Natural Resources Quiz

Which of the following is an example of a renewable resource?

• Coal

• Oil

• Sunlight

• Natural gas

Why is conservation important?

• To increase the use of nonrenewable resources

• To protect natural resources for future use

• To eliminate the need for natural resources

• To make resources more expensive

What evidence do scientists have about early peoples and plants?

• They used plants for building houses.

• They used plants for medicines 60,000 years ago.

• They used plants for making clothes.

• They used plants for cooking.

How does hydropower generate electricity?

• By burning coal

• By using solar panels

• By moving water through turbines

• By using windmills

What is the role of gravity in hydropower?

• It helps water to flow from low areas to high areas.

• It helps water to flow from high areas to low areas.

• It stops water from flowing.

• It evaporates water.

What is solar energy?

• Energy from the wind

• Energy from the Sun

• Energy from water

• Energy from the Earth

What are nonrenewable resources?

• Resources that can be replaced quickly

• Resources that cannot be replaced easily

• Resources that are always available

• Resources that are made from plants

What is one disadvantage of using renewable resources?

• They produce a lot of pollution

• They are always available

• Changes in weather can affect their usefulness

• They are very expensive

What is a renewable resource? (Choose all that are correct)

• A resource you can reuse over and over

• An object you cannot replace

• Fossil fuels

• A resource that has a nearly unlimited supply

Students were asked to generate a list that contained nothing but renewable resources. Which student was the the only one to make a correct list?

• Student A

• Student B

• Student C

• Student D