Natural Resources

What is a natural resource?

• a synthetic product made from substances or materials on Earth.

• A material or component found in the natural environment.

• A material made up by manipulating resources in Earth's crust.

• A waste product made as a result of manipulating resources on Earth.

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Which of the following is NOT a natural resource?

• a grasshopper

• grass

• a rock

• cotton fabric

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 and build houses.

• All of the above.

What kind of resource can be regenerated or replenished by biochemical cycles?

• a renewable resource

• a nonrenewable resource

• a synthetic product

• a fossil fuel

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Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• sunlight

• trees

• minerals

• water

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Which of the following would you never find naturally in the environment?

• water

• minerals

• plastic

• cotton

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Which of the following is a synthetic product made from petroleum(crude oil)?

• gasoline

• styrofoam

• polyester

• all of the above

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Plants and animals are most often found

• anywhere on the Earth

• where climate is hot and dry

• where climate is temperate

• where climate is cold and wet

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Where are metals and minerals most often found?

• in mountains

• near tectonic plate boundaries and volcanoes

• deep in the oceans

• at the North and South Pole

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Where is biodiversity the richest?

• in very cold regions

• in the desert

• in tropical rainforests

• in temperate forest

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