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WorksheetsPlanet Earth Lesson 6 test review
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?
water
iron
plastic
wood
A renewable resource is one that
can be made artificially
we need over and over again
replenishes faster than it’s used
replenishes slower than it’s used
Natural resources are divided into two categories. What are they?
common and precious
renewable and nonrenewable
inexhaustible and rare
inexpensive and expensive
Aquifers are replenished through which process?
condensation
precipitation
infiltration
evaporation
Which action shows sustainable use of a natural resource?
Filling a car with gasoline at the pump
Leaving a broken pump to spill water from an aquifer
Planting new trees to replace those that are cut down
Throwing a plastic bottle into the trash instead of recycling
Over hundreds of millions of years, heat and pressure changed buried marine organisms into what substance?
fossil
rock
water
petroleum
Geothermal energy can be harnessed by transferring energy from hot rocks to what?
oil
sand
iron
water
Geothermal energy is most concentrated in which locations?
ancient shallow marine seas
near divergent and convergent plate boundaries
at ocean boundaries
in the centers of continents
What is one of the main causes of soil degradation because it increases the erosion of the richest soil?
Tilling; weathering
Overgrazing; erosion
Herding; deposition
Overwatering; sedimentation
Pine trees grow quickly and are a ________ resource, but cedar trees grow slowly and are a ________ resource.
sustainable; renewable
fertile; unsustainable
nonrenewable; unfertile
renewable; nonrenewable
Which list includes only resources that are always considered nonrenewable?
petroleum, soil, copper
water, petroleum, wood
water, geothermal energy, wood
geothermal energy, soil, copper
When resources are used sustainably, they will be
gone within ten years
made higher in quality
considered more valuable over time
available for use by future generations
What term describes a mixture of rock and mineral particles, living and once-living matter, water, and air?
sustainable
natural resource
soil
per capita consumption
Which phrase best defines a natural resource?
a nonrenewable resource
per capita consumption
sustainable
a useful source of material or energy that comes from nature
What is a rock that contains a large amount of valuable elements and can be mined for profit called?
ore
total consumption
per capita consumption
nonrenewable resource
A natural resource that is used faster than it is replenished, or exists in a limited supply, is a
petroleum
renewable resource
nonrenewable resource
total consumption
Using natural resources in a way that ensures their availability to future generations is called
petroleum
soil
sustainable
natural resource
Energy from Earth’s hot interior is known as
geothermal energy
soil
ore
natural resource
A resource that is replenished faster than it is used up, or exists in such great supply that it cannot be depleted, is a
sustainable
total consumption
renewable resource
petroleum
A liquid formed millions of years ago from the burial of marine organisms that can be used as a source of energy is
petroleum
geothermal energy
total consumption
sustainable
