Natural Resources review for benchmark

Which of the following could be used to describe natural resources? Select all correct answers.

• made by humans

• B. energy used by humans

• C. made from living things

• D. matter used by humans

• E. made from nonliving things

Think about how each resource grows or forms. Select all the resources if they could be replaced within a human lifetime (quickly)

• cotton

• fish

• trees

• soil

• coal

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The following conditions occurred at a town one summer. Which could negatively affect the replacement rate of the town’s water resources? Select all that apply.

• The town put a limit on how often people could water their lawns.

• B. More rain fell than normal.

• C. Temperatures were higher than normal.

• D. Twice as many tourists visited the town than normal

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Select the event or events if they are a long term effect.

• A large, fast-flowing river is cloudy and muddy for a few days after 2 tons of soil is spilled by a barge.

• People who live near an oil refinery are advised to avoid outdoor activity for a week after a smokestack filter malfunctions and releases toxic chemicals.

• A nuclear energy accident results in immediate and permanent evacuation of a 20-mile radius because of radioactive contamination.

• An oil spill in the ocean coats penguins' feathers with oil until volunteers can clean them up.

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Which of the following describes a tradeoff that would be made if a community decided to use these drinking straws?

• A. A straw removes parasites from polluted water. It is small and easy to carry.

• B. A straw provides filtered water for one person, but not an entire community. It is small and easy to carry.

• C. The straws are not recyclable. When the filter on a straw no longer works, the straw is thrown away.

• D. The straws will be distributed in areas that lack water treatment. The straws are easy to use and do not require training.

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This map shows a pattern in the relationship between latitude and solar energy. Most areas near the equator receive____solar energy than areas near the poles receive.

• more

• less

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Which of these is shown by the photo? Select all that apply.

• A. harvesting a nonrenewable material resource

• B. harvesting a nonrenewable energy resource

• C. harvesting a renewable energy resource

• D. harvesting a renewable material resource

Are plants and animals potentially renewable natural resources?

• A. Yes, because plants and animals are resources that can be replaced at the same rate they are used, if managed well.

• B. No, because it is not possible for humans to use plant and animal resources at a faster rate than they can be replaced.

• C. No, because plants and animals are inexhaustible resources.

• .

  D. Yes, because we use plant resources at the same rate as we use animal resources.

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Energy Resource Use by a City

Fossil fuels71%

Nuclear9%

Renewables20%

Which of the following resources are most commonly used by the city?

• B. solar, wind, and biomass resources

• C. nuclear resources

• oil,coal and gas resources

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Which of these processes could change the distribution of gold? Select all that apply.

• mining by humans

• evaporation of water

• burial of plant matter

• weathering and erosion

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