Natural Resources

Which of the following are NOT natural resources?

• trees, water, oil

• plastic, money, crayons

• gold, aluminum, copper

• sun, natural gas, land

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Which natural resource covers most of the earth?

• trees

• land

• water

• oil

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Most of the Earth's water is fresh water.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Most of the Earth's water is salt water which is why we need to conserve fresh water. Do you want to drink saltwater? Didn't think so.

Which of the following creates oxygen for us to breathe?

• water

• houses

• animals

• trees

Answer explanation

An estimated 15.3 billion trees are chopped down every year! Even if every person on the planet planted a tree on Earth day it still would not be enough to replace the trees cut down in a year. If we want to breathe then we need to recycle and conserve.

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Which of the following resources is non-renewable?

• oil

• wind

• water

• trees

Which of the following natural resources is NOT used to make power?

• wind

• water

• sun

• trees

Which of the following are essential resources?

• phone, computer, xbox

• toys, pets, Nintendo

• water, land, trees

• cars, games, ice cream

Answer explanation

Essential resources are things we must have to survive. We need water to drink and grow food. We need land to live and grow trees and food on. We need trees to create oxygen for us to breathe.

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Which of the following does NOT use or contain oil?

• plastic toys

• automobiles

• cotton clothing

• solar panels

Answer explanation

If you were thinking solar panels, guess what- most people would guess that! Solar panels use the sun's energy to give you renewable energy, but they use oil (petroleum) in the construction of them. Maybe one day this won't be the case, but as of 2021, they still are.

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Where do we get natural gas from?

• deep under the ground

• cow pastures

• oil rigs

• volcanoes

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How can you help conserve our natural resources?

• Turn off the water while brushing teeth.

• Turn off the lights when not in use.

• Recycle plastic bottles.

• All of the above.

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