This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources – Quiz 4 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 4 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following is an example of living sustainably? A) Turning off the lights when you are not in the room. B) Recycling old cardboard boxes and glass. C) Riding your bike to school. D) Only keeping fish of a certain size and throwing small fish back so they can reproduce. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Only keeping fish of a certain size and throwing small fish back so they can reproduce. 2. If the atmosphere is 78% N$_{2}$, why can't we just get our nitrogen by breathing? A) We have no mechanism to break the triple bond of nitrogen between the atoms. B) Our lungs would be damaged by the N2. C) We need Oxygen for cellular respiration. D) The legumes take it up first. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) We have no mechanism to break the triple bond of nitrogen between the atoms. 3. Which is a Natural Resource A) Sunlight. B) Computers. C) Cars. D) Roofs. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Sunlight. 4. What is the effect of eutrophication on aquatic ecosystems? A) Increases oxygen levels. B) Reduces oxygen levels. C) Increases fish population. D) Reduces plant growth. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Reduces oxygen levels. 5. Water on earth are called as ..... A) Lithosphere. B) Hydrosphere. C) Troposphere. D) Ionosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Hydrosphere. 6. If an ecosystem is composed of only three trophic levels, then how much energy will be conserved at the IIIrd trophic level? A) 1%. B) 20%. C) 40%. D) 10%. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) 1%. 7. Energy we get from earth's interior heat A) Geothermal. B) Solar Energy. C) Wind Energy. D) Hydroelectricity. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Geothermal. 8. What is the role of decomposers in the ecosystem? A) They produce food for plants. B) They decompose dead organisms. C) They consume other animals. D) They fix nitrogen in the soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They decompose dead organisms. 9. Which best explains how natural and cultivated forests are used in VA? A) Natural and cultivated forests both are used primarily for hiking. B) Both can be used for construction materials and recreation, but cultivated forests are replanted by humans. C) Natural forests are never chopped down. D) Natural forests ar only used for public parks. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Both can be used for construction materials and recreation, but cultivated forests are replanted by humans. 10. Planets having ring ..... A) Jupiter. B) Earth. C) Mars. D) Venus. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Jupiter. 11. Why do we need to conserve natural resources? A) Natural resources are available in fixed quantity. B) Natural resources are Unlimited. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Natural resources are available in fixed quantity. 12. Which of the following used a renewable resource for energy? A) Gasoline Powered Car. B) Solar powered car. C) Coal powered steam train. D) Natural gas powered truck. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Solar powered car. 13. Which industry makes direct use of natural resources A) Primary. B) Secondary. C) Tertiary. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Primary. 14. Which natural resource is known as the 'universal solvent'? A) Oil. B) Water. C) Air. D) Salt. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 15. Layla is planting a tree to help reduce trees lost during a forest fire. What type of natural resource is a tree? A) Renewable resource. B) Nonrenewable resource. C) Manmade resource. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Renewable resource. 16. The soil formed by sand and quartz is called A) Clay soil. B) Sandy soil. C) Loamy soil. D) Black soil. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Sandy soil. 17. Air on the earth is called as ..... A) Ionosphere. B) Atmosphere. C) Hydrosphere. D) Lithosphere. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Atmosphere. 18. How are natural resources important to the environment? A) They help you live. B) They provide heat, light, power, water, and food. C) They are video games. D) They are fun to play with. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They provide heat, light, power, water, and food. 19. The protection and wise use of resources is called A) Smelting. B) Leaching. C) Refining. D) Conservation. E) Stewardship. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Conservation. 20. Fossil fuels are produced over ..... of years. A) Hundreds of millions of years. B) Thousands of years. C) Hundreds of years. D) Every year. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Hundreds of millions of years. 21. What is one way scientists are working to conserve natural resources? A) Using more gasoline. B) Creating products that do not use up natural resources. C) Cutting down more trees. D) Increasing oil production. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Creating products that do not use up natural resources. 22. What Virginia Resource is used to make countertops A) Limestone. B) Coal. C) Granite. D) Sunshine. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Granite. 23. Molecules of proteins contain A) Carbon. B) Nitrogen. C) Oxygen. D) All of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) All of the above. 24. Which countries can you find Natural gas? A) Trindad and Tobago and Barbados. B) Trinidad and Bermuda. C) Trindad and St. Barths. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Trindad and Tobago and Barbados. 25. Which process in the water cycle is responsible for cloud formation? A) Evaporation. B) Condensation. C) Precipitation. D) Infiltration. 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