Natural Resources
Which group is a list of biotic natural resources? and why?
a: Gold, Copper, Natural Gas
b: Wind, Coal, Steel
c: Natural gas, Oil, Tigers
d: Iron, Platinum, Silver
c, because they are natural resources that came from living things.
Human resources are:
a: The resources that people use on a daily basis to do their work
b: Something that depends on humans or skills and attributes of humans to produce or do
c: The amount of money people use to run a business
d: The food that people have to eat so they can survive.
b: Something that depends on humans or skills and attributes of humans to produce or do
Solar Power is generated by:
a: Using turbines to build energy from the wind
b: Using the movement of water to build energy
c: Using panels to collect energy from sunlight
d: Using heat from the earth to collect energy
c: Using panels to collect energy from sunlight
Which of the following are fossil fuels?
Iron, Coal, Carrots, Mushrooms, Natural Gas, Butter, Oil
What is bad about wind turbines?
It's annoying to look at (visual) and annoying to hear (sound)
Which group is a list of abiotic natural resources? and why?
a: Sunlight, Gold, Carbon Dioxide
b: Water, Air, Corn
c: Oxygen, Stars, Dogs
d: Sushi, Salt, Dirt,
a, because they are natural resources that do not originate from living things
Economic resources are:
a: Strength and talent to keep a business running like speed and focus
b: skills required to make money or manage a business like intelligence or good memory
c: Plans and schedules to have a smooth-running business that requires organizational skills
d: Things we need to run a business or make money like money land and labor
d: Things we need to run a business or make money like money land and labor
A disadvantage of Geothermal Power is:
a: expensive
b: Not enough technology in many parts of the world
c: Not enough sites and the danger of those sites
d: Bad for the environment
c: Not enough sites and the danger of those sites
Nuclear Power is another nonrenewable resource, but what's the disadvantage of getting power from nuclear?
It's dangerous and causes pollution
How is energy produced?
Many ways:
Fossil Fuels
Nuclear
Solar
Wind
Hydro
GeoThermal
Biomass
Which of the following are renewable? and why?
Mushrooms, Coal, Silver, Wind, Iron, Carrots
WIND is the correct answer because it is unlimited. We will always have more wind no matter what.
Coal, Silver, and Iron are nonrenewable because once we use all of them, they will be gone.
Carrots and Mushrooms are renewable but only if we sustain them. We have to keep planting them, or they will be gone.
Which of the following are human resources? and why
Jewelry, Trained soldiers in the army, Canh Chua, A genius, People who can easily make decisions, Someone good at math
Trained soldiers in the army, A genius, someone who can easily make decisions, and someone good at math are human resources because we need those people to do the job or get something done. When we need people, we find Human Resources, which means people with the right skills.
Jewelry is a nonrenewable resource.
Can Chua is a sustainable resource.
Hydropower is generated by:
a: Using running water to collect energy
b: Using heat from the earth to collect energy
c: Using hydrolics to collect heat from the sun
d: Using turbines to build energy from the wind
a: Using running water to collect energy
Nuclear Power collects heat from:
a: The movement of atoms
b: The splitting of uranium atoms
c: Highland cafe
d: Burning oil and iron
b: The splitting of uranium atoms
Where in the world is the largest hydroelectric power produced?
Itaipu Dam, which is located on the border of brazil and paraguay
Which of the following are nonrenewable? and why?
Sunlight, Butter, Sheep, Humans, Fossil Fuels, Gold
FOSSIL FUELS and GOLD are nonrenewable because after we use them all, they will be gone.
Sunlight is renewable because it is unlimited.
Butter, Sheep, and Humans are renewable but only if we sustain them. If we stop making babies and all die, then Humans, butter, and sheep will be gone too.
What kind of Human or Economic Resources does APPLE need to make the iphone?
Capital, Wind, Creative people, Land, Computers
Capital, creative people, land, computers are some human and economic resources that apple uses to make the iphone.
Which one is the most common renewable resource?
a: solar
b: geothermal
c: Wind
d: Hydro
Hydro
Where do fossil fuels come from?
They come from deal animals and plants that stayed at the bottom of the oceans and swamps for millions of years
What happens if carbon dioxide and greenhouse gases continue to increase?
It will cause climate change and global warming.
Water levels will rise too high. Warming of the water will cause glaciers to melt. farming/agricultural areas will have droughts. The weather will be crazy and unpredictable.
Which is the best meaning for Sustainable resources?
a: sustainable resources are natural resources that we get from nature and will always have more of them no matter what.
b: sustainable resources are natural resources that are unlimited if we do something to keep them around.
c: sustainable resources are renewable resources that we can find at the bottom of the ocean.
d: sustainable resources are resources that are created by humans and are unlimited.
b: sustainable resources are natural resources that are unlimited if we do something to keep them around.
Technology is:
a: Human resource
b: Economic Resource
c: Both
c: Both, because technology needs humans and businesses need tecnology
Masdar City in Abu Dhabi is the perfect example of how renewable resources can be be incorporated into designs. The whole city is very renewable and wants to use all or mostly renewable energy.
But what are the criticisms of Masdar City?
It's a kind of city for rich wealthy people only.
And this kind of idea/design cannot be done everywhere in the world. It's not possible
What are the two problems with using fossil fuels to get energy?
burning them causes carbon dioxide to release into the air which is bad for humans and leads to global warming and climate change
we don't have enough. they will run out
Why is it hard to find places perfect for hydroelectric power?
Where are the best places for geothermal power?
Because we need the water to drop from one elevation down to another. Like waterfalls.
Places next to volcanoes