WorksheetsNatural Resources Review
Total questions: 17
Worksheet time: 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
2. Non- Renewable resources can
a)
take well over 100 years to be replenished ( limited supply) .
b)
be replenished within 100 years and used over and over again.
2.
3. Pollutants are
a)
chemicals that harm the air
b)
chemicals that harm water and land
c)
all of the above
3.
4. fuels ( like coal, oil and natural gas) formed from the remains of dead plants and animals buried deep underground
a)
fossil fuels
b)
natural resources
c)
landfill
4.
5. a system of trash and garbage disposal in which waste is buried between layers of earth
a)
fossil fuels
b)
natural resources
c)
landfill
5.
6. Materials, such as minerals or water that are naturally occurring on Earth
a)
fossil fuels
b)
natural resources
c)
landfill
6.
7. Water is an inexhaustible resource because it _________________.
a)
can be used up
b)
can be polluted
c)
can renew itself through the water cycle
7.
8. What are the TWO main causes of air pollution?
a)
cars and factories
b)
littering and cars
c)
dumping of waste and chemicals into our water sources
8.
9. Using less electricity helps prevent pollution because ________________.
a)
electricity produces harmful chemicals
b)
it allows power plants to burn less fossil fuels
c)
dumping of waste and chemicals into our water sources
9.
10. The best way to solve the problem of pollution is _____________________.
a)
to prevent it in the first place
b)
organizing neighborhood clean-ups
c)
government clean-up programs
10.
11. When gases released by burning oil and coal mix with water vapor in the air, they form _________________.
a)
air pollution
b)
land pollution
c)
acid rain
11.
12. Water pollution only happens in large cities, not small towns
a)
true
b)
false
12.
13. What can cause water pollution?
a)
rain water
b)
fish swimming in lakes
c)
chemicals being dumped into rivers
13.
14. Which of the following helps REDUCE land pollution.
a)
throwing trash on the ground
b)
recycling and reusing materials
c)
burning plastic waster
14.
15.What is one thing you can do to prevent water pollution?
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15.
Plants, animals, water, and sunlight are all (a) resources.
Choose from the below words
renewable
nonrenewable
16.
What is a renewable resource? (Choose all that are correct)
a)
A resource you can reuse over and over
b)
An object you cannot replace
c)
Fossil fuels
d)
A resource that has a nearly unlimited supply
17.
Coal, minerals and oil are all examples of ______________________.
a)
non-renewable resources
b)
renewable resources
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