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Science Test: Chapter 9 Natural Resources Multiple Choice Identify the choice that best completes the statement or answers the question. ____
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Important materials from Earth that living things need are called a. natural resources. b. necessary resources. c. renewable resources. d. nonrenewable resources. Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource? a. coal b. trees c. wind d. water Choose the term that belongs in the sentence. ____ is a resource that cannot be used up. a. Oil b. Coal c. A tree d. Sunlight Which of the following is an example of reusing a resource? a. drinking water instead of milk b. adding chocolate sauce to white milk c. making a flower pot out of a milk jug d. buying milk in quarts instead of gallons Decay can turn yard clippings into? a. water b. wetland c. compost d. sewer Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource that contains metals or other minerals that people use? a. wind b. ore c. gas d. sun
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Which of the following makes up most of our trash? a. glass b. paper c. plastic d. metal cans Using natural resources wisely so we do not waste them is called a. reusing. b. recycling. c. containment. d. conservation. Look at the illustration below.
What type of resource is warming the swimming pool? a. natural, renewable resource b. natural, nonrenewable resource c. human-made, renewable resource d. human-made, nonrenewable resource ____ 10.
Which of the following is a renewable resource? a. coal b. aluminum c. oil d. sunlight
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Many power plants use coal to make electricity. Which of the following is a way you could help conserve coal? a. Ride a bicycle instead of a car. b. Leave the television on when going outside. c. Turn off lights when leaving a room d. Plant a flower garden using compost.
Vocabulary Match the vocabulary word with its definition –write a-h on the corresponding line
a. conservation
e. nonrenewable resource
b. natural resource
f. renewable resource
c. recycle
g. reduce
d. reuse
h. the three R’s
12. _____ important materials from the Earth that living things need 13. _____ use over and over again 14._____ resources that can be replaced in a fairly short amount of time 15. _____ three ways to care for the Earth – Reduce, Recycle, Reuse 16. _____ use less of 17. _____ change something into a new product so that it can be used again 18. _____ the wise use of natural resources 19. _____ resources that cannot be replaced
Short Answer – must be in complete sentences 20. Describe the difference between reducing, reusing, and recycling and give one example of each. 5 points
21. Using the below Venn Diagram compare and contrast how renewable and nonrenewable resources are alike and how they are different – must have at least 2 in each of the three categories. May use bullets. 6 points
