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Natural resources

Total questions: 150

Worksheet time: 4hrs 9mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Wind is a ____________ resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

2.

Natural Gas energy is a ____________ resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

3.

Hydroelectric energy is a ____________ resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

4.

Coal energy is a ____________ resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

5.

Solar energy is a ____________ resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

6.

Oil is a ____________ resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

7.

Nuclear energy is a ____________ resource

a)

Renewable

b)

Nonrenewable

8.

True or False: Nonrenewable energy can be replaced in a lifetime.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

Nonrenewable energy takes ________ to be replaced.

a)

days

b)

months

c)

years

d)

millions of years

10.

True or False: All renewable resources are good for the environment.

a)

True

b)

False

11.

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

a)
Solar energy
b)
Wind power
c)
Hydropower
d)
Fossil fuels
12.

Which list shows nothing but renewable resources?

a)
Coal, oil, and natural gas
b)
Nuclear energy, biomass, and geothermal
c)
Plastic, metal, and glass
d)

animals, wind, and water

13.

Which natural resource is a nonrenewable resource?

a)
Solar energy
b)
Wind power
c)
Hydroelectric power
d)
Fossil fuels and minerals
14.

Which natural resource is a renewable resource?

a)
Fossil fuels and nuclear energy
b)

air, animals and plants

c)
Minerals and metals
d)
Coal, oil, and natural gas
15.

Which of these is classified as a renewable resource?

a)
Nuclear energy, geothermal, and biomass
b)
Plastic, metal, and glass
c)
Coal, natural gas, and oil
d)

wind and water and plants

16.

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable resources because they -

a)
Are constantly replenished by nature
b)
Cannot be replaced within a human lifespan
c)
Have no impact on the environment
d)
Are easily extracted from the earth
17.

All of the following resources are classified as nonrenewable EXCEPT -

a)
Coal
b)
Natural gas
c)

plants

d)
Fossil fuels
18.

What does renewable mean?

a)
Related to non-renewable resources
b)
Referring to a one-time use only
c)
Unable to be replaced or replenished
d)
Capable of being replaced or replenished
19.

What does conservation mean?

a)
To waste and deplete natural resources and the environment.
b)
To ignore and neglect natural resources and the environment.
c)
To preserve and protect natural resources and the environment.
d)
To exploit and harm natural resources and the environment.
20.

What does nonrenewable mean?

a)
Nonrenewable means a resource that can be easily replaced
b)
Nonrenewable means a resource that is constantly replenished
c)

Nonrenewable means a resource that took millions of years to form and is not replaced quickly.

d)
Nonrenewable means a resource that is not affected by natural processes
21.

What does resource mean?

a)
A type of dessert
b)
A type of transportation
c)
A type of clothing
d)
A source of supply or support
22.

Look at the pictures. Are they examples of renewable or nonrenewable resources?

a)

renewable

b)

non-renewable

23.

How can we conserve natural resources?

a)
By reducing, reusing, and recycling materials, using energy-efficient appliances, and supporting sustainable practices.
b)
By cutting down all the trees
c)
By using single-use plastic products
d)
By wasting as much as possible
24.

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

a)

renewable resources

b)

replaceable resources

c)

non renewable resources

d)

non replaceable resources

25.

Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

a)

the earth

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

natural gas

26.

Renewable resources ...

a)

are not replaceable

b)

are used more frequently than non renewables

c)

are never going to run out

d)

going to run out

27.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

oil, natural gas, uranium

c)

coal, oil, natural gas

d)

geothemals, coal, natural gas

28.

Which of these is non renewable

a)

natural gas

b)

water in a dam

c)

solar power

d)

wind energy

29.
Fossil fuels are Renewable resources. True or False?
a)
True
b)
False
30.
Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? 
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar
c)
Wind
d)
Hydrogen
31.

Gold is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

32.

Natural resources form in nature. Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

plastic

d)

water

33.

Wind is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

34.

Oil is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

35.

Fossil fuels are

a)

always available for consumption

b)

take millions of years to be produced.

c)

made up of living plants and animals.

36.

Trees are renewable resources.

a)

True

b)

False

37.

Coal is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

38.

Wind is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

39.

Oil is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

40.

Rocks are renewable resources.

a)

True

b)

False

41.

Water is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

42.

The sun is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

43.

