C14.1 - Finite and Renewable Resources

Which of these is a finite resource?

• wool

• wood

• crude oil

• rubber

Which of these resource is renewable?

• crude oil

• lead ore

• limestone

• leather

[SS] Which of these is a renewable resources that could be used in making ethanol for plastic production?

• sugar cane

• crude oil

• wood

• silk

How can humans reduce the quantity of finite resources they use?

• throwing waste in landfill

• using sustainable resources

• using renewable resources

• using synthetic materials

Objects, materials, substances and components found in the natural environment are classed as...

• synthetic materials

• natural resources

• artifical resources

• pure resourses

What are the two kinds of natural resources?

• renewable and infinite

• renewable and noninfinite

• nonrenewable and finite

• finite and renewable

Finite resources can be regenerated or replenished by natural processes.

• True

• False

Man-made materials and substances that do not exist naturally in the environment are best described as...

• finite products

• synthetic products

• systematic products

• natural preoducts

Crude oil is used to make different kinds of plastics including PVC, vinyl and styrofoam.

• True

• False

Natural gas and crude oil are...

• renewable resources

• synthetic products

• fossil fuels

• infinite fuels