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- 1. Multiple ChoiceThis resource is formed by tiny animals that died in the ocean millions of years ago. Layers of mud pressed down on the dead animals. The mud eventually turned to rock. This rock put a lot of pressure on the dead animals. Rocks around them also heated them upOilCoalIronRenewable resource
- 2. Multiple ChoiceThis resource comes from plants that died millions of years ago. Thick layers of rock and soil covered the dead plants. The pressure of the rocks and soil turned the plants into a solidOilCopperIronCoal
- 3. Multiple ChoiceThis nonrenewable resource is formed over millions of years. Tiny dead animals are pressed down by mud and rocks. The pressure forms tiny bubbles of gasRenewable resourceCarbon dioxideNatural gasOil
- 4. Multiple ChoiceThis resource is originally formed when a Red Giant star fuses heavier elements, then explodesCoalOilIronWater
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(In blue) These are _____ countriesDevelopingDeveloped - 6. Multiple ChoiceThese countries take up 75% of our human population, but use only 25% of our world's natural resourcesDevelopingDeveloped
- 7. Multiple ChoiceThese nations have a high rate of consumption per capita ("per capita" means per person)DevelopedDeveloping
- 8. Multiple ChoiceBesides supplying 95% of the nation’s transportation fuel, this resource is used to make asphalt, aluminum, shampoo, cosmetics and much moreCopperPetroleumCoalNatural gas
- 9. Multiple ChoiceThis resource supplies the largest share of the United States electricity, at almost 40%. It is also used to make steel, concrete, aspirins, soaps, carbon fiber, and moreNatural gasOilCopperCoal
- 10. Multiple ChoiceBesides generating 27% of America’s electricity, this resource is used to make fertilizer, pharmaceuticals, plastics and fabricsIronWindPetroleum (oil)Natural gas
- 11. Multiple ChoiceThis resource supplies drinking water for 51% of the total U.S. population, and 99% of the rural populationRivers and lakesOceansGroundwaterOil
- 12. Multiple ChoiceThe water pipes in your house and the wiring in your walls use this resourceIronCopperCoalLead
- 13. Multiple ChoiceWater in the ground is stored_____.Spaces between rock particlesUnderground riversUnderground lakesMan-made tanks
- 14. Multiple ChoiceSunlightNonrenewable resourceRenewable resource
- 15. Multiple ChoiceRocks and mineralsRenewable resourcesNonrenewable resources
- 16. Multiple ChoiceThere are large reserves in this resource in Canada, Saudi Arabia and RussiaCoalNatural gasOilCopper
- 17. Multiple ChoiceThe United States, Europe, Russia and Australia have large reserves of this resourceCoalOilNatural GasGold
- 18. Multiple ChoiceWindRenewable resourceNonrenewable resource
- 19. Multiple ChoiceThese countries typically have simple, agriculture-based economiesDeveloped countriesDeveloping countries
- 20. Multiple ChoiceThese countries have slow population growth (smaller family sizes)Developed countriesDeveloping countries
- 21. Multiple ChoiceThis resource is combined with carbon to make a metal called steel, which humans have now been producing for over 5000 years. Steel is used to make cars, ships, buildings, tools, pots and pans, and even moreIronAluminiumCopperCoal
- 22. Multiple ChoiceReserves will be present longest in these areas for this resourceCoalIronNatural GasOil
- 23. Multiple ChoiceWhich region of the United States has a poor groundwater recharge rate? (Look at the map)NorthSouthEastWest
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