Earth Science: Geology, the Environment, and the Universe

Section 1: What are resources?

What Are Resources?

1
Which of the pictures shows a nonrenewable resource?
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A)B
B)D
C)A
D)C
2
When a renewable natural resource is used by humans __________.
A)it is used at a faster rate than it is being replaced
B)it is replaced faster than it is used or at the same rate as it is being replaced
C)it is never replaced
D)it is being used faster than it was formed
3
What percent of the world usage of crude oil is used by the United States?
A)27 percent
B)2 percent
C)70 percent
D)60 percent
4
Which is a nonrenewable resource?
A)phosphorus
B)copper
C)air
D)trees
5
Which is a renewable resource?
A)silver
B)oil
C)diamonds
D)carbon
6
How long does it take to renew a forest used for paper?
A)at least 50 years
B)10 months to one year
C)10 to 20 years
D)100 to 200 years
7
What are natural resources?
A)all renewable
B)all nonrenewable
C)the resources that the oceans provide
D)the resources that Earth provides
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