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Natural Resources

Total questions: 14

Worksheet time: 14mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What cause the depletion of natural resources?

a)

Natural resources kept under the ground

b)

Natural resources can not be used directly

c)

Human population grows

d)

Human did not use them

2.

How can we conserve water and energy?

a)

Take public transportation

b)

Clean up the environment

c)

Plant new trees

d)

Wash clothes full load in washing machines

3.

What cause the depletion of natural resources?

a)

Natural resources kept under the ground

b)

Natural resources can not be used directly

c)

Human population grows

d)

Human did not use them

4.

How can we conserve water and energy?

a)

Take public transportation

b)

Clean up the environment

c)

Plant new trees

d)

Wash clothes full load in washing machines

5.

What can we do to reduce air pollution?

a)

Ban vehicles

b)

Use public transportation

c)

Measure air pollution

d)

Trap the air pollution

6.
Any valuable material of geologic origin that can be extracted from the earth
a)
fossil resources
b)
carbon resources
c)
natural resources
d)
renewable resources
7.
Which of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source?
a)
solar powered car
b)
coal powered steam train
c)
natural gas car
d)
gasoline truck
8.
Which is a renewable Resource
a)
Coal
b)
Gasoline
c)
Ore
d)
Crops
9.
If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?
a)
air and water pollution
b)
good fishing for recreation
c)
plentiful animals in the river
d)
purified drinking water
10.

Atlanta often has smog warnings during the summer. The city cautions citizens against being outside too long when smog levels are high. How can the city of Atlanta reduce smog levels?

a)

by increasing the use of fossil fuels

b)

by decreasing the use of solar power

c)

by decreasing the number of individual cars and increasing the number of buses

d)

by increasing the number of individual cars and decreasing the number of buses

11.

Which location could use solar power for electricity?

a)

desert with high heat and lots of sun

b)

tropical rainforest with high heat and lots of trees

c)

mountains with lots of trees and high winds

d)

grassland with few trees and a large river

12.
___________ is the protection, preservation, management, or restoration of natural resources.
a)
Conservation
b)
Fossil fuels
c)
Coal
d)
Renewable resources
13.

Occurs when trees are clear cut for human uses

a)

extinction

b)

deforestation

c)

desertification

14.

Which BEST explains what scientists are referring to when they use the term conservation?

a)

nonliving parts of the environment

b)

living organisms in the environment

c)

health of the living organisms in the environment

d)

protection, management, and renewal of resources