Natural Resources Quiz

Fossil fuels are natural resources that formed from:

• meteorites that struck Earth over millions of years.

• the remains of dinosaurs.

• the remains of plants and animals that were buried millions of years ago.

• plants and animals that have decayed over the past several hundred years.

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Which is not a way humans depend on fresh water as a resource?

• Humans need water to drink.

• Humans need water to clean fruits and vegetables before eating.

• Humans need water to help grow their crops.

• Humans need water to power their cars.

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Which best represents a nonrenewable resource?

• timber, which comes from trees that die once they are cut down

• fish, which die once they are caught, making it hard to create new fish

• biofuel, which is created using components of plants and animals

• oil, which formed deep within the planet millions of years ago and is held in oil reserves

Classify each geological process according to whether it creates a nonrenewable or a renewable resource.

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(a) Nonrenewable

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(b) Renewable

• Ocean sediments are buried and compressed, then subjected to heat and pressure

• Sedimentary rocks containing organic remains are uplifted, forming mountains.

• Erosion from glaciers creates thin, rocky soils.

• A deep valley forms, along which a large river flows.

• Heat rises through magma, heating water beneath Earth’s surface.

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Humans use numerous resources. Scientists regard some resources as renewable, whereas others are not. Classify the resources as either renewable or nonrenewable.

Groups:

(a) Renewable

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(b) Nonrenewable

• Crops

• Trees

• Nonmetal Minerals

• Soil

• Coal

• Fish

• Metal Minerals

Stuart is creating a graphic about the importance of using natural resources wisely. The graphic explains that mineral, freshwater, and biosphere resources are limited and that many are not renewable over human lifetimes. He’s asked for your help with some of the concepts.

Select the statements that he can correctly use in his project.

• Everything we use is derived from natural resources.

• All resources are nonrenewable.

• Nonrenewable mineral resources can be reused.

• Fossil fuels cannot be reused.

• Earth has enough natural resources to satisfy all of humanity's needs.

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Stuart is creating a graphic about the importance of using natural resources wisely. The graphic explains that mineral, freshwater, and biosphere resources are limited and that many are not renewable over human lifetimes. He’s asked for your help with some of the concepts.

Select the statements that he can correctly use in his project.

• Everything we eat and drink comes from natural resources.

• Natural resources include energy sources such as wind and sunlight.

• The locations of human activities do not depend on available natural resources.

• Technological products such as computers and automobiles need water resources.

• The cost of natural resources depends only on the demand for them..

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How many years have most nonrenewable resources existed?

• hundreds

• thousands

• millions

• a few

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Which choice does not represent a way humans use coal?

• Humans burn coal to help boil water and create steam to power trains and factories.

• Humans burn coal to help heat their homes and cook on their grills.

• Humans grind up coal and mix it with water so they can use it to power their cars.

• Humans turn coal into a liquid-like substance known as tar, which is used in many different products, including dandruff shampoo.

Developers want to raze a forest to make room for a new development. What is the biggest problem with razing the forest?

• It increases the population of the area and, therefore, the demand on natural resources.

• It depletes a large supply of timber, a natural resource.

• It kills an ecosystem, causing a source of multiple natural resources to disappear.

• It does not pose any problems.

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