A fun way to review after you finish learning about Natural Resources in the 5th grade.

1. Natural Resources

2. Vocabulary Renewable Non-
renewable
In-
exhaustible
The 3 Rs
$100 $100 $100 $100 $100
$200 $200 $200 $200 $200
$300 $300 $300 $300 $300
$400 $400 $400 $400 $400
$500 $500 $500 $500 $500

3. $100
• What do we call anything we find useful?

4. Correct!
• A resource---$100

5. $200
• What do we call anything from nature that
we find useful?

6. Correct!
• A natural resource--
$200

7. $300
• What word