Gold is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

44.

Natural gas is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

45.

Minerals are renewable resources.

a)

True

b)

False

46.

Oil is not a renewable resource because ...

a)

it comes from the ground.

b)

it cannot be replaced.

c)

it is too gooey.

d)

it is not heavy enough.

47.

Which is NOT true about renewable resources

a)

There is an never-ending supply of renewable resources.

b)

All renewable resources can be used to keep the earth cleaner.

c)

Using renewable resources can keep the environment more healthy.

d)

All renewable resources are bad for the environment.

48.

Natural resources form in nature. Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

plastic

d)

water

49.

Which of the following resources WILL eventually run out?

a)

natural resources

b)

renewable resources

c)

nonrenewable resources

50.

Animals that eat plants and animals are called carnivores.

a)

True

b)

False

51.

Animals that eat plants are called carnivores.

a)

True

b)

False

52.

People are omnivores.

a)

True

b)

False

53.

This animal is...

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

54.

This animal is

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

55.

This animal is

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

56.

This animal is

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

57.

This animal is

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

58.

A type of consumer that eats only plants is called a...

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

59.

A type of consumer that eats only meat is called a ...

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

60.

This animal is

a)

Herbivore

b)

Carnivore

c)

Omnivore

61.

What is a food chain?

a)

sequence that shows how each individual feeds on the organism below it in the chain.

b)

spiders on the internet

c)

series of food chains connected to one another.

d)

The sand guardian

62.

An animal that is hunted and eaten for food is a

a)

prey

b)

predator

63.

What is a producer?

a)

an organism that gets energy from eating other organisms

b)

an organisms that uses sunlight to make its own food

c)

an organism that gets energy from eating dead organisms, non-living material or waste

64.

An organism that gets energy from eating other organisms is a ______________

a)

decomposer

b)

producer

c)

consumer

65.

Producers get energy from the _______.

a)

Eating Animals


b)


Eating their vegetables

c)

Sun

d)

Eating Plants

66.

What type of consumers eat producers?

a)

Primary consumers

b)

Secondary consumers

c)

Tertiary consumers

d)

The sun

67.

animals that eat both plants and animals.

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

68.

What do the arrows represent on a food chain or food web?

a)

show who moving where

b)

shows who is wasting energy

c)

show the direction in which energy flows

d)

shows who is friends with who

69.

They consume decaying organisms such as dead plant and animal waste.

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposer

d)

Herbivores

70.

What is a food web?

a)

sequence that shows how each individual feeds on the organism below it in the chain.

b)

spiders on the internet

c)

series of food chains connected to one another.

d)

The sand guardian

71.

Which of the following is NOT a consumer

a)

dog

b)

grass

c)

shark

d)

fish

72.

animals that eat only plants.

a)

Herbivores

b)

Carnivores

c)

Omnivores

73.

animals that eat only meat and other animals

a)

Carnivores

b)

Herbivores

c)

Omnivores

74.

What step is a animal eat another animal that eats another animal that eats a plant?

a)

Producers

b)

Food web

c)

Food chain

75.

What is a food chain and food web in.

a)

Ecosystem

b)

City

c)

House

d)

Scool

76.

Look at the pitcher.If there is no voles any more.What will the hawk eat.

a)

The hawk will eat more voles.

b)

The hawk will eat a fox

c)

The hawk will eat more frogs

d)

The hawk will eat other hawks

e)

The hawk will eat the sun

77.

How do plants get there energy in a food chain and food web?

a)

They eat the sun

b)

The get energy by the sun

c)

They eat animals

78.

True or false.If one part in a food web dies off everything will die off to.

a)

True

b)

False

79.

True or false. A plant gets its engery only by the sun and water.

a)

True

b)

False

80.

Food chain does not only show what organisms eat but also shows the transfer of energy.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

81.

Food chain does not only show what organisms eat but also shows the transfer of energy.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

82.

What is the difference between a food chain and a food web?

a)

A food chain shows the link from on organism to the next. A food web is more complex

b)

Its show how several food webs with no energy levels

83.

What trophic level do plants belong to?

a)

tertiary consumer

b)

producer

c)

primary consumer

d)

secondary consumer

84.

______ is anything that has mass and takes up space. It is present in an ecosystem, too.

a)

energy

b)

mass

c)

matter

d)

photosynthesis

85.

