are found on Earth that people use.
Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out.
Resources that are continually being replaced and WILL NOT RUN OUT
Natural resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out are known as.......
Renewable Resources
Non-Renewable Resources
Air, water, soil, oil and gas, forests, and animals are all examples of what.......
Natural resources
Non-renewable resources
Fossil Fuels
Renewable resources
Which of the following is not a natural resource?
Fish
Cotton
Corn
Plastic
_______ ________________ are resources that can be replaced, if they are used carefully
Natural Resources
Non-Renewable Resources
Fossil Fuels
Renewable Resources
An example of Renewable Resources is
Coal
Oil
Sunlight
Gasoline
This is an example of a resource that cannot be replaced or renewed
Oil
Animal Waste
Sunlight
Water
What makes fossil fuels non-renewable?
They are used to produce heat
They can be found underground
They take a long time to form
How do we use fossil fuel products in Alberta?
To feed livestock
To make wheat and grain products
To make furniture
To heat homes
At home, you turn off your computer and lights before you go to bed. To make sure that you are using your electricity carefully, you are doing what?
Saving money
Conserving Resources
Using all of the resources
Using resources at home only
What are the four alternative forms of energy? *click all 4
Wind Energy
Solar
Pig Manure
Natural Gas
Hydro Energy
This house is getting its electricity from which source of energy?
Wind
Solar
Hydro
Animal Waste
In Lethbridge, farmers are able to have wind farms and get their energy from __________
The sun
Pigs
Windmills
What is one disadvantage of fossil fuels?
They are cheap
They will run out someday
Dinosaurs made lots of it
It's easy to find
What can be one disadvantage of renewable resources?
They are only available at certain times or in certain places
They are renewable and will always be available
Renewable resources have no disadvantages
Ranching can be found in what regions in Alberta?
Foothills
Parkland
Grassland
Rocky Mountain
Farming mainly takes place in what two regions in Alberta?
Grassland
Parkland
Rocky Mountain
Foothills
This animal produces almost half of Canada's meat used to hamburgers
Chicken
Buffalo
Beef Cattle
This crop can be found on Alberta's flag and is most definitely a part of Alberta's identity.
Cotton
Beef Cattle
Wheat
Canola
What is irrigation?
Jobs given to Albertans
A large dam in Alberta
When farmers provide food for their animals
Supplying the land with water, using dams, ditches, and sprinklers
What are 3 ways Royal Tyrrell Museum is important to Alberta?
tourism
I can go there for sleep over camp
paleontologists can study
protects fossils and keeps them in Alberta
What is an important crop on the flag of Alberta
barely
wheat
carrots
corn
What are pipelines?
pipes that help with irrigation of crops
carries coal underground
coal mining
transport oil and natural gas
What are the three alternative forms of engery?
cows
wind
solar power
pig power
How can we protect forests so they are sustainable?
replant trees
disease control
educate about how to protect our forests
laws about harvesting trees
Natural gas is the fossil fuel projected to run out first
TRUE
FALSE
