WorksheetsNatural resources
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 11mins
A 'natural resource' is...
Materials occurring in nature which are used to supply or support living beings
Which student was the the only one to make a correct list of all natural resources?
Student A
Student B
Student C
Student D
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders used the natural resource of Paperbark trees for...
Shelter - To help build a Mia-Mia
Food - To eat like lettuce
Medicine - To smell to clear blocked noses
Medicine - To heal wounds
What is an example of how you use the natural resource of Water?
What are the three major types of fossil fuels?
Oil, Coal, Natural gas
Natural gas, Coal, Water
Oil, Coal, Minerals
Natural gas, Minerals, Coal
A resource is considered renewable if it...
Can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time
Can be created only over millions of years
Is made of Earths’ materials like rocks and minerals
Is useful to humans in making energy and materials
Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
Coal
Water
Wind
Sunlight
Your family uses this type of energy to heat your home and many of you cook with this type of energy.
Oil
Natural gas
Coal
Sunlight
Choose an example of how non-renewable resources can be used up.
Mining for coal and using it to heat homes
Rainwater collecting in a bucket
Planting plants to create more oxygen
Sun rays being changed into solar energy
What is the source of energy that causes the blades of a turbine to move?
Sunlight
Wind
Water
Coal
Which of the following resources is collected by the panels on the roof of this home?
Sunlight
Wind
List one example of a natural resource then explain what you would use that natural resource for?
