Natural Resources/Environmental Systems Review Game

Front

All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT: Coal, sun, petroleum (oil), natural gas

Back

sun

Front

I am-*a solid*mined from the ground*made from ancient dead trees*a nonrenewable resource. What am I?

Back

coal

Front

I am-*A gas*all around*can be used for energy*a renewable resource. What am I?

Back

air

Front

Which of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source? Options: solar powered car, coal powered steam train, natural gas car, gasoline truck

Back

solar powered car

Front

A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--

Back

setting up wind turbines

Front

What kind of resource is oil?

Back

a nonrenewable resource

Front

What should be pictured in picture 2 to show a renewable resource?

Back

young trees which have just been planted

Front

Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources? Options: recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum, limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving, using rechargeable batteries, all of the above are good conservation practices

Back

all of the above are good conservation practices

Front

Many stores now carry products that have less packaging or wrapping. Products with reduced packaging are most likely available because--

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they reduce trash that eventually ends up in landfills, they help conserve resources, especially plastics, they provide a compacted packaging choice for consumers.

Front

If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?

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air and water pollution