There is _______ energy passed from organism to organism than what the plant originally had

a)

more

b)

less

c)

equal

d)

forgotten

86.

Which group of organisms are consumers?

a)

moss, protist, and algae

b)

cactus, fern, and maple tree

c)

bacteria, fungi, and mushrooms

d)

deer, rabbit, and squirrel

87.

Which best explains why producers are at the beginning of all food chains?

a)

They eat all the organisms in the ecosystem.

b)

They turn dead animals into nutrients.

c)

They convert energy from the sun into food.

d)

They provide shelter for smaller animals.

88.

Which among these recycle food waste and turn it into nutrients for the soil?

a)

foxes

b)

squirrels

c)

birds

d)

worms

89.

Which best describes the producers of an ecosystem?

a)

They provide food to herbivores.

b)

They provide carbon dioxide to the atmosphere.

c)

They provide sunlight to the other plants.

d)

They provide hydrogen to the atmosphere.

90.

Which could be a secondary consumer?

a)

bear

b)

squirrel

c)

oak tree

d)

grasshopper

91.

Which describes a consumer?

a)

an organism that produces its own energy

b)

an organism that produces its own food

c)

an organism that feed on waste products and return the nutrients back to the environment

d)

an organism that cannot produce its own food

92.

Which is a consumer that only eats producers?

a)

bird

b)

grass

c)

caterpillar

d)

mushroom

93.

In the food web, which of the organisms is NOT a producer?

a)

grass

b)

carrot

c)

rabbit

d)

grain

94.

In the food web , which is an example of a primary consumer?

a)

fluff grass

b)

wood rat

c)

collard lizard

d)

elf owl

95.

In the food chain, identify the roles of the organisms following the arrow.

a)

producer--> primary consumer--> secondary consumer--> decomposer

b)

decomposer--> secondary consumer--> primary consumer--> producer

c)

primary consumer--> secondary consumer--> producer--> decomposer

d)

producer--> decomposer--> primary consumer--> secondary consumer

96.

Animals that eats plants are called

a)

heterotroph

b)

herbivore

c)

producer

d)

community

97.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish
98.

An animal that eats only animals is called:

a)

Consumer

b)

Omnivore

c)

Herbivore

d)

Carnivore

99.

Herbivores are a type of consumer. They eat...

a)

only meat

b)

only plants

c)

both meat and plants

100.

What are the types of consumers you learned about?

a)

consumers and producers

b)

herbivores, omnivores, and carnivores

c)

decomposers, producers, and consumers

101.

A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.

a)

mutualism

b)

competition

c)

predator/prey

d)

parasitism

102.

What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Organisms

103.

What is herbivore

a)

Animal that eats meat and plants

b)

Animal that makes its own food

c)

Animal that eats producers/plants

d)

Animal that doesn't eat

104.

All animals are __________.

a)

consumers

b)

prey

c)

predators

d)

producers

105.

How do plants make their own food?

a)

decomposers

b)

photosynthesis

c)

producers

d)

predators

106.

If the number of frogs decreases, what would happen to the crickets that the frogs would eat?

a)

The number of crickets would decrease

b)

The number of crickets would increase

c)

The number of crickets would remain the same

d)

The crickets would move away.

107.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________.
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
d)
population
108.
What does a food chain represent?
a)
How all living organisms within a habitat are connected.
b)
All of the things that a particular animal eats.
c)
How plants create their own food.
d)
A single path of energy transfer within a habitat.
109.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
110.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
111.
What are animals called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Plants
112.
What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Organisms
113.
Which type of consumer eats plants only?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Omnivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Scavengers
114.
Which type of consumer eats meat only?
a)
Producers
b)
Herbivores
c)
Carnivores
d)
Omnivores
115.
Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Carnivores
c)
Omnivores
d)
Plants
116.
Which food chain is in the correct order?
a)
Sun, bird, caterpillar, plant
b)
bird, caterpillar, plant, Sun
c)
Sun, plant, caterpillar, bird
d)
caterpillar, Sun, bird, plant
117.

Which of the following animals are herbivores?

I Goat

II Bear  

III Lion  

IV Squirrel  

a)

I and II

b)

I and IV

c)

II and III

d)

III and IV

118.

