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Intro to Natural Resources Final FA 2024

Total questions: 104

Worksheet time: 1hrs 24mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

a)

Water

b)

Natural gas

c)

Animals

d)

wind

2.

 Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

a)

they are used to produce heat

b)

they can be found underground

c)

they take a long time to form

d)

all of the above

3.

Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

a)

the earth

b)

oil

c)

coal

d)

natural gas

4.

Water on the top the earth can form lakes or rivers, these are termed ____.

a)

fresh water

b)

infiltration

c)

surface water

d)

groundwater

5.

A _______ is a long, ribbon like waterway that flows toward the ocean

a)

Ocean

b)

Lake

c)

River

d)

Bay

6.

When water changes form from a LIQUID to a GAS?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Sublimation

7.

Water that contains little or no dissolved salt is 

a)

filtered water

b)

pure water

c)

salt water

d)

fresh water

8.

When waste is broken down to make something new, it is called ____________________.

a)

reducing

b)

reusing

c)

recycling

9.

Anything that is found in nature that can be used by living things is a __________________.

a)

nonrenewable resource

b)

natural resources

c)

man made resource

10.

Which of the following is an example of a nonrenewable resource?

a)

water

b)

air

c)

fossil fuel

d)

wood

11.

What does this image represent?

a)

Reusing

b)

Reducing

c)

Recycling

d)

Rethinking

12.

What impact does manufacturing have on the environment? (choose 3)

a)

Air Pollution

b)

Transport not been required

c)

Human Health

d)

Effects natural resources

13.

Living organism , air, water, together form

a)

lithosphere

b)

atmosphere

c)

Biosphere

d)

retrosphere

14.

Less than 3% of the water on earth is

a)

salt water

b)

freshwater

c)

ice

d)

polluted

15.

Most of the world's freshwater is found here?

a)

ocean

b)

lakes

c)

rivers

d)

glaciers

16.

Water that is stored in pores, soil, sediments and rocks is known as_____________?

a)

salt water

b)

freshwater

c)

soil water

d)

groundwater

17.

Which of the following would you never find naturally in the environment?

a)

water

b)

minerals

c)

plastic

d)

cotton

18.

What is anything that people can use which comes from nature?

a)

Nonrenewable

b)

Natural Resources

c)

Renewable

d)

Solar

19.

hydro is what type of energy?

a)

energy of nuclear reactions between atoms creates heat and turns turbines.

b)

energy created by wind turning wind turbines.

c)

energy that is generated when moving water turns turbines.

d)

energy generated from the sun by using solar panels.

20.

This is an example of

a)

Acid Rain

b)

Surface mining

c)

Subsurface mining

d)

The Clean Air Act

21.
What happens when a forest is clear-cut?
a)
The mature trees are left for shade
b)
Only the valuable trees are cut and the rest are left
c)
All of the trees are removed from an area
d)
Trees are planted between rows of other crops
22.

To control land, water, soil, plants and animals, with a particular focus on how management affects the quality of life for both present and future generations.

a)

natural resource management

b)

reduce

c)

conserve

d)

recycle

23.
___________ is the protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural resources.
a)
Conservation
b)
Fossil fuels
c)
Coal
d)
Renewable resources
24.

Occurs when animal species ceases to exist

a)

extinction

b)

deforestation

c)

desertification

25.

Guidelines that should be used for the extraction and management of resources

a)

Natural Resource Management

b)

Sustainable Development

c)

Best Management Practices

26.

National and State Parks help conserve

a)

Land, animals, and plants

b)

fossil fuels

c)

wind and solar energy

d)

nuclear power plants

27.

Which type of mining is used when the ore is near the Earth's surface?

a)

Strip mining

b)

Fracking

c)

Mountaintop removal

d)

Strip mining and Mountaintop removal

28.

.Any organism that needs to eat a producer for its energy source. (deer, rabbit)

a)

primary succession

b)

secondary succession

c)

primary consumer

d)

secondary consumer

e)

producer

29.
What are impacts of overgrazing?
a)
pollution and use of more resources
b)
loss of biodiversity, loss of native topsoil, desertification
c)
more people than the infrastructure can support
d)
creation of heat islands
30.
Water from rain or snow that flows over the surface of the land into streams, rivers, and lakes is called...
a)
accumulation
b)
runoff
c)
ground water
d)
surface water
31.

