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Earth's Resources Quiz Practice

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 36mins

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Class
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1.

Which of the following is a true statement?

a)

Copper is a renewable resource

b)

Copper is distributed unequally around the world

c)

Copper is evenly distributed around the world (Every county has equal amounts)

d)

Copper is not a natural resource.

2.

Which of the following are renewable resources?

a)

Freshwater and wood

b)

copper and freshwater

c)

wood and petroleum

d)

freshwater and petroleum

3.

Which of the following is a natural resource?

a)

rock containing fossils

b)

copper

c)

oil shale

d)

freshwater

e)

all answers are true

4.

The use of natural resources is called ___________.

a)

slapping

b)

mining

c)

consumption

d)

deposits

5.

How has the change in human population affected the consumption of natural resources?

a)

An increase in human population has caused an increase in natural resource consumption

b)

Human population has no effect on natural resource consumption.

c)

An increase in human population has caused a decrease in natural resource consumption

d)

A decrease in human population has caused an increase in natural resource consumption.

6.

Minerals are a natural resource. Which of the following are examples of mineral properties that we discussed in the lab?

a)

How much it costs AND reaction with acids

b)

color AND reaction with acid

c)

how common it is AND how much it costs

d)

reaction with acid AND how common it is

7.

Based on the map of global freshwater resources, which of the following statements would describe freshwater?

a)

Freshwater is a nonrenewable resource

b)

Freshwater is distributed evenly over Earth's surface

c)

Freshwater is distributed unevenly over Earth's surface.

d)

The ocean provides freshwater.

8.

Which two countries consumed the greatest amount of Oil?

a)

US and Germany

b)

China and India

c)

US and Saudi Arabia

d)

US and China

9.

Which two countries consumed the greatest amount of copper in 2011?

a)

Brazil and China

b)

US and Germany

c)

China and the US

d)

Germany and China

10.

Why is per capita consumption an important indicator?

a)

It provides the size of each country in square miles

b)

It provides a way of comparing how much each person is using on average

c)

It provides the number of natural resources in each country

d)

It provides the total population

11.

Which country consumed the greatest amount of copper per capita in 2011?

a)

Brazil

b)

China

c)

Germany

d)

United States

12.

Which two properties would be the most helpful in determining if the mystery mineral is calcite or quartz?

a)

transparency and streak

b)

reaction with acid and hardness

c)

streak and light refraction

d)

color and hardness