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Name 1 natural resource found in Ontario
Agriculture, Forestry, Fishing, Hydroelectricity
Name one renewable resource
solar, wind, geothermal, hydropower
a good that is produced mainly by the application of labour and capital to raw materials and other intermediate inputs.
Name two manufactured goods
Clothing, light bulb, computer, table, pencil
Describe a need vs a want and give one example of each
need is something you need to survive: food, water
want is something that you desire but don't need to survive: clothing, phone, xbox
Name 2 natural resources located in British Columbia
Forestry, Coal, Natural gas, Metal deposits, fishing
Name one non-renewable resource
Oil, coal, fossil fuels, natural gas, precious metals and minerals
Define flow resource
a resource that must be used up when and where it is found or it is lost
Name a natural resource
water, tree, fish, forests, oil
Which of these is not a natural resource?
a) fish
b) plastic
c) topsoil
d) trees
b) plastic
Name 2 natural resources located in Saskatachewan
Agriculture, potash, uranium, coal, oil
Uranium is a renewable resource. True or False
False.
Define renewable resources
a resource that can regrow or reproduce as long as it is not overused
What is NOT a benefit of using solar energy?
a) It cost a lot
b) it is environmentally friendly
c) the sun is a major source of energy on earth
It costs a lot
How are coal, oil and natural gas collectively known?
a) Clean fuels
b) Prehistoric Fuels
c) Fossil fuels
d) Recycled fuels
c) fossil fuels
uranium, gold, lead, zinc, diamonds
Define non-renewable resource
a resource that is limited and cannot be replaced if it is used up
What does it mean to be sustainable?
describes an approach to using resources in a way that does not use them up or destroy them for a long time
How does solar energy work?
When the sun shines onto a solar panel, energy from the sunlight is absorbed by the PV cells in the panel. This energy creates electrical charges that move in response to an internal electrical field in the cell, causing electricity to flow.
Trees give out what type of gas?
a) carbon dioxide
b) methane
c) oxygen
oxygen
Name 2 natural resources located in Nunavut.
Iron, petroleum, natural gas, diamonds, gold
What happens if we keep using non renewable resources?
We will eventually run out of the resources
What is hydroelectricity?
electricity produced by the force of fast-moving water such as rivers or waterfalls
The sun is a renewable resource. True or False?
What is one disadvantage of renewable energy?
Most sources are expensive to get started.