Natural Resource Distribution

_____ resources are resources that cannot be replenished within a lifetime.

• Renewable

• Endangered

• Nonrenewable

• Living

Things that humans use that come from the Earth are called ________.

• pollutants

• natural resouces

• ecosystems

• sunlight

Which of these natural resources do we use for fuel?

• Air

• Precious metals

• Petroleum

• Minerals

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Sunlight, wind, and water are considered ____resources.

• renewable

• fossil

• nonrenewable

• nonliving

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Cutting down trees faster than they grow is ​ (a)   which can be helped by ​ (b)   .

• deforestation

• reforestation

• desertification

• resertification

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Natural resources like gold and diamonds are considered ________ because they are hard to find.

• renewable

• rare

• easy

• special

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Natural resources are distributed ____across the Earth.

• safely

• easily

• unequally

• underground

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This resource comes from plants that died millions of years ago. Thick layers of rock and soil covered the dead plants. The pressure of the rocks and soil turned the plants into a solid

• Oil

• Copper

• Iron

• Coal

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Which of the following is a renewable natural resource?

• Coal

• Natural Gas

• Solar Energy

• Uranium

What is the primary reason for the uneven distribution of natural resources across the Earth?

• Human activity

• Climate change

• Geological processes

• Ocean currents

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