WorksheetsNatural Resources
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 42mins
A resource is considered renewable if it -
can be created only over millions of years
is made of Earths’ materials like rocks and minerals
can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time
is useful to humans in making energy and materials
Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
Paper
Coal
Milk
Water
Students were asked to generate a list that contained nothing but renewable resources. Which student was the the only one to make a correct list?
Student A
Student B
Student C
Student D
Using public transportation, like trains and buses, rather than cars helps conserve nonrenewable resources because public transportation -
requires the removal of trees to make roads and tracks
needs more water to maintain than the same number of cars
uses less fossil fuels to move people from place to place
involves using much more paper for printed materials
A student created a chart classifying resources as renewable or non-renewable, but has made a mistake. Which resources should actually be classified as non-renewable and why?
Animals, because they grow old and die
Plants, because there are so many kinds
Minerals, since they are replaced very slowly
Wind, because sometimes the wind does not blow
The T-chart shows how some natural resources are classified. Which of the following should be placed where the question mark is to complete the chart?
Ice
Wind
Natural Gas
Animals
Why is water classified as a renewable rather than a nonrenewable resource? Water is classified as renewable because it -
is constantly replaced
is important to all life
can be frozen into ice
evaporates into the air
Which of these is classified as a renewable resource?
Natural gas
Minerals
Plants
Crude oil
Fossil fuels form when organic matter is buried and then exposed to heat and pressure for millions of years. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable resources because they –
take a long time to form
are used to produce heat
form from organic matter
can be found underground
All of the following resources are classified as renewable EXCEPT –
corn plants
oxygen
water
crude oil
To save and use a resource carefully
Renewable
Nonrenewable
Conservation
Resource
A resource that can be replaced in a human lifetime
renewable
nonrenewable
conservation
resource
A resource that cannot be replaced in a human lifetime
renewable
nonrenewable
conservation
resource
Something used on Earth
renewable
nonrenewable
conservation
resource