Which statement is true about omnivores?

a)

Animals that only eat one specific type of animals

b)

Animals that only eat one specific type of plants

c)

Animals that eat both plants and animals

d)

Animals that only eat other animals

119.

What are plants and animals that get their energy from eating other things?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

decomposers

d)

herbivores

120.

In this food chain, what will happen if the frogs become extinct?

a)

The snakes will increase.

b)

The grasshoppers will decrease.

c)

The eagles will remain the same.

d)

The grasshoppers will increase.

121.

What is the driving source of energy for the food web?

a)

Sun

b)

Orca

c)

Seal

d)

Larvae

122.

Which type of consumer is always a primary consumer?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Producer

123.

Several food chains linked together make up

a)

food web

b)

food pyraid

c)

ecosystem

124.

_________ is a model that shows the path of energy as it flows from living to another.

a)

food chain

b)

model

c)

food web

125.

Energy goes from

a)

producers to consumers

b)

consumers to producers

c)

decomposers to producers

126.
What is the role of a producer?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Gain energy from eating other organisms
c)
Keep other species from overpopulating
d)
Breaking down dead stuff 
127.

Observe the food chain above. Which organism’s population would increase if finches were removed from the ecosystem?

a)

Grass

b)

Grasshopper

c)

Snake

d)

Hawk

128.
The arrows in a food chain or web represents what?
a)
They point to the organism that is being eaten.
b)
It shows how sunlight flows within an ecosystem.
c)
They show what direction the energy is flowing between organisms. 
d)
They represent how water is transferred within a habitat.
129.

Look carefully at the image. Which organism is tertiary consumer?

a)
Wolf
b)

bird

c)

lizard

d)

grasshopper

130.
The direction of the flow of energy in a food web is represented by ___.
a)
Light bulbs
b)
Dotted Lines
c)
Arrows
d)
Bubbles
131.
What does every food chain start with?
a)
producers
b)
sun
c)
consumer
d)
decomposers
132.
Consumer that eats plants
a)
heterotroph
b)
herbivore
c)
producer
d)
community
133.
Energy increases as you move up the food pyramid (from bottom to top).
a)
True 
b)
False
134.
Which of the following is NOT a consumer
a)
grass
b)
dog
c)
shark
d)
fish
135.
A connection of food chains with many food energy paths in an ecosystem is a ____________
a)
ecosystem
b)
food web
c)
environment
136.
A frog eats a fly. The frog and fly are demonstrating ________.
a)
mutualism
b)
competition
c)
predator/prey
d)
parasitism
137.

What are plants called in a food chain?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Scavengers

138.

What are animals called in a food chain?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Plants

139.

What are the organisms that break down dead stuff?

a)

Producers

b)

Consumers

c)

Decomposers

d)

Organisms

140.

What's the role of consumers in a food chain?

a)

Use sunlight to make food

b)

Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating

c)

Break down dead stuff

d)

Add nutrients to the soil

141.

Which of these organisms would receive energy from the snake?

a)

Plant

b)

Rabbit

c)

Mouse

d)

Hawk

142.

Which type of consumer is always a first consumer?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Producer

143.

Which type of consumer could be a first or second consumer?

a)

Herbivore

b)

Omnivore

c)

Carnivore

d)

Producer

144.

Which is the smallest level of an ecosystem?

a)

organism

b)

population

c)

community

d)

ecosystem

145.
Which best describes what a food chain shows you?
a)
Energy flow through an ecosystem
b)
Food flowing through an ecosystem
c)
Consumers going into other consumers
d)
Who eats who
146.
What are plants called in a food chain?
a)
Producers
b)
Consumers
c)
Decomposers
d)
Scavengers
147.
Where does the energy start in this food chain?
a)
Plant
b)
Sun
c)
Deer
d)
Wolf
148.
What's the role of consumers in a food chain?
a)
Use sunlight to make food 
b)
Eat other species and keep them from overpopulating
c)
Break down dead stuff
d)
Add nutrients to the soil
149.
What is the role of decomposers in a food chain?
a)
Use sunlight to make food
b)
Eat other organisms to gain energy
c)
Make the food for the whole food chain
d)
Break down dead organisms and add nutrients to the soil
150.
Which type of consumer eats meat and plants?
a)
Herbivores
b)
Carnivores
c)
Omnivores
d)
Plants

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