Natural Resources

What type of natural resources can be replenished naturally over time?

• renewable resources

• non-renewable resources

• industrial resources

• fossil fuels

What is a non-renewable resource?

• resource that has already been used up

• resource that is infinitely abundant

• resource generated at a rate that is much faster than it is used

• resource generated at a rate that is much slower than it is used

Which of the following is an example of a non-renewable

• solar

• wind

• oil

• biomass

What is an inexhaustible resource?

• resource that can be used up, but will take hundreds of millions of years

• resource that cannot ever be used up

• resource that is hard to generate

• resource that is easy to generate

Which of the following is not an example of an inexhaustible resource?

• wind power

• wave and tidal power

• solar energy

• biomass

Which of the following are substances made from things that were once alive?

• non-renewable resources

• fossil fuels

• natural resources

• resource conservation

What type of natural resource uses the energy in the nucleus of atoms

• hydroelectric energy

• fossil fuels

• nuclear energy

• geothermal energy

What is the practice of protecting and preserving Earth's natural resources?

• conservation

• restoration

• renovation

• rehabilitation

Which of the following resources is a flammable gas that occurs naturally underground?

• petroleum

• coal

• natural gas

• biomass

What is a major impact that occurs when humans move into a new environment?

• habitat destruction

• changes in climate

• more habitat space for animals

• more habitat space for plants