5-1 Natural Resources

If the estimated trends in the graph were to continue worldwide, which of the following would people most likely do?

A nonrenewable resource is formed at a rate that is much slower than the rate at which it is consumed.

Dams are used to produce electric power. Which of these terms best describes the role of water in this power system?

A renewable resource can be replaced at the same rate at which it is consumed.

Which diagram shows a renewable material resource?

A nonrenewable resource is not a natural resource. A renewable resource is a natural resource.

Which of the materials shown here could be classified as an inexhaustible natural resource?

What is one advantage of using wind power rather than coal to produce electrical energy?

Everyone uses natural resources. How do natural resources benefit humans?

Coal has been used as an energy source for hundreds of years. What energy conversion takes place when coal is burned?

Which type of natural resource must you have in order to make an object?

Lynnette is categorizing natural resources. Which of the is a nonrenewable resource she should include on her list?

The turbine shown is used to produce energy. What type of energy conversion takes place in the wind turbine?

Shawana is making a list of energy resources and material resources. Which of these items can she include on BOTH lists?

If water is not used wisely, it can be classified as what kind of resource?

Which of these statements gives a reason for classifying a tree as an energy resource?

Why is coal considered nonrenewable?

A nonrenewable resource is used to make objects or consume as food. A renewable resource is used as an energy resource.

Why are food crops thought of as a renewable resource?

What makes a natural resource renewable?

Forests are generally considered renewable resources. When would a forest be considered a nonrenewable resource?

A natural resource is best defined as any naturally occurring material that is which of the following?

Which diagram shows an inexhaustible resource?

A nonrenewable resource can never be replaced. A renewable resource can always be replaced.