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Natural Resources

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 42mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A resource is considered renewable if it -

a)

can be created only over millions of years

b)

is made of Earths’ materials like rocks and minerals

c)

can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time

d)

is useful to humans in making energy and materials

2.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Paper

b)

Coal

c)

Milk

d)

Water

3.

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?

a)

Student A

b)

Student B

c)

Student C

d)

Student D

4.

Using public transportation, like trains and buses, rather than cars helps conserve nonrenewable resources because public transportation -

a)

requires the removal of trees to make roads and tracks

b)

needs more water to maintain than the same number of cars

c)

uses less fossil fuels to move people from place to place

d)

involves using much more paper for printed materials

5.

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?

a)

Animals, because they grow old and die

b)

Plants, because there are so many kinds

c)

Minerals, since they are replaced very slowly

d)

Wind, because sometimes the wind does not blow

6.

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?

a)

Ice

b)

Wind

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Animals

7.

Why is water classified as a renewable rather than a nonrenewable resource? Water is classified as renewable because it -

a)

is constantly replaced

b)

is important to all life

c)

can be frozen into ice

d)

evaporates into the air

8.

Which of these is classified as a renewable resource?

a)

Natural gas

b)

Minerals

c)

Plants

d)

Crude oil

9.

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 –

a)

take a long time to form

b)

are used to produce heat

c)

form from organic matter

d)

can be found underground

10.

All of the following resources are classified as renewable EXCEPT –

a)

corn plants

b)

oxygen

c)

water

d)

crude oil

11.

To save and use a resource carefully

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

c)

Conservation

d)

Resource

12.

A resource that can be replaced in a human lifetime

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

conservation

d)

resource

13.

A resource that cannot be replaced in a human lifetime

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

conservation

d)

resource

14.

Something used on Earth

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

conservation

d)

resource