This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Conservation Technologies > Sustainable Resources > Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources – Quiz 11 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources Quiz 11 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Renewable resources are resources that can be replaced faster than they are used. Which of the following energy resources is renewable? A) Natural gas. B) Petroleum. C) Solar energy. D) Uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Solar energy. 2. Sustainable energy ..... A) Is clean. B) Can be used over a long period of time. C) Both (a) and (b). D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Both (a) and (b). 3. Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource? A) Natural Gas. B) Oil. C) Plastic. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Plastic. 4. Examples of natural resources are ..... A) Water. B) Trees. C) Plants. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 5. Which statement is true about wind and solar energy? A) They are free and do not release carbon dioxide (CO2). B) They are cheap and plentiful. C) They are nonrenewable, but will always be available. D) They are reliable and deliver concentrated energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are free and do not release carbon dioxide (CO2). 6. Oil comes from deep underground. When people have used all of the oil on Earth, it will be gone. What kind of resource is oil? A) A renewable resource. B) A non-usable resource. C) An inexhaustible resource. D) A nonrenewable resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) A nonrenewable resource. 7. Which of these is NOT an example of how your community uses natural resources? A) Chips and dip for watching a football game. B) Water for a community swimming pool. C) Gasoline for public transportation. D) Trees to build furniture and houses. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Chips and dip for watching a football game. 8. Many renewable and nonrenewable energy resources are managed by private companies. In order for renewable energy resources and technologies to be widely used in the private sector, these resources and technologies must A) Not pollute the atmosphere or groundwater. B) Be sustainable for centuries to come. C) Reduce their impact on climate. D) Become cost effective. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Become cost effective. 9. The world will face an energy crisis because: A) World's demand for energy will increase. B) World's oil production will peak and begin to decline. C) Shortages and the resulting increase of price will cause economic issues. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Which is a renewable natural resource? A) Coal. B) Wind. C) Oil. D) Rock. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind. 11. What is called for the practice of regulating forest resources to meet the needs of society and industry while preserving the forest's health? A) Forest policy framework. B) Sustainable Forest Management. C) Unsustainable Forest Management. D) Environmental protection. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sustainable Forest Management. 12. Energy from the sun is known as ..... A) Solar energy. B) Geothermal energy. C) Hydroelectric energy. D) Wind energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Solar energy. 13. In aquaponic farming, waste is converted to ....., which helps plants grow. A) Minerals. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nitrogen. 14. From the list given below pick the item that is not a natural resource A) Soil. B) Electricity. C) Water. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Electricity. 15. Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources? A) They are limitless. B) They exist in many places on Earth. C) They are originally from once-living things. D) They take millions of years to form. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) They take millions of years to form. 16. Plants, water, solar energy are all examples of what kind of resources? A) Renewable. B) Soil and land. C) Nonrenewable. D) Biosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 17. In our country, vast tracts of forests are cleared and a single species of plant is cultivated. This practice promotes A) Preserves natural forests. B) Biodiversity in area. C) Monoculture in area. D) Growth of natural forests. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Monoculture in area. 18. The process where rain water soaks into the ground through soil and rocks is called ..... A) Precipitation. B) Evaporation. C) Infiltration. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Infiltration. 19. All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT A) Natural gas. B) Animals. C) Coal. D) Petroleum (oil). Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Animals. 20. Wind directions can be measured using a ..... A) Wind vane. B) Barometer. C) Anemometer. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind vane. 21. Sustainable use is often described as the use of natural resources at a rate that meets the needs of the present human population but which also allows future generations to use the resource to meet their needs. Which of these BEST illustrates the concept of sustainable use? A) Crops are rotated in a farmer's field to maximize grain yields. B) A fishing trawler uses a large net to catch a school of small fish. C) A logging company reseeds and replants in a forested area after cutting down trees for timber. D) Coal is mined using underground tunnels to avoid the destruction of surface soils by strip mining. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) A logging company reseeds and replants in a forested area after cutting down trees for timber. 22. What does recycle mean? A) Make into smaller amounts. B) Use again. C) Convert our trash into into something that can be used agin. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Convert our trash into into something that can be used agin. 23. Humans ..... use water in an efficient way. Our water use has increased rapidly in the last century. Factories use lots of water during their production process. Sometimes, these factories also dump ..... water in rivers and lakes, polluting them. A) Don't ; clean. B) Don't ; dirty. C) Do ; dirty. D) Do ; clean. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Don't ; dirty. 24. A natural resource that will replenish itself naturally over time is called A) An unrenewable resource. B) A renewable resource. C) An earth resource. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) A renewable resource. 25. Which is made from rocks, sand, and minerals? A) Glass. B) Cotton. C) Paper. D) Wood. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Glass. 26. Any useful material that is found in nature: A) Natural Resource. B) Human Resource. C) Plants. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural Resource. 27. Which group includes ALL renewable resources? A) Coal, trees, water, oil. B) Water, wind, sun, plants. C) Minerals, sun, natural gas, water. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water, wind, sun, plants. 28. The three R's stand for: A) Rebuild, Reconstruct, Reuse. B) Red, Reduce, Rainbows. C) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Reduce, Reuse, Recycle. 29. Hydroelectric energy uses ..... A) Water to make electricity. B) Hydrogen to make electricity. C) Lightning in water to make electricity. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water to make electricity. 30. Which of the following is a nonrenewable energy source? A) Biofuel. B) Heating oil. C) Solar power. D) Wind power. 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