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Natural Resources

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 44mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is natural resources?

a)

things that we use and come from the earth

b)

something that we buy

c)

our solar system

2.

Natural resources come from . . . .

a)

factory

b)

earth

c)

human

3.

Examples of natural resources are . . .

a)

popcorn, gum, chocolate

b)

plants, animals, water

c)

pen, marker, crayon

4.

Which natural resource is used to make chair?

a)

soil

b)

rock

c)

tree

5.

These pictures are examples of natural resources.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
6.

A bicycle is an example of natural resource.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

7.

These natural resources come from water.

a)
b)
c)
d)
e)
8.

This is NOT natural resource.

a)

air

b)

toy

c)

water

9.

Which of the followings is an example of natural resource?

a)

soil

b)

computer

c)

food

10.

Which of the followings is an example of natural resource?

a)
b)
c)
11.

How are soil, water and rocks the same?

a)

They are man-made

b)

They are solid things

c)

They are natural resources

12.

Why are trees called natural resources? Because ….

a)

the leaves are green

b)

they are beautiful

c)

we use them to make things

13.

Which natural resource is used to make clothes?

a)

cotton tree

b)

teak tree

c)

rubber tree

14.

Which of the followings is natural resource?

a)
b)
c)
15.

This natural resource can produce . . . .

a)

milk

b)

honey

c)

desk

16.
Plastic is _____________________.
a)
Manmade resource
b)
Natural Resource
17.
Rocks are __________________.
a)
Manmade resources
b)
Natural Resoures
18.
Where do you find natural resources?
a)
in our environment
b)
in the trash
19.
What is a resource?
a)
our solar system
b)
something we use
c)
things we buy
20.
Shoes are _________.
a)
natural resources
b)
man made resources
21.
Natural or manmade resource: car
a)
natural
b)
manmade
22.
Natural or manmade resource: plants
a)
natural
b)
manmade
23.

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.

24.

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

a)

disposing

b)

recycling

c)

reusing

25.

How should you dispose of material that cannot be used again?

a)

place them in a trash can

b)

throw them on the ground

c)

recycle them

26.
When travelling short distances, you can conserve natural resources by ________.
a)
biking
b)
driving
c)
taking a train
d)
flying
27.
Only a small amount of _______ on Earth's surface can be used by humans.
a)
air
b)
water
c)
dirt
d)
sand
28.
Which are ways we use fossil fuels?
a)
eating and drinking
b)
drinking and bathing
c)
paper and building
d)
cars and heat
29.
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
30.
Which is a way we can protect our natural resources?
a)
litter
b)
recycle
c)
pollute
d)
contaminate
31.
When we burn natural gas, it produces _______.
a)
soil
b)
food
c)
air
d)
heat
32.
Who uses natural resources?
a)
animals
b)
plants
c)
people
d)
all of the above
33.

Something that can be easily replaced, such as trees, water or animals for food.

a)

Nonrenewable resource

b)

Renewable resource

c)

Natural Resource

34.

A natural resource that can be used up. Oil, natural gas and coal are nonrenewable resources.

a)

Nonrenewable resource

b)

Renewable resource

c)

Conservation

35.

Fuels that are formed over many years from dead organisms, and are used to produce different types of energy .

a)

Pollution

b)

Resources

c)

Fossil Fuels

36.

Is saving resources by using them wisely.

a)

Reusing

b)

Recycling

c)

Conservation

37.

Is harmful substances in the environment, like smoke, garbage, and chemicals in water.

a)

Air pollution

b)

Pollution

c)

Water pollution

38.

Is a nonrenewable resource burned to make electricity.

a)

Ruby

b)

Copper

c)

Coal

39.

To ___________means to use less of something.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

40.

When you __________ something, you use it again.

a)

recycle

b)

reuse

c)

reduce

41.

It is made into a new product.

a)

reduce

b)

recycle

c)

reuse

42.

This is caused when people do not put trash where it belongs.

a)

water pollution

b)

land pollution

c)

air pollution

43.

Burning fossil fuels can cause:

a)

Air pollution

b)

Water pollution

c)

Land pollution

44.

Global Warming is....

a)

all the above

b)

Heating of our oceans

c)

A rise in average temperatures due to the break down of our atmosphere

d)

none of the above

45.

Over the past 50 years temperatures have

a)

stayed the same

b)

increased

c)

decreased

d)

all the above

46.

Some causes of global warming are.... (select ALL that apply)

a)

Rising ocean tides

b)

Too much sunlight

c)

Carbon Dioxide and Methane gas collecting in the atmosphere

d)

The burning of Fossil Fuels

47.

What are some effects of Global Warming (select ALL that apply)

a)

Heavier rainfall and more powerful storms and hurricanes

b)

Melting polar ice caps

c)

Plants grow better due to increased heat

d)

Longer heat waves and more droughts

48.

Which renewable resource is created using a dam or control gates?

a)

Solar Power

b)

Wind Power

c)

Hydroelectric Power

d)

Biomass Fuel

49.

Biomass Fuels are created from

a)

the sun's energy

b)

intense heat from Earth's interior

c)

strong, steady winds

d)

materials that were once part of living things

50.

One disadvantage of solar power is....

a)

It won't run out for billions of years

b)

It is expensive to convert into electricity

c)

It doesn't produce greenhouse gases

d)

It doesn't cause pollution

51.

Most recycling focuses on four major categories of waste. Which one is not one of them?

a)

paper

b)

chemicals

c)

glass

d)

plastic

52.

What do the 3 R's represent?

a)

repurpose, return, recycle

b)

reduce, recycle, reuse

c)

repurpose, reject, rebuy

53.

What type of resources are considered finite and cannot be replenished in a short amount of time?

a)

Renewable Energy

b)

Nonrenewable Energy

c)

All Energy

d)

Generational Energy

54.

What type of energy is able to be regenerated in a short amount of time or are continuous?

a)

Renewable Energy

b)

Nonrenewable Energy

c)

All Energy

d)

Generational Energy

55.

Which of the following are renewable energy sources? (Select all that apply.)

a)

Solar

b)

Wind

c)

Hydroelectric

d)

Geothermal

e)

Biomass

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