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Natural Resources

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 10mins

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Class
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1.

Which of these statements is correct?

a)

Earth has an endless supply of resources

b)

Most of Earth's resources are endless but a few are limited.

c)

Most of Earth's resources are limited but a few are endless.

d)

Earth has a limited supply of resources that will eventually end

2.

What is the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?

a)

Renewable resources can be replaced faster than non-renewable.

b)

Non-renewable resources can be replaced by more resources.

c)

non-renewable resources cannot be used by humans.

d)

Renewable resources are renewed into something new.

3.

What does DEFORESTATION mean?

a)

happens when people live in the forest with Nature.

b)

happens when Earth's forests die from trees growing old.

c)

happens when trees are removed and forests disappear

d)

happens when fires burn forests and then it regrows

4.

Which of these is not a Renewable Resource?

a)

biomass energy (i.e. COAL)

b)

geothermal energy

c)

solar energy

d)

wind energy

5.

Which of these is a Renewable Resource?

a)

oxygen

b)

sunlight

c)

water

d)

plants

6.

Most of the energy we use comes from _____?

a)

nuclear

b)

coal

c)

natural gas

d)

petrolium

7.

Renewable Resources _______.

a)

produce the most energy

b)

release less pollution

c)

require less preparation

d)

are the most common type of consumer energy

8.

Which of these is not a fossil fuel?

a)

coal

b)

Oil

c)

Natural Gas

d)

water

9.

What are the two most important uses for trees?

a)

fuel and construction

b)

landscape decor

c)

toilet paper

d)

Creating paper for school

10.

Where can we find most of Earths's usable water?

a)

Earth's Oceans

b)

Groundwater

c)

Earth's surface

d)

Earth's Glaciers

11.

When a biosphere resource is used up faster than it can be replaced, it is because ____.

a)

it is a natural resource

b)

it can be replaced in a short amount of time

c)

the resource forms very quickly

d)

the resource forms very slowly

12.

Why is it important to manage non-renewable resources?

a)

they can produce too much energy

b)

they can be used up until there is no more

c)

they can be used up and we would have to make more

d)

they can become too dependent for energy

13.

Scissors, pencils, erasers are made from natural resources. Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

metals

b)

wood

c)

sand

d)

rubber

14.

Which statement best supports the BIG idea behind extraction?

a)

the before contains many natural resources

b)

the difference shows extraction

c)

the after has lost most of its resources

d)

excessive extraction leaves permanent damage to ecosystems

15.

What do we know is NOT TRUE about resources and where they are located?

a)

Each resource has its own location

b)

Some locations have larger quantities of resources than other locations

c)

many resources can be found in rich ecosystems

d)

All locations originally had the same number of resources before humans took them

16.

Resource extraction has a limit. Find the statement that does NOT make sense.

a)

We are extracting resources in unimaginable rates

b)

The more we take the harder it is for the resource to replace itself.

c)

Nature makes resources; we just have to see how to do that ourselves.

d)

Nature can make more resources, but not if we take them too quickly.

17.

Which of these is NOT affected by resource extraction?

a)

living organisms

b)

water supplies

c)

minerals available

d)

all of the above

18.

What do we know about WATER when extracting mineral resources from a lake?

a)

water can get polluted and ruined when extracting

b)

water has to be removed to access the minerals underground

c)

water can be collected as a resource too.

d)

all of the above

19.

Which of the following is NOT true about how we can prevent the use of nonrenewable resources?

a)

walk instead of taking a short drive

b)

shut the water when not used immediately

c)

recycle as much as possible

d)

take the bus for short distances

20.

There are ways we can utilize renewable resources instead of non-renewables. Which is wrong?

a)

We can use wind power since it is free.

b)

We can choose fossil fuels for oil and gas.

c)

We can choose to cook with electricity instead of fires.

d)

We can use solar power since it is endless.