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Natural Resources

Authored by Sarah Travers

Science

5th - 9th Grade

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1.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is the difference between a renewable and nonrenewable resource?

All nonrenewable resources pollute the environment, renewable resources do not.

Nonrenewable resources exist in unlimited quantities; renewable resources do not.

Nonrenewable resources exist in limited quantities; renewable resources do not.

Humans use too many nonrenewable resources, but do not use enough renewable resources.

2.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

TRUE or FALSE: Renewable resources can never be depleted.

TRUE

FALSE

3.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is exponential growth?

When the growth of a population increases in proportion to the growing total number.

When the growth of a population decreases in proportion to the growing total number.

The maximum number of individuals in a population that the environment can support.

An environmental factor that limits population growth.

Tags

NGSS.HS-LS2-1

NGSS.HS-LS2-2

NGSS.HS-LS4-2

4.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

30 sec • 1 pt

What is open pit mining?

When tunnels are dug deep underground to remove resources from the earth.

When trees and soil are removed from the surface in long strips to obtain the resources from the earth.

When a chemical solvent is pumped into the earth and then recovered to obtain dissolved minerals.

When a large pit is dug into the ground to obtain minerals.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

5.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?

Water
Animals
Natural gas
Wind

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS3-1

6.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...

they are used to produce heat
they take a long time to form
they can be found underground

Tags

NGSS.4-ESS3-1

7.

MULTIPLE CHOICE QUESTION

1 min • 1 pt

What does conserving resources mean?

Use as much of the resources as you can
Only use the resources at school
Protecting the resource so it does not run out

Tags

CCSS.RI.7.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.6.1

CCSS.RL.8.1

CCSS.RL.9-10.2

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