Fall 2024 - Natural Resources - Foldable Questions

1. Any material or energy source found in nature and used by humans is called a(n) -

• abiotic factor.
• ecological footprint.
• natural resource.
• tragedy of the commons.

2. Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?

• Coal
• Natural gas
• Oil
• Wood

3. Which of the following is a renewable source of energy?

• Coal
• Falling water
• Natural gas
• Oil

4. A major problem with depending on fossil fuels as primary energy sources is that they are -

• nonrenewable
• overabundant
• nonpolluting
• deep underground

5. The countries shown here released much more CO2 than the rest of the world because these countries have the largest -

• amount of rainfall
• number of industries
• amount of land per person
• number of people

6. The chart above shows different sources of energy. Which conclusion can be made based on this chart?

• Coal is the main source of energy.
• Renewable energy sources are predominantly used.
• Fossil fuels make up over three-quarters of our energy consumption.
• Use of nuclear power is increasing.

7. Some fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they -

• can be easily recycled
• come from deep within Earth
• produce toxic waste
• require a long period of time to form

8. Which statement is better supported by the data in the picture below?

• North America uses about 5% of the oil reserves in the world.
• The majority of the world's oil supply is found in the Middle East.
• Eastern Europe has a lot of industry.
• Western Europe has the smallest population and therefore does not have a lot of oil.

9. True or False. Energy cannot change from one form to another.

• True
• False

10. When Europeans arrived in North America, passenger pigeons migrated across the sky in huge numbers. As settlers spread farther into the continent, they began to clear the forests that passenger pigeons inhabited (destroying the birds’ habitat) and eventually began to hunt the pigeons for food. In the mid-1800s, they caught massive numbers of pigeons in nets and sold the birds in cities as a food resource. By 1870, nearly all the passenger pigeons had been killed; hunting limits were enacted in the 1890s, but by that time, the passenger pigeon population couldn’t recover. The last known passenger pigeon (held in captivity at a zoo) died in 1914, completing the extinction of a species because of unsustainable hunting practices. This is an example of -

• human's ecological footprint on our ecosystems due to using an abundance of fossil fuels.
• human overpopulation impacting the environment.
• people using resources in a selfish way known as the tragedy of the commons.
• the sustainable use of natural resources to ensure enough remains for future use.