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Natural resources

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A 'natural resource' is...

a)
A type of food
b)
A type of animal
c)

Materials occurring in nature which are used to supply or support living beings

d)
A type of car
2.

Which student was the the only one to make a correct list of all natural resources?

a)

Student A

b)

Student B

c)

Student C

d)

Student D

3.

The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders used the natural resource of Paperbark trees for...

a)

Shelter - To help build a Mia-Mia

b)

Food - To eat like lettuce

c)

Medicine - To smell to clear blocked noses

d)

Medicine - To heal wounds

4.

What is an example of how you use the natural resource of Water?

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5.

What are the three major types of fossil fuels?

a)

Oil, Coal, Natural gas

b)

Natural gas, Coal, Water

c)

Oil, Coal, Minerals

d)

Natural gas, Minerals, Coal

6.

A resource is considered renewable if it...

a)

Can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time

b)

Can be created only over millions of years

c)

Is made of Earths’ materials like rocks and minerals

d)

Is useful to humans in making energy and materials

7.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Coal

b)

Water

c)

Wind

d)

Sunlight

8.

Your family uses this type of energy to heat your home and many of you cook with this type of energy.

a)

Oil

b)

Natural gas

c)

Coal

d)

Sunlight

9.

Choose an example of how non-renewable resources can be used up.

a)

Mining for coal and using it to heat homes

b)

Rainwater collecting in a bucket

c)

Planting plants to create more oxygen

d)

Sun rays being changed into solar energy

10.

What is the source of energy that causes the blades of a turbine to move?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Wind

c)

Water

d)

Coal

11.

Which of the following resources is collected by the panels on the roof of this home?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Wind

c)
Water
d)
Electricity
12.

List one example of a natural resource then explain what you would use that natural resource for?

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