What is erosion?

a)

The movement of sediment

b)

The breaking of sediment

c)

The dropping of sediment

32.
What is fertilizer?
a)
nutrients added to the ground
b)
nutrients already in the ground
c)
nutrients depleted from the ground
d)
nutrition for the plant
33.

Allowing more animals to eat in an area than the area can support is known as -

a)

overgrazing

b)

deforestation

c)

reforestation

d)

wilderness

34.

Crop rotation is a strategy used by farmers where a different type of crop is grown on the same soil every season. This allows for the cycling of a variety of nutrients between the crops and the soil. How has the development of this method of crop production allowed for more sustainable

land use?

a)

Consumers are able to access a wider variety of fruits and vegetables.

b)

The soil is able to grow crops for a longer period of time without becoming depleted of

nutrients.

c)

Farmers will have to purchase new equipment each year to work with the wide variety of crops.

d)

Individuals will be able to take less supplemental vitamins due to their access to a variety of nutrients in their regular diet.

35.
What is the most likely elevation of the mountain peak? (Contour interval is 100 m)
a)
1550  meters
b)
 1652 meters
c)
1500 meters
d)
1700 meters
36.
What does GPS stand for?
a)
Global Positioning System
b)
Global Positioning Satellites
c)
Global Positioning Software
d)
Global Phone System
37.
Which side of Holland Hill is the steepest?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East 
d)
West
38.

An area made up of a distinct combination of plants and animals

a)

biome

b)

habitat

c)

niche

d)

community

39.

Using a product again without re-manufacturing

a)

remanufacturing

b)

reproducing

c)

reusing

d)

recycling

40.

A waste management technique in which organic matter is decomposed through the action of microbes and other decomposers such as earthworms

a)

recycling

b)

composting

c)

reducing

d)

waste disposal

41.

The wise use of natural resources

a)

preservation

b)

conservation

c)

reduction

d)

sustainability

42.

Biotic factors are ___ things found in an ecosystem

a)

non-living

b)

dead

c)

living

d)

non-existent

43.

The study of how organisms exist in their environment

a)

biology

b)

entomology

c)

ecology

d)

biomology

44.

___ is the physical environmental characteristics of a community, includes biotic and abiotic factors

a)

community

b)

niche

c)

biome

d)

habitat

45.

Making a previously used product into another product

a)

recycling

b)

reusing

c)

reproducing

d)

remanufacturing

46.

Abiotic factors are ___ things found in an ecosystem

a)

non-living

b)

dead

c)

living

d)

non-existent

47.

The release of hazardous materials into the environment

a)

pollution

b)

point source pollution

c)

pollutants

d)

waste disposal

48.

Natural resource that is the source of almost all energy used on earth

a)

fossil fuels

b)

sun

c)

petroleum

d)

water

49.

Animal that eats both plants and animals

a)

herbivore

b)

carnivore

c)

omnivore

d)

meatavore

50.

Natural resource that are natural inorganic substances on or in the earth

a)

minerals

b)

fossil fuels

c)

soil

d)

wildlife

51.

What is a species called that is within a community and may begin to take over and is stronger or has an advantage over other species?

a)

powerful

b)

influential

c)

authoritative

d)

dominant

52.

What natural resource is tasteless, colorless liquid?

a)

natural gas

b)

petroleum

c)

propaine

d)

water

53.

An animal that only eats meat

a)

omnivore

b)

herbivore

c)

carnivore

d)

meatavore

54.

How long did it take to build the Hoover Dam?

a)

3 years

b)

7 years

c)

5 years

d)

10 years

55.

As a part of the water cycle, water from Earth's surface enters the clouds and finally falls back to the ground in the form of rain. What is the correct sequence of processes water undergoes?

a)

Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation

b)

Precipitation, Condensation, Evaporation

c)

Condensation, Evaporation, Precipitation

d)

Evaporation, Precipitation, Condensation

56.

