Natural Resources

Which best describes a renewable natural resource?

• Cheaper alternative for obtaining energy

• Can’t be produced again within our lifetime, we use it faster than it can be replenished

• Replenishes itself, used repeatedly, does not run out

• Expensive alternative to obtaining energy

Which best describes a non-renewable natural resource?

• Cheaper alternative for obtaining energy

• Can’t be produced again within our lifetime, we use it faster than it can be replenished

• Replenishes itself, used repeatedly, does not run out

• Expensive alternative to obtaining energy

Why do we set limits to resource extraction

• To limit the amount of profit made

• To turn non-renewable resources into renewable resources

• To make the costs cheaper

• To make sure any resources do not run out quickly

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-3

Which renewable energy resource is used the most in the United States?

• Solar Energy

• Wind Energy

• Biomass Energy

• Hydroelectric Energy

Which non-renewable energy resource is the most used in the United States?

• Petroleum

• Natural Gas

• Coal

• Nuclear Energy

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NGSS.HS-ESS3-1

From which two resources does Illinois get the most amount of energy from?

• Nuclear Energy

• Petroleum

• Coal

• Wind Energy

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Which definition best describes reclamation for the environment?

• restore the land; used after the damage is done to fix it

• use less, to save it; used before the damage is done to prevent it

• the process of claiming something back

• the act or process of reclaiming

What select all of the purposes for Trial 1 of the Birdseed Mining Lab.

• To simulate early-day mining

• To simulate present-day mining

• To show the environmental damage done during early-day mining

• To show the caution & protection of minerals & mining during present-day mining

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-4

Which of the following are renewable resources?

• Wind

• Petroleum

• Biomass

• Coal

Which of the following are non-renewable resources?

• Solar

• Hydroelectric

• Natural Gas

• Coal