This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Science > Natural Resources > Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources – Quiz 3 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 3 (60 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. A functional aspect of an ecosystem is A) Producers, consumers and abiotic environment. B) Regulation of populations. C) Light, temperature, oxygen, and carbon dioxide. D) None of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Regulation of populations. 2. Which of the following is nitrogen fixing bacteria? A) Penicillin. B) Yeast. C) Rhizobium. D) Plasmodium. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Rhizobium. 3. The Wise or careful use Of Natural resources A) Natural resources. B) Conservation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conservation. 4. Plants and animals cannot use nitrogen directly from the air. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 5. * ..... include fossil fuels, such as coal, oil, natural gas, and minerals. A) Nonrenewable Resources. B) Renewable Resources. C) Water Resources. D) None of Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable Resources. 6. Natural Resources that are used up faster than they can be replaced are- A) Manmade resources. B) Nonrenewable resources. C) Renewable resources. D) Conserved resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable resources. 7. Which process is responsible for the removal of topsoil by wind and water? A) Sedimentation. B) Weathering. C) Deposition. D) Soil erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Soil erosion. 8. In ecological succession, saprophytes belong to A) T1. B) T2. C) Either T2 or T3. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) None. 9. Which of these is a form is carbon? A) Diamond. B) Graphite. C) Carbon dioxide. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 10. Carbon monoxide is poisonous because A) It blocks the respiratory pathway and causes death. B) It causes asthma. C) It causes bronchitis. D) None. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It blocks the respiratory pathway and causes death. 11. After drinking the water in this bottle, Courtney throws the empty water bottle into the trash can. What advice would you give her to help her recycle? A) Thank you for throwing away your trash. B) Never drink water out of a bottle. C) Next time please recycle. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Next time please recycle. 12. Phosphorus cycle is A) Gaseous cycle. B) Perfect cycle. C) Imperfect cycle. D) Partly gaseous and partially sedimentary. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Imperfect cycle. 13. What type of resources take millions of years to form? A) Recyclable. B) Renewable. C) Nonrenewable. D) Unusable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonrenewable. 14. Residents of these countries consume fewer goods, generally have a more moderate standard of living and have less cash/influence to buy/lease equipment. A) Developed. B) Developing. C) Under Develped. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Developing. 15. Which of the following is and example of a natural resource? A) Ice. B) Water. C) Oxygen. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of these. 16. Where are fossil fuels found? A) In the atmosphere. B) In the forest. C) In the Earth. D) In animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) In the Earth. 17. How are the economic activities of a country influenced by the resources found in that country? A) Types of resources usually determine the types of jobs that are available in a country. B) A need for more natural resources in a country. C) Destruction of natural resources. D) Increased trade between countries. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Types of resources usually determine the types of jobs that are available in a country. 18. What % of the land is covered by forest area? A) 24.74. B) 54.74. C) 44.74. D) 34.74. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 44.74. 19. Which is the most important way that rocks and minerals are used in VA? A) Gem collections. B) Jewelry design. C) Construction materials. D) Making hiking trails in the blueridge. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Construction materials. 20. The pyramid of numbers is based on A) Unit per area. B) Food per individual. C) Individuals in the trophic level. D) All of these. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Individuals in the trophic level. 21. Which resource would you find ON the Earth? A) Oil. B) Diamonds. C) Soil. D) Air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil. 22. Which process in the nitrogen cycle is carried out by bacteria in the root nodules of legumes? A) Nitrogen fixation. B) Denitrification. C) Nitrification. D) Ammonification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen fixation. 23. A resource that we can use more than once is called a ..... resource. A) Reusable. B) Nonrenewable. C) Renewable. D) Recyclable. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Renewable. 24. Examples of resources that were used by Amerindians are A) Climate, soil, natural vegetation, marine life, and minerals. B) Climate only. C) Soil only. D) Vegetation only. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Climate, soil, natural vegetation, marine life, and minerals. 25. Something valuable that we can use- A) Natural. B) Conservation. C) Recycled. D) Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Resource. 26. Natural resources are materials or substances that occur in nature and can be used for economic gain. Which of the following is an example of a natural resource? A) Steel. B) Coal. C) Concrete. D) Plastic. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Coal. 27. A resource that is replenished very slowly or not at all. LIMITED SUPPLY A) Renewable Resource. B) Non-Renewable Resource. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Non-Renewable Resource. 28. A resource that cannot be replaced in a human lifetime A) Conservation. B) Nonrenewable. C) Renewable. D) Resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable. 29. Which element is essential for the synthesis of proteins in plants? A) Nitrogen. B) Hydrogen. C) Carbon. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen. 30. Nonrenewable energies come from resources that are not replaced or are replaced only very slowly by natural processes. The following are non-renewable energy sources except: A) Nuclear energy. B) Geothermal energy. C) Fossil fuels. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Geothermal energy. 31. The living components of the atmosphere are known as A) Bitoxic components. B) Abiotic components. C) Biotic components. D) Bio. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biotic components. 