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People and resources.

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a natural resource?
a)

anything from nature that people can use

b)
things people like to have
c)

resources that people create

d)

a food chain of an organism

2.
What is a renewable resource?
a)
resources that can be replaced by nature easily
b)
resources that cannot easily be replaced
c)
resources that we can buy at the store
3.

A nonrenewable resource is a natural resource that can be used up, and cannot be replaced in our lifetime.

a)

true

b)

False

4.

Which is a nonrenewable resource?

*** 3 answers

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

trees

d)

natural gas

5.

When a resource can be replaced quickly, it is called a________?

a)

renewable resource

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

natural resource

d)

fossil fuel

6.

Which source of energy is a renewable resource?

** three answers

a)

wind

b)

coal

c)

air

d)

natural gas

e)

plants and animals

7.

Introducing harmful materials into the environment causes ___________ . 

a)

pollution

b)

conservation

c)

clear air

d)

clean land and water

8.

Marwan's family conserves resources. What is conservation?

a)
putting harmful substances into the environment
b)
using up natural resources
c)
making fuels from the remains of once living organisms
d)
saving resources by using them wisely
9.

What is an example of conserving natural resources?

a)

The three R's (reduce, reuse, recycle)

b)

Dumping trash and not using it

c)

Using too much fossil fuels

10.

Which natural resource is this boy wasting?

a)

electricity

b)

toothpaste

c)

water

d)

wind

11.

Coal, oil, and natural gas are examples of_____?

a)

renewable resources

b)

products

c)

fossil fuels

12.

Energy resources that were formed from the remains of organisms that lived long ago are called:

a)

renewable resources

b)

fossil fuels

c)

pollution

d)

sunlight energy

13.

Look at the picture.


What does this picture show?

a)

one way that fossil fuels are used

b)

one way to clean up water pollution

c)

one way to recycle natural resources

d)

one way people use a renewable resource

14.

Helen turns off the television when she is not watching it. She also turns off the lights when she leaves a room. Which resource is she conserving?

a)

electricity

b)

gas

c)

paper

d)

water

15.

Compare what it means to reduce using resources and to reuse resources. Give an example of each.

4 lines
16.

What happens when people dump garbage in the ocean?

a)

air pollution

b)

land pollution

c)

noise pollution

d)

water pollution

17.

Ali wanted to explain how reducing, reusing and recycling are similar. Which explanation should he use?

a)

In all three new products are made.

b)

In all three resources are conserved.

c)

In all three products are washed to use again.

18.

Mrs. Chan recycles paper. Which resource does she conserve?

a)

coal

b)

fish

c)

trees

d)

wind

19.

Look at this fish.


Which of these is the best way to classify this fish?

a)

a renewable resource

b)

a nonrenewable resource

c)

a product made from a renewable resource

d)

a product made from a nonrenewable resource

20.

What are the the components of soil?

a)
insects, sand, topsoil
b)

air, water, tiny pieces of rocks, and humus

c)
earthworms, sand, silt
21.

How is humus formed of?

** two answers

a)

rotting plants

b)

broken car

c)

dead animals

22.

Which type of material do plants take in from soil through their roots to help them live and grow?

a)
clay
b)
nutrients
c)
rocks
d)
silt
23.

Topsoil is the top layer of soil where most plant life can be found growing.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Topsoil, subsoil, and bedrock are three layers of soil.

a)

True

b)

False