This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Cbse > Class 9 > Science > Natural Resources > Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources – Quiz 5 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 5 (55 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which resource comes from BELOW the Earth? A) Soil. B) Air. C) Sun. D) Coal. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Coal. 2. All of the following resources are classified as renewable EXCEPT- A) Corn plants. B) Water. C) Crude oil. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Crude oil. 3. Burning of fossil fuels releases what gas to the atmosphere? A) Carbon monoxide. B) Carbon dioxide. C) Nitrogen. D) Oxygen. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon dioxide. 4. The pyramid of number in a grassland ecosystem is A) Always erect. B) Either erect or inverted. C) Irregular. D) Always inverted. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Always erect. 5. What is the primary cause of acid rain? A) Carbon monoxide. B) Methane. C) Sulfur dioxide. D) Nitrogen oxides. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Sulfur dioxide. 6. What percentage of the Earth's surface is covered by oceans? A) 71%. B) 50%. C) 80%. D) 60%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 71%. 7. What is the primary gas responsible for acid rain? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Oxygen. C) Methane. D) Sulfur dioxide. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Sulfur dioxide. 8. A natural resources comes from ..... A) Humans. B) A factory. C) Machines. D) Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Earth. 9. Anything occurring naturally in the environment that humans use (a) A) A. Natural Resources. B) Renewable Resources. C) Nonrenewable Resources. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) A. Natural Resources. 10. Which cycle helps in regulating the temperature of the earth? A) Oxygen Cycle. B) Carbon Cycle. C) Nitrogen Cycle. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Carbon Cycle. 11. Which element is the major component of the Earth's crust? A) Aluminum. B) Silicon. C) Oxygen. D) Iron. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen. 12. Give an example of a non-renewable resource. A) Coal. B) Natural gas. C) Uranium. D) Fossil fuels. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossil fuels. 13. Which of the following processes is essential for the formation of fossil fuels? A) Photosynthesis. B) Decomposition of organic matter under heat and pressure. C) Evaporation. D) Erosion. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decomposition of organic matter under heat and pressure. 14. What percentage of freshwater is available on Earth? A) 10%. B) 50%. C) 2.5%. D) 97.5%. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) 2.5%. 15. We can ..... natural resources by not using them up or damaging them. A) Conserve. B) Destroy. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conserve. 16. Which group includes ALL renewable resources? A) Coal, trees, wind, water. B) Water, wind, sun, animals. C) Minerals, sun, oil, water. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water, wind, sun, animals. 17. Which natural resource is used to generate hydropower? A) Wind. B) Coal. C) Water. D) Sunlight. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Water. 18. Which factor is primarily responsible for the greenhouse effect? A) Increased carbon dioxide levels. B) Decreased argon levels. C) Increased oxygen levels. D) Decreased nitrogen levels. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Increased carbon dioxide levels. 19. Which gas is essential for the process of photosynthesis? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Hydrogen. C) Oxygen. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Carbon dioxide. 20. What is the main cause of soil erosion? A) Floods. B) Overgrazing. C) Earthquakes. D) Volcanic eruptions. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Overgrazing. 21. Which of the following is true about biofuels? A) They are made from plant materials and animal fats. B) They are made by directly harnessing energy from the sun. C) They use energy from water. D) They use energy from the Earth's core. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) They are made from plant materials and animal fats. 22. Water is a natural resource most living things need to survive. What is one way water can be conserved? A) Take shorter showers. B) Have pools in our backyards. C) Wash our cars every week. D) Water our lawns every day. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Take shorter showers. 23. Why do we tend to use non-renewable resources instead of renewable resources? A) Less Expensive. B) More Energy. C) All of these. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) All of these. 24. * ..... are resources that can be replaced by natural processes in a relatively short amount of time. A) Nonrenewable resources. B) Renewable Resources. C) Water Resources. D) None of Them. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable Resources. 25. Are replaced through natural processes at a rate that is equal to or greater than the rate at which they are used, and depletion A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable. 26. A resource that is not easily replaced and will take a very long time to get more of ..... A) Renewable. B) Nonrenewable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Nonrenewable. 27. Which of the following is an importance of water resources? A) Water provides recreation activities. B) Water is needed for drinking, cooking, washing. C) Water brings balance in environmental conditions. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 28. Where do fossil fuels come from? A) The gas station. B) They are the remains of plants and animals that have been compressed and heated over a long period of time. C) From a hydroelectric power station. D) It is form by plate boundaries compressing rock over time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They are the remains of plants and animals that have been compressed and heated over a long period of time. 29. Which is correct about GPP and NPP in an ecosystem? A) NPP = GPP-Plant respiration. B) NPP = GPP + Animal respiration. C) NPP = GPP-Animal respiration. D) NPP = GPP + Plant respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NPP = GPP-Plant respiration. 30. More humus is different from mull humus as A) More humus is acidic and mull humus is neutral. B) More humus contains worms and mull humus contains fungi and bacteria. C) More humus is high is calcium and mull humus is low in calcium. D) More humus is rich in organic matter and mull humus is not. