Natural Resources

What are Natural Resources that take millions of years to replenish?

• nonrenewable resources

• renewable resources

natural resources that are replenished naturally within a short amount of time

• nonrenewable resource

• renewable resource

What is something found in nature that is necessary or useful for humans?

• renewable resource

• natural resource

• nonrenewable resource

• electricity

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What are three examples of fossil fuels?

• acid rain, coal, oil

• land, uranium, oil

• coal, oil, natural gas

• uranium, oil, carbon dioxide

How long does it take to form nonrenewable resources?

Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?

• recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
• limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
• using rechargeable batteries
• all of the above are good conservation practices

If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?

• air and water pollution
• good fishing for recreation
• plentiful animals in the river
• purified drinking water

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The Jones family cares about the environment. They run their dishwasher only when it is completely full. Which of the following BEST explains why they do this?

• To save money
• To recycle dish soap
• To reduce sewage
• To conserve water

Sunlight is

• renewable
• nonrenewable

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Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.

• energy
• pollution
• food
• natural resource

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