The image shows various stages in the water cycle. During which stage does water flow back towards the sea as runoff?

a)

W

b)

X

c)

Y

d)

Z

57.

Condensation occurs when water vapor_____________.

a)

heats up and becomes liquid water

b)

cools off and becomes liquid water

c)

freezes and becomes ice

d)

rains on the land

58.

An underground layer of sand, gravel or rock that stores and carries water

a)

water table

b)

water cycle

c)

aquifer

d)

Infiltration

59.

Why does groundwater usually require less treatment than surface water?

a)

The layers of Earth protect groundwater from pollutants.

b)

As groundwater sinks into the ground, the layers of rock act like a natural filter and remove pollutants from the water.

c)

Surface water has more exposure to pollutants in runoff and the atmosphere.

d)

all of the above

60.

What is your favorite part of this class? Please explain why.

4 lines
61.

Define sustainable

4 lines
62.

What would you recommend to Mrs. Charley to improve this class?

4 lines
63.
What is erosion?
a)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
moves fragments of rock
and soil.
b)
The process by which
water, ice, wind or gravity
deposit rock sediments
and soil in a new place.
c)
The breaking down of
Earth’s crust into smaller
and smaller pieces.
64.
Which of the following is an example of mechanical weathering?
a)
Acidic groundwater dissolving limestone
b)
frost wedging
c)
Paper being burned
65.
The diagrams  shows a natural process that weathers rock.
 Which statement best explains why this process results in weathering?
a)
frozen water acts as a solute
b)
water expands when it freezes
c)
the mass of water increases when it freezes
d)
frozen water dissolves most types of rock
66.
These gravestones have slowly broken down and turned a blackish color due to the action of:
a)
ice wedging
b)
abrasion
c)

chemical weathering

d)
mechanical weathering
67.
oxidation produces rust on some rocks containing iron
a)
chemical weathering
b)
mechanical weathering
c)
erosion
d)
deposition
68.
wind erosion forms what type of landform?
a)
meander
b)
drumlin
c)
sand dune
d)
sand bar
69.

Which one of these is NOT a problem with invasive species?

a)

They are sometimes harmful to humans.

b)

They are expensive to eradicate (get rid of)

c)

They look like native species and trick the animals.

d)

They displace (crowd out) native species

70.
1. What makes a species invasive?
a)
Moving to a new ecosystem and taking resources from natives 
b)
Species that can't adapt
c)
Plants that take up too much space
71.
If a blue catfish is introduced and eats the large fish who eat the smaller fish, what will happen to the population of the smaller fish?
a)
Increase
b)
Decrease
c)
Stay the same
d)
No affect on smaller fish
72.
Which of the following is a key characteristic of most invasive species?
a)
Ability to breathe in the air & in the water
b)
Large, sharp teeth
c)
Produce many offspring
d)
Is a top predator
73.

What is the term used for gathering wild herbs for culinary or medicinal purposes?

a)

Hunting

b)

Fishing

c)

Foraging

d)

Gardening

74.

What is the most important safety consideration when foraging for wild plants?

a)

Wearing gloves

b)

Using a compass

c)

Identifying poisonous plants

d)

Carrying a backpack

75.

What is the first step to take before foraging for wild plants?

a)

Bring a friend

b)

Pack a lunch

c)

Research and identify plants

d)

Put on sunscreen

76.

What plant is this?

a)

chamomile

b)

oregano

c)

ginger

d)

basil

77.

This plant's hairy leaves can be used as a tea to help with breathing:

a)

Mullein

b)

Plantain

c)

Yarrow

d)

Dandelion

78.

This plants roots can be used as a coffee substitute and the leaves can be eaten in a salad:

a)

Mullein

b)

Plantain

c)

Yarrow

d)

Dandelion

79.

This plant has antihistamine properties and can help with insect bites. It can also be used as an insect repellent when the leaves are rubbed on the skin.

a)

Chicory

b)

Mullein

c)

Yarrow

d)

Cat nip

80.

This plants leaves are edible and can be eaten in a salad. Also when the leaves are chewed up, you can make a poultice to put on an insect bit because of it's antihistamine properties.

a)

b)

c)

d)

81.