32. TRUE or FALSE:Renewable resources can never be depleted. A) TRUE. B) FALSE. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) FALSE. 33. Plants and animals are most often found A) Anywhere on the Earth. B) Where climate is hot and dry. C) Where climate is temperate. D) Where climate is cold and wet. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Where climate is temperate. 34. What resources are needed for fishing? A) Soil and climate. B) Marine Resources. C) Oil. D) Lime stone and other rocks. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Soil and climate. 35. Burning of fossil fuels add A) C, SO2, N2, gases in air. B) CH4, CO2, NO2, gases in ai. C) CO2, SO2, NO2, gases in air. D) CO, SO3, NO3, gases in air. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) CO2, SO2, NO2, gases in air. 36. What cause the depletion of natural resources? A) Natural resources can not be used directly. B) Natural resources kept under the ground. C) Human population grows. D) Human did not use them. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Human population grows. 37. What are the 3 R's of conservation? A) Reduce. B) Reuse. C) Recycle. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 38. Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable? A) Animals. B) Natural gas. C) Wind. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Natural gas. 39. Which of the following best explains why air is considered a natural resource? A) Air is expensive to produce and keep clean. B) Air is a raw material for biological processes supplied by the earth. C) Air can be processed to generate expensive chemicals. D) None of these answers is correct. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Air is a raw material for biological processes supplied by the earth. 40. Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource? A) Trees. B) Water. C) Coal. D) Animals. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animals. 41. What can happen if a renewable resource is used up faster than it can be replenished? A) We will buy more of that resource. B) The renewable resource will become a nonrenewable resource. C) Use it to build homes. D) Generate electricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) The renewable resource will become a nonrenewable resource. 42. Abby and her class mates wanted to help stop erosion on their school yard. Which activity could they do to help A) Plant native plants and grasses and bushes. B) Pick up trash. C) Raise money for a playground. D) A. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Plant native plants and grasses and bushes. 43. * ..... are natural resources that are being used up faster than they can be replaced by natural processes. A) Nonrenewable Resources. B) Renewable Resources. C) Water Resources. D) None of Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable Resources. 44. Which of the following would you never find naturally in the environment? A) Minerals. B) Plastic. C) Water. D) Cotton. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Plastic. 45. One chlorine molecule has the capacity to breakdown ..... A) Millions of molecules in the ozone layer. B) Hundred's of molecules in the ozone layer. C) Thousands of molecules in the earth. D) Thousands of molecules in ozone layer. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Thousands of molecules in ozone layer. 46. Earth is the ..... planet in universe. A) 2. B) 1. C) 4. D) 3. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 3. 47. What is one property of soil that you can use the sense of sight? A) Texture. B) Ability to retain water. C) Color. D) Crops it supports. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Color. 48. What is the term used for rainwater that flows over the surface of the ground? A) Runoff. B) Percolation. C) Groundwater. D) Infiltration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Runoff. 49. Is a fossil fuel a renewable or nonrenewable resource? A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable. 50. Why is an LED light more energy efficient than an incandescent light bulb? A) It loses less energy to heat. B) It loses more energy to heat. C) It requires more watts. D) It uses more energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) It loses less energy to heat. 51. The life on the earth are called as ..... A) Ionosphere. B) Exosphere. C) Biosphere. D) Hydrosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Biosphere. 52. Natural resources may be categorized as either ..... or ..... A) Living or non-living. B) Renewable or nonrenewable. C) Dead or alive. D) Available or nonavailable. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable or nonrenewable. 53. What is an example of a renewable energy source mentioned in the text? A) Wind. B) Coal. C) Natural gas. D) Petroleum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Wind. 54. A resource is considered renewable if it- A) Can be created only over millions of years. B) Is made of Earths' materials like rocks and minerals. C) Can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time. D) Is useful to humans in making energy and materials. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time. 55. How are ores different from other rocks? A) All rocks contain fossils, and ore contains minerals. B) Rocks are made from just minerals and organic material, but ore is made from rocks and metal. C) They are the same. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Rocks are made from just minerals and organic material, but ore is made from rocks and metal. 56. Name a renewable resource that comes from forests. A) Oil. B) Coal. C) Wood. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Wood. 57. Farmers increases their use of pesticides, herbicides, and fertilizers. What type of pollution would this cause? A) Sediment. B) Nutrient. C) Toxic. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Toxic. 58. Which natural resource is essential for all life forms on Earth? A) Coal. B) Oil. C) Gold. D) Water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Water. 59. Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today? A) We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form. B) They are being formed too far beneath the surface. C) They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use. D) The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form. 60. Which process is primarily responsible for the formation of fossil fuels? A) Photosynthesis. B) Decomposition. C) Combustion. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decomposition. ← PreviousNext →Related QuizzesScience QuizzesClass 9 QuizzesClass 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 1Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 2Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 4Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 5 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books