Energy Conservation and Transfer

What is a natural resource?

• A nonliving substance found in the environment

• A living thing found on Earth

• A living or nonliving thing that exists "naturally" in the world

• A material that is not normally found in the environment

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Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

• Clothing

• Cotton

• Water

• Rocks

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Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• Bacteria

• Minerals

• Plants

• Water

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What can happen if a renewable resource is used up faster than it can be replenished?

• It can become a nonrenewable resource

• If something is a renewable resource, it will always be a renewable resource

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How are natural resources distributed on Earth?

• They are most often found near the equator

• They are concentrated in hot climates

• They are evenly distributed over Earth

• They are unevenly distributed across the planet

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How can we use natural resources?

• We can use energy from natural resources to generate electricity

• We can use natural resources for food

• We can use natural resources to construct houses and buildings

• All answers are correct

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A Fossil Fuel is

• Materials that are found on Earth that people use
• Rock that contains metal 
• Fuels that formed years ago from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago.
• Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. 

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Solar is

• Renewable
• Nonrenewable

Geothermal

• Nonrenewable
• Renewable

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Nuclear is

• Nonrenewable
• Renewable