This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources – Quiz 12 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 12 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which is correct about GPP and NPP in an ecosystem? A) NPP = GPP-Plant respiration. B) NPP = GPP + Plant respiration. C) NPP = GPP-Animal respiration. D) NPP = GPP + Animal respiration. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) NPP = GPP-Plant respiration. 2. 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. 3. Coal, oil and natural gas A) Fossil resources. B) Carbon resources. C) Natural resources. D) Renewable resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Fossil resources. 4. To protect (save) resources and avoid wasteful and destructive use is to- A) Conserve. B) Replace. C) Resource. D) Consume. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Conserve. 5. 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. 6. ..... is a Natural Resource. A) Water. B) A Table. C) A Car. D) A Book. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Water. 7. 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 recycle dish soap. C) To reduce sewage. D) To conserve water. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) To conserve water. 8. What is a major environmental impact of deforestation? A) Increased oxygen production. B) Loss of biodiversity. C) Decrease in carbon dioxide levels. D) Expansion of wildlife habitats. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Loss of biodiversity. 9. Which industry produces services, not goods? A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Tertiary. 10. 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. 11. 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. 12. Which process is responsible for the cooling effect in the atmosphere? A) Condensation. B) Evaporation. C) Sublimation. D) Deposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Evaporation. 13. 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. 14. 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. 15. Which process is used to extract metals from their ores, which is a significant use of natural resources? A) Smelting. B) Photosynthesis. C) Evaporation. D) Fermentation. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Smelting. 16. 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) Why forests should be conserved. B) How plants make their food. C) What plants need to live. D) How old a tree can be. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Why forests should be conserved. 17. 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. 18. 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. 19. 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. 20. Soil is formed by the breaking down of rocks by the action of wind, water and climate. This process is called A) Humification. B) Weathering. C) Soil erosion. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Weathering. 21. Diamonds and other minerals A) Nonrenewable. B) Renewable. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nonrenewable. 22. Which layer of the Earth's atmosphere is closest to the Earth's surface? A) Troposphere. B) Stratosphere. C) Mesosphere. D) Thermosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Troposphere. 23. 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. 24. 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. 25. Who had proposed the term ecosystem A) Odum. B) Tansley. C) Warming. D) Gardner. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Tansley. ← PreviousNext →Related 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 4Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 5Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 6Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 7Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 8Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 9Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 10 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books