This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Agriculture > Conservation Technologies > Sustainable Resources > Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources – Quiz 7 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Conservation Technologies For Sustaining Natural Resources Quiz 7 (30 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. When you use resources wisely you are practicing what? A) Conservation. B) Habits. C) Responsibility. D) The golden rule. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conservation. 2. Examples about natural resources: A) Water. B) Trees. C) Plants and animals. D) All that mentioned above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All that mentioned above. 3. Substances washing into water sources is called A) Runoff. B) Sustainability. C) Conservation. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Runoff. 4. All elements of nature such as land, water, air are gifts of nature called as ..... A) Resources. B) Renewable Resources. C) Human Resources. D) Natural Endowments. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Endowments. 5. What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam? A) Hydroelectric power plant. B) Solar station. C) Coal burning power plant. D) Nuclear power plant. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hydroelectric power plant. 6. Using resources carefully and not wasting them is ..... A) Scientific method. B) Deforestation. C) Conservation. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Conservation. 7. A Non-renewable resource is a resource that ..... easily be ..... once they are destroyed. It ..... be produced, grown or generated on a scale which can sustain how quickly it is being ..... A) Cannot ; created ; can ; replaced. B) Can ; created ; cannot ; replaced. C) Cannot ; replaced ; cannot ; consumed. D) Can ; replaced ; can ; consumed. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Cannot ; replaced ; cannot ; consumed. 8. What is the key difference between renewable and non-renewable resources? A) All non-renewable resources pollute the environment; renewable resources don't. B) Non-renewable resources must be refined before humans can use them; renewable resources don't. C) Non-renewable resources exist in unlimited quantities; renewable resources don't. D) Non-renewable resources exist in limited quantities; renewable resources don't. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Non-renewable resources exist in limited quantities; renewable resources don't. 9. Which of these is a factual statement about natural resources? A) Using wind energy will make us feel better about ourselves. B) Fuel cells are the most important technology we've ever developed. C) As soon as they're available, everyone should drive solar-powered cars. D) Someday, humans will run out of fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Someday, humans will run out of fossil fuels. 10. Where does most of the Earth's energy come from? A) Water. B) People. C) The sun. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The sun. 11. An example of irresponsible use of our natural resources is A) Using paper plates. B) Taking your own reusable shopping bags to the store. C) Washing your dishes and utensils to use again and again. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Using paper plates. 12. What is the result of using fossil fuels more rapidly than they are formed? A) The price of fossil fuels will lower. B) The supply will not be affected. C) The supply will eventually be used up. D) The supply will be replaced more quickly. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) The supply will eventually be used up. 13. Something that is renewable is .....? A) Something that cannot be used over again. B) Something that us natural. C) Something that can be used again. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Something that can be used again. 14. What is the official definition for sustainability? A) Understanding how to meet the needs of the present generation. B) Understanding how to meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future generation. C) Understanding how to meet the needs of future generations. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Understanding how to meet the needs of the present without compromising the needs of the future generation. 15. Which of the following lists contains only examples of renewable sources of energy? A) Coal, solar, wind, and biomass. B) Fossil fuels and nuclear energy. C) Hydroelectric, petroleum, solar, and wind. D) Wind, tidal, geothermal, and hydroelectric. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wind, tidal, geothermal, and hydroelectric. 16. Is a substance in the environment that is useful to people is economically and technologically feasible to access and socially acceptable to use. A) Renewable Resources. B) Resources. C) Natural Resources. D) Non-renewable Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resources. 17. What type of natural resource can be replaced or replenished? A) Everything. B) Nonrenewable resources. C) Zero resources. D) Renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resources. 18. When we destroy a forest, we destroy A) Trees. B) Wildlife. C) Environment. D) Food and shelter of wild animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Environment. 19. How would having a yard sale to sell old toys, be good for the environment? A) Make money. B) Other people can reuse the toys. C) Toys are good for the environment. D) Use up natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Other people can reuse the toys. 20. Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources? A) Recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum. B) Limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving. C) Using rechargeable batteries. D) All of the above are good conservation practices. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above are good conservation practices. 21. Why is water a renewable resource? A) It can be frozen into ice. B) It evaporates into thin air. C) It is constantly replaced. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) It is constantly replaced. 22. You can conserve water by doing this. A) Water the lawn only at noon. B) Repair leaking garden hose. C) Using the dishwasher. D) Doing the laundry in the morning only. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Repair leaking garden hose. 23. What are coal and oil made from? A) Dead plants and animals. B) Volcanoes. C) Burning wood. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Dead plants and animals. 24. A fuel, such as coal, oil, or natural gas, formed in the geological past from the decayed remains of ancient organisms, such as plants and animals? A) Reduce. B) Renewable resources. C) Fossil fuels. D) Conservation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Fossil fuels. 25. Energy resources derived from natural organic materials are called: A) Fossil fuels. B) Biomass. C) Geothermal energy. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil fuels. 26. It occur naturally within environments A) Misuse. B) Sustainable Development. C) Recourses. D) Natural Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Natural Resources. 27. Name three natural resources that are exported to the U.S.A. A) Saltaragonitecrawfish. B) Sunwindwildfish. C) Natureclimatecrawfish. D) None of above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Saltaragonitecrawfish. 28. Why is geothermal heat considered a natural resource? A) Because it is an energy source that comes from trees. B) Because it stays warm until we use it for heating. C) Because its source is not sustainable. D) Because it is an energy source that comes from the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Because it is an energy source that comes from the Earth. 29. Which of the following is an example of conservation? A) Rotating which crops grow in a field each year so the soil does not loose its nutrients. B) Cutting down only specific types of trees and then planting new ones in their place. C) Riding your bike to school. D) Only keeping fish of a certain size and throwing small fish back so they can reproduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Riding your bike to school. 30. About ..... of the surface of the Earth is covered by water. A) 51%. B) 91%. C) 61%. D) 71%. 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