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) More humus is acidic and mull humus is neutral. 31. Coal, oil and natural gas A) Carbon resources. B) Fossil resources. C) Renewable resources. D) Natural resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Fossil resources. 32. To protect (save) resources and avoid wasteful and destructive use is to- A) Resource. B) Conserve. C) Replace. D) Consume. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Conserve. 33. What is the difference between a renewable and nonrenewable resource? A) All nonrenewable resources pollute the environment, renewable resources do not. B) Nonrenewable resources exist in unlimited quantities; renewable resources do not. C) Nonrenewable resources exist in limited quantities; renewable resources do not. D) Humans use too many nonrenewable resources, but do not use enough renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Nonrenewable resources exist in limited quantities; renewable resources do not. 34. The Jones family cares about the environment. They run their dishwasher only when it is completely full. Which of the following BEST explains why they do this? A) To save money. B) To conserve water. C) To reduce sewage. D) To recycle dish soap. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) To conserve water. 35. What is a major environmental impact of deforestation? A) Expansion of wildlife habitats. B) Decrease in carbon dioxide levels. C) Loss of biodiversity. D) Increased oxygen production. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Loss of biodiversity. 36. Which industry produces services, not goods? A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tertiary. 37. There are two forms of oxygen in atmosphere A) False. B) True. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) True. 38. Things found in nature used by living things A) Natural resources. B) Conservation. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural resources. 39. Which process is responsible for the cooling effect in the atmosphere? A) Evaporation. B) Deposition. C) Sublimation. D) Condensation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Evaporation. 40. Can be replaced within a human lifetime A) Nonrenewable resource. B) Renewable resource. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable resource. 41. Fill in the blank:Most of the energy that people use is from nonrenewable resources like coal, natural gas, and ..... A) Petroleum. B) Wind. C) Solar. D) Biomass. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Petroleum. 42. Which process is used to extract metals from their ores, which is a significant use of natural resources? A) Evaporation. B) Photosynthesis. C) Smelting. D) Fermentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Smelting. 43. A scientist learns that an important medicine can be made from the bark of a rare tree. This discovery will MOST LIKELY change the way people think about- A) How old a tree can be. B) What plants need to live. C) Why forests should be conserved. D) How plants make their food. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Why forests should be conserved. 44. Which of the following is an example of a renewable natural resource? A) Natural Gas. B) Wind Energy. C) Coal. D) Uranium. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Wind Energy. 45. Material resources A) The resource that originates from the atmosphere. B) Resources are taken from the Earth itself. C) Soil, water, air, minerals, and rocks. D) Replenished over a relatively short period of time. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Resources are taken from the Earth itself. 46. What resources are needed in the industry of Agriculture? A) Oil. B) Marine resources. C) Soil and climate. D) Bauxite and gold. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Soil and climate. 47. Diamonds and other minerals A) Nonrenewable. B) Renewable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable. 48. Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere is closest to the Earth's surface? A) Thermosphere. B) Troposphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Stratosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Troposphere. 49. How is a potential resource different from an actual resource? A) Actual resource has been completely used up, potential resource is still being used. B) Actual resource is currently being used, potential resource has been used up. C) Actual resource is currently being used, potential resource may be used in the future. D) Actual resource has been used up, potential resource takes the place of the actual resource. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Actual resource is currently being used, potential resource may be used in the future. 50. True or False:It is possible to make more nonrenewable resources in our lifetime. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) False. 51. Who had proposed the term ecosystem A) Tansley. B) Gardner. C) Warming. D) Odum. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Tansley. 52. Which one of the following animals may occupy more than one trophic levels in the same ecosystem at the same time? A) Frog. B) Sparrow. C) Lion. D) Goat. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sparrow. 53. Underground mining is when A) When a large pit is created to remove resources from the Earth near the surface. B) When long strips, or furrows, are dug along the surface to remove the resources from beneath the soil. C) When a mountain's top is removed to extract the resources from within it. D) Tunnels are dug deep underground to obtain resources that are not near the surface of the Earth. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Tunnels are dug deep underground to obtain resources that are not near the surface of the Earth. 54. After plants and animals contain nitrogen, what puts it back into atmosphere and soil? A) Condensation. B) Decomposition. C) Precipitation. D) Bacteria. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Decomposition. 55. Which of these would harm life in Virginia? A) A new bridge is built across the James River. B) Children play in an open grassy area. C) Pollution causes animals population to decrease. D) New forests are cultivated after trees are cut down. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Pollution causes animals population to decrease. ← PreviousRelated 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 3Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 4 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books