Natural Resources

Multiple Choice 1

100

All of the following are natural resources EXCEPT the following -

a. rocks

b. soil

c. plastic

d. water

c. plastic

200

A resource is a material people use. Some resources are manmade, while others are natural. Manmade resources are special because these are -

a. difficult to find.

b. grown on farms.

c. created by humans.

d. formed underground.

c. created by humans.

300

All of the following are manmade resources EXCEPT - 

a. plants

b. glass

c. nylon

d. steel

a. plants

400

Lumber is the name for wood that humans get from trees. Why is lumber classified as a manmade resource?

a. It is often used to build a thing.

b. It must be cut and shaped.

c. It will usually float on water.

d. It is made from trees that grow.

b. It must be cut and shaped.

500

Which of the following is a natural resource?

a. Concrete

b. Fabric

c. Bricks

d. Air

d. Air

Multiple Choice 2

100

Houses are made of many natural resources. Most houses are made from which natural resource?

a. oil

b. wood

c. water

d. air

b. wood

200

Soda cans are made from aluminum, a kind of ______.

a. metal

b. water

c. wood

d. wind

a. metal

300

Bread is -

a. natural.

b. manmade.

b. manmade.

400

Many toys are made from plastic. Which natural resource is used to make plastic?

a. water

b. wind

c. oil 

d. wood

c. oil

500

Electricity is made at the Hoover Dam using flowing -

a. metal

b. water

c. wood

d. wind

b. water

Fill In The Blank

100

Rocks, soil, plants, and water are called _________ resources.

a. natural

b. Earth

c. resources

d. nature

a. natural

200

Manmade resources are made in __________.

a. manmade

b. mixture

c. factories

d. changed

c. factories

300

Trees are cut down and changed into lumber and _________.

a. healthy

b. warm

c. paper

d. sand

c. paper

400

Natural resources are made by _________ and not by man.

a. resources

b. natural

c. Earth

c. Earth

500

Natural resources can be ________ into other materials by us.

a. mixture

b. manmade

c. changed

d. factories

c. changed

Vocabulary

100

What are resources humans use that come from the Earth?

Natural resources

200

What is a natural resource that covers over 70% of the Earth?

Water

300

What is a natural resource that comes from trees?

Wood

400

What is something that is changed or created by humans called?

Manmade

500

What is a thin material made from wood called?

Paper