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Natural Resources Quiz
Renewable and nonrenewable resources, fossil fuels and how people use Earth's materials.
- 🎓 Grades 3–5
- 🧪 Science
- 📐 4-ESS3-1
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What is a natural resource?
- A A type of toy
- B Something made in a factory
- C Something from nature that people use
- D A kind of weather
Which is a renewable resource?
- A Sunlight
- B Natural gas
- C Oil
- D Coal
Which is a nonrenewable resource?
- A Wind
- B Coal
- C Sunlight
- D Trees
Why are fossil fuels called nonrenewable?
- A They take millions of years to form
- B They grow back quickly
- C They come from the sun
- D They never run out
What were fossil fuels made from?
- A Rocks from space
- B Ocean salt
- C Melted ice
- D Remains of ancient plants and animals
Which energy source uses moving air?
- A Oil wells
- B Coal plants
- C Wind turbines
- D Gas stoves
Which energy source uses falling or flowing water?
- A Natural gas
- B Hydropower
- C Coal
- D Solar power
Solar panels turn what into electricity?
- A Water
- B Sunlight
- C Wind
- D Coal
Which resource do we get from trees?
- A Salt
- B Oil
- C Wood
- D Iron
What is soil an important resource for?
- A Running cars
- B Growing food
- C Making electricity
- D Making glass only
What is conservation?
- A Using as much as possible
- B Burning more fuel
- C Using resources wisely so they last
- D Cutting all the trees
Which action saves water?
- A Watering the street
- B Taking very long showers
- C Leaving hoses running
- D Turning off the tap while brushing
Which action saves energy?
- A Opening the fridge often
- B Using more cars
- C Leaving the TV on
- D Turning off lights in empty rooms
Burning fossil fuels adds what gas to the air?
- A Oxygen only
- B Pure water
- C Helium
- D Carbon dioxide
Which natural resource is used to make glass?
- A Cotton
- B Oil
- C Sand
- D Wood
Metals like iron and copper come from…
- A Ocean waves
- B Trees
- C Ores mined from the ground
- D Clouds
Heat from inside Earth used for energy is…
- A Wind energy
- B Geothermal energy
- C Coal energy
- D Solar energy
Which resource can be renewable if people replant?
- A Trees
- B Coal
- C Oil
- D Natural gas
What is a good reason to use renewable energy?
- A It works without sun or wind
- B It will not run out
- C It is always free
- D It makes more pollution
Fresh water is a natural resource. Why must we protect it?
- A It is not needed by people
- B It cannot be polluted
- C Only a little of Earth's water is fresh
- D There is too much of it
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