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WorksheetsNatural Resources
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 12mins
Non renewable resources are
Materials that are found on Earth that people use.
Rock that contains metal
Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago
Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out.
Ore is
Materials that are found on Earth that people use
Rock that contains metal
Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.
Resources that are constantly being replaced and will not run out.
A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--
using natural gas
having a coal furnace
setting up wind turbines
burning oil
What does conserving resources mean?
Use as much of the resources as you can
Only use the resources at school
Protecting the resource so it does not run out
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...
they are used to produce heat
they can be found underground
they produce pollution
they take a long time to be replenished
Which answer describes the difference between renewable and nonrenewable resources?
A renewable resource is a resource that is scarce while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is abundant.
A renewable resource is a resource that is constantly being supplied while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it is being replaced.
A renewable resource is a resource that is abundant while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is scarce.
A renewable resource is a resource that is being used up faster than it is being replaced while a nonrenewable resource is a resource that is constantly supplied.
Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?
recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
all of the above are good conservation practices
limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
using rechargeable batteries
(a) is the decline in the productive capacity of land for some time or permanently.
Sliding of huge debris, rocks and other material down the slope is known as ..................
Land Slides
Volcanic eruptions
earthquakes
Tsunami
What is Overfarming?
Rapid expansion of urban areas.
Too many cattle herded in the same area
Planting too much of one crop and farming it repeatedly over a large area
Mass cut of trees in forested area reducing wildlife and causing erosion
What is Overgrazing?
Rapid expansion of urban areas.
Too many cattle herded in the same area
Planting too much of one crop and farming it repeatedly over a large area
Mass cut of trees in forested area reducing wildlife and causing erosion
Which of these sources is used for generating electricity that is NOT renewable?
Coal
Sun
Wind
Water
Which of the following does not make up part of Earth’s surface water?
wetlands
Rivers
Aquifier
Lakes
Point source pollution and non-point source pollution differ in
biological agents causing pollution
the source of pollution is agricultural
the number of sources from which the pollution is discharged
pollutants are chemical or physical
A power plant requires a supply of fresh water from a lake to cool down its equipment. Once the water is used to cool down the equipment, the water is now hot and it is released back to the lake. What type of pollution is this?
non-point pollution
point-source pollution
thermal pollution
groundwater pollution
Minerals from which we get metals are called (a) minerals.
One-third of the world's energy comes from (a) .
In ________ mining, Earth moving equipment scrapes away soil to expose ore.
Strip
Open Pit
Shaft/ Underground
On the basis of composition, minerals are classified into
Metallic minerals
Non - Metallic minerals
All of these
None of these
To solve the food problem of the country, which among the following is necessary?
Increased production and storage of food grains
Easy access of people to the food grain
People should have money to purchase the grains
All of the above
