Renewable and Non Renewable Resourses

Question 1

Describe the term resource

Answer 1

Something that satisfies a particular purpose or need

Question 2

Define the term sediment and minerals

Answer 2

Sediment - pieces of a substance falling or compacting

Minerals- substances found in rocks

Question 3

What are the major natural resources of Earth

Answer 3

Living things
Air
Sunlight
Water
Rocks
Minerals ( such as gold and iron) 
Fossil fuels ( such as coal and oil) 
Soil

Question 4

What is a resource

Answer 4

Anything obtained from our Earth to satisfy a particular need of humans or other living things. Such as air, rocks or water. Sunlight is a vital resource too although it is not a substance but a form of energy

Question 5

Which term bests describes the following

The thin layer of air around the Earth

Answer 5

Atmosphere

Question 6

What is the term of

The process by which plants make their own food

Answer 6

Photosynthesis

Question 7

The term of

The dropping of particles and sediment from air or water

Answer 7

Deposition

Question 8

What is renewable resource

Answer 8

A renewable resource is one that can be replaced by natural processes and can be used again and again.an example is timber, it grows in the forest until a certain height then will get cut down, but it will take time to regrow it to the same height

Question 9

Explain non renewable resources

Answer 9

Non renewable resources are those that take a very long time to be replaced, usually much longer than a human life, some examples are Coal, oil and natural gas, we are using fossil fuels far faster than they are being re made.

Question 10

Name a product made from the following resources
Sand
Wheat
Oil
Clay
Opium poppies
Bauxite

Answer 10

Limestone 
Flour
Ink
Pottery 
Scraping tools
Alluminum

Question 11

List 3 examples of renewable resources

Answer 11

Air 
Water 
Sunlight
Plants
Timber

Question 12

List 3 examples of non renewable resources

Answer 12

Coal
Oil
Fossil fuels
Soil

Question 13

What is the percentage of oxygen, carbon dioxide and nitrogen in the atmosphere

Answer 13

21% of air is oxygen gas
0.04% of air is carbon dioxide
78% is nitrogen

Question 14

What is human made resources

Answer 14

Human made resources start as natural made resources. Some examples are food such as pasta and bread which is made from wheat.
Paper and cardboard made from trees
Glass made from minerals found in sand
Medicine made from plants and minerals

Question 15

How is a igneous rock formed

Answer 15

It is formed when magma or lava cools and solidifies.

Question 16

How can we help to conserve resources

Answer 16

Turning off lights to help save electricity so less coal needs to be mined.
Recycle resources instead of throwing them away fir example recycling cans and old computers means less aluminium,copper,lead and other metals need to be mined.
Develop alternative resources for example electric cars.