This quiz works best with JavaScript enabled. Home > Class 9 > Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources – Quiz 9 🏠 Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 9 (25 MCQs) Quiz Instructions Select an option to see the correct answer instantly. 1. Which of the following are natural resources that can be replaced within a lifetime? A) Nonrenewable resources. B) Renewable resources. C) Coal. D) Natural gas. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Renewable resources. 2. Which of the following gases is used by plants during photosynthesis? A) Oxygen. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Argon. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide. 3. In an ecosystem, the pyramid of energy is A) Inverted. B) Upright. C) Upright and Inverted. D) Linear. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Upright. 4. How does population growth affect natural resources? A) The more people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person. B) The less people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person. C) The more people on the planet, the more natural resources that are available for each person. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) The more people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person. 5. What is an example of "We all live Downstream" A) Lake fishing is a popular sport in Virginia. B) Virginia's rivers and lakes are freshwater. C) Virginia has many natural resources including water. D) Pollutants can flrow to other parts of the watershed impacting natural resources people depend on. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Pollutants can flrow to other parts of the watershed impacting natural resources people depend on. 6. What is the primary method used to extract oil from beneath the Earth's surface? A) Drilling. B) Harvesting. C) Raking. D) Plowing. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Drilling. 7. What is a way to get resources from below the Earth's surface? A) Using a drone. B) Strip mining. C) Raking. D) Harvesting. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Strip mining. 8. What is the primary component of the Earth's hydrosphere? A) Land. B) Water. C) Air. D) Ice. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Water. 9. Which process involves the conversion of atmospheric nitrogen into nitrates by bacteria? A) Nitrogen fixation. B) Nitrification. C) Denitrification. D) Ammonification. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Nitrogen fixation. 10. Which is true about lakes in VA? A) They are so large that they have their own currents. B) They provide a source of freshwater. C) They provide energy for power plants. D) They are unable to support any kind of life. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) They provide a source of freshwater. 11. An inverted pyramid is found in A) Biomass pyramid for aquatic system. B) Energy pyramid of grassland. C) Biomass pyramid of grassland. D) Pyramid of number of aquatic system. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Biomass pyramid for aquatic system. 12. It is expected that US forests will ..... A) Not be able to meet long term timber needs. B) Be able to meet long term timber needs. C) Result in deforestation. D) Provide increasingly cheaper lumber. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Be able to meet long term timber needs. 13. What are three main ways people can use the land? A) Development, agriculture, and fishing. B) Mining, agriculture, and recreation. C) Mining, development, and agriculture. D) Agriculture, forestry, and zoos. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Mining, development, and agriculture. 14. How many species of amphibians are found in Nepal? A) 185. B) 78. C) 175. D) 118. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) 118. 15. What hectares of land are covered by the lake in Nepal? A) 3000. B) 5000. C) 7000. D) 9000. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) 5000. 16. Which list only contains renewable resources? A) Bananas, water, wood. B) Sheep, Coal, Water. C) Air, petroleum, coal. D) Water, natural gas, milk. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) Bananas, water, wood. 17. Which gas is essential for combustion and rusting of substances? A) Carbon dioxide. B) Hydrogen. C) Oxygen. D) Nitrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Oxygen. 18. How can we conserve water and energy? A) Take public transportation. B) Clean up the environment. C) Plant new trees. D) Wash clothes full load in washing machines. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Wash clothes full load in washing machines. 19. What does plants take in from the atmosphere during the process of photosynthesis? A) Oxygen. B) Nitrogen. C) Carbon dioxide. D) Hydrogen. Show Answer Correct Answer: C) Carbon dioxide. 20. What could happen if people threw their trash into a stream? A) The animals would live longer. B) Animals would drink all of the water. C) The environment would not be affected. D) Animals would not have clean water to drink. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Animals would not have clean water to drink. 21. What resources are needed for mining? A) Soil and Climate. B) Bauxite and gold. C) Oil. D) Marine Resources. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Bauxite and gold. 22. Give an example of a renewable resource. A) Wind power. B) Geothermal energy. C) Coal. D) Solar energy. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Solar energy. 23. Nonrenewable resources cannot be reproduced once they are used. A) True. B) False. C) All the above. D) None of the above. Show Answer Correct Answer: A) True. 24. Presence of the fertilizers and sewage in polluted water provides a lot of nitrogen, causing excessive growth of algae which subsequently reduces the amount of dissolved oxygen in water. Can you name this process of reduction of dissolved oxygen due to the excess growth of algae. A) Biomagnifications. B) Eutrophication. C) Algal bloom. D) Decomposition. Show Answer Correct Answer: B) Eutrophication. 25. Which process is responsible for the formation of fossil fuels? A) Photosynthesis. B) Decomposition. C) Sedimentation. D) Fossilization. Show Answer Correct Answer: D) Fossilization. ← 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 10Class 9 Science Chapter 14 Natural Resources Quiz 11 🏠 Back to Homepage 📘 Download PDF Books 📕 Premium PDF Books