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Worksheets7th Grade: Topic 6-Distribution of Natural Resources
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
Anything occurring naturally in the environment that living organisms use
Natural Resources
Resources that cannot be replaced or takes millions of years to replenish
Nonrenewable Resources
The energy-rich substances made from the preserved remains of organisms
The splitting of an atom's nucleus into two nuclei
An energy resource that is replaced by nature and cannot run out
Renewable Resources
Large mineral deposits that are valuable enough to be extracted from the ground
Ore
When minerals in a solution form a new mineral formation usually within bodies of water or underground
Crystalize
The process in which salt and minerals are removed from salt water to make fresh water
Which of the following is considered a nonrenewable resource?
Water
Which of the following is NOT an effect of our growing population's use of fossil fuels?
The distribution of these resources is changing
The amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere is increasing
The resources are now being replaced faster than they are being used
Political conflicts occur over control of these resources
Which of the following is directly involved in transforming the remains of organisms into fossil fuels?
Fossil fuels are (a) resources that are unevenly distributed on Earth
Which of the following renewable energy resources comes from underground?
Geothermal Energy
Hydropower
Wind Power
Solar Power
Which of the following is an essential characteristic of a mineral?
Crystal Structure
Artificially manufactured
Liquid
Formed from organic processes
The most abundant water resource on Earth is
Salt Water
Factors such as precipitation, (a) , and surface features determine where surface water can form on earth
Many minerals are formed from (a) as water evaporates
