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Earth's Resources

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What do you call one attempt to preserve or protect an environment from harmful changes?

a)

nutrients

b)

soil

c)

conservation

d)

lawns

2.

Which of these help plants grow?

a)

Water, air, soil, sunlight

b)

water, bicycles, soil, animals

c)

hamburgers, water, sunlight, soil

d)

crops, webs, water, meat

3.

Which one of these natural resources is found underground?

a)

dirt

b)

coal

c)

wind

d)

grass

4.

What is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

A resource that could be replaced

b)

A resource that is made of plastic

c)

A resource that cannot be replaced once it is used up

d)

A resource that cannot break

5.

How much water on the Earth is fresh water?

a)

3/100

b)

10/100

c)

40/100

d)

50/100

6.

What is wood from trees used for?

a)

To feed dogs

b)

To fuel cars

c)

To build houses

d)

To make TVs

7.

Why do people dig wells?

a)

To get salt water

b)

To empty waster water

c)

For water balloons

d)

To get fresh water from underground

8.

Which of the following are sources of fresh water?

a)

The Ocean

b)

The Great Salt Lake

c)

The Marsh

d)

Rivers, lakes, ponds, glaciers, ice caps

9.

Which one of these shows people using a natural resource?

a)

Throwing fresh food away

b)

Pouring out clean water

c)

Leaving the device on when not using it

d)

Drinking fresh water

10.

How do people clean dirty water that comes from wells?

a)

The water has to be filtered

b)

They jump in it

c)

They let their dogs splash around in it

d)

The get a long straw and drink it

11.

Which natural resource is most clothing made from?

a)

animals

b)

cotton which comes from a plant

c)

stores

d)

trees

12.

What are natural resources?

a)

Things we use that come from Earth.

b)

Things we grow.

c)

Only wood, coal, and water

d)

Things that are made from man.

13.

Coal, oil, and natural gas are useful resources because they -

a)

produce smoke

b)

pollute the Earth

c)

release energy

d)

are hard to find

14.

To use wisely and not waste

a)

use

b)

characteristic

c)

conserve

d)

natural resource