Natural Resources- Unit 9 Lesson 7

CHOOSE THE BEST ANSWER.

A ______________ exists freely on earth and is necessary or useful to humans.

• Alternative Energy

• Nonrenewable resource

• Renewable resource

• Natural resource

___________________ are natural deposits of solid, inorganic material.

• Renewable resources

• Non-renewable resources

• Mineral resources

• fossil fuels

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____________________ were formed millions of years ago from the remains of plants and animals.

• renewable resources

• fossil fuels

• natural resources

• aquifers

______________ starts as rain or melted snow that seeps into the ground and collects in porous rocks.

• aquifer

• groundwater

• spring water

• ocean water

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_________________ are the porous rocks that melted snow or rain seeps into and collects.

• aquifers

• mineral resources

• fossil fuels

• water tables

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____________________ are in limited supply. More cannot be formed fast enough to keep up with our use.

• Natural resources

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• mineral resources

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__________________ are replenished in a fairly short amount of time. Months or years.

• renewable resources

• nonrenewable resources

• mineral resources

• fossil fuels

The ____________________ is the upper limit of water that the ground can hold in an aquifer. It is the border between an aquifer and dry land.

• rock bed

• water table

• fossil fuels

• groundwater

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