Identify this plant

a)

Mullein

b)

Yarrow

c)

Thistle

d)

Camas

82.

Identify this plant

a)

Purple grape

b)

Oregon grape

c)

Huckleberry

d)

Bleuberry

83.

What is the poisonous plant that is growing in our nature area?

4 lines
84.

What are the 12 different soils on the soil triangle?

a)

Rock, gravel peat, humus, loess, chalk, limestone, shale, marl, sandstone, slate, and granite

b)

Sand, loamy sand, sandy loam, sandy clay loam, loam, silt loam, silt, silty clay loam, clay, clay loam, sandy clay and silty clay.

c)

Rock, gravel peat, humus, loess, chalk, limestone,quinoa, and amaranth.

d)

Wheat, corn, barley, oats, rye, millet, sorghum, rice, buckwheat, triticale, quinoa, and amaranth.

85.
Which would be classified as "loam"?
a)
Sand: 40, Silt: 40, Clay: 20
b)
Sand: 60, Silt: 10, Clay: 30
c)
Sand: 20, Silt: 50, Clay: 30
d)
Sand: 50, Silt: 10, Clay: 40
86.

Using tanks, or other controlled systems designed to increase the production of aquatic species

a)

Hyrdoponics

b)

Aquaculture

c)

Managed Rotational Grazing

d)

Vertical Farming

e)

Intensive Livestock Production

87.

A foraging system is in which herds (or flocks) are systematically moved between grazing areas to maximize the quality and quantity of forage growth

a)

Hyrdoponics

b)

Aquaculture

c)

Managed Rotational Grazing

d)

Vertical Farming

e)

Intensive Livestock Production

88.

What is the best management practice for determining nutrient needs for the site and applying the needed amount?

a)

Cover Crops

b)

Irrigation Management

c)

Crop Rotation

d)

Soil Testing

89.

what is the Best Management Practice for protecting the soil from water and wind erosion, while also helping with nutrients in the soil?

a)

Cover Crops

b)

Soil Testing

c)

Crop Rotation

d)

Irrigation Management

90.

what is the Best Management Practice for reducing the need for additional fertilizer and other additives?

a)

Cover Crop

b)

Soil Testing

c)

Crop Rotation

d)

Irrigation Management

91.

what is the Best Management Practice for minimizing water use in the fields?

a)

Cover Crops

b)

Soil Testing

c)

Crop Rotation

d)

Irrigation Management

92.

The idea of growing plants on vertical inclines or even in sustainable skyscraper greenhouses

a)

Hydroponics

b)

Aquaculture

c)

Managed Rotational Grazing

d)

Vertical Farming

e)

Intensive Livestock Production

93.

How many people died building the Hoover Dam?

a)

120

b)

150

c)

112

d)

93

94.
What is the elevation of point B?
a)
800 ft
b)
850 ft
c)
900 ft
d)
1000 ft
95.
What is the elevation of A?
a)
10 meters
b)
20 meters
c)
40 meters
d)
120 meters
96.
What feature is formed at B?
a)
river
b)
rift valley
c)
sink hole
d)
mountain
97.
What is a contour interval?
a)
A hole in the ground
b)
Distance traveled between two points
c)
The highest point on a topo map
d)
The elevation change between countour lines
98.
Determine the contour interval:
a)
5 m
b)
10 m
c)
15 m
d)
20 m
99.
Which side of Lookout Hill has the steepest slope?
a)
North
b)
South
c)
East
d)
West
100.
The color of a mineral in powder form is called the mineral's 
a)
hardness
b)
specific gravity
c)
luster
d)
streak
101.
The following image shows what mineral property?
a)
Hardness
b)
Streak
c)
Cleavage
d)
Density
102.
How do you test the hardness of a mineral? 
a)
Throw it against a wall
b)
Step on it
c)
Scratch Test
d)
Kick it until it breaks
103.
Which of the following is an example of luster?
a)
Soft
b)
White
c)
Metallic
d)
Hard
104.
When a mineral breaks in an uneven, rough, or jagged way
a)
Luster
b)
Cleavage
c)
Hardness
d)
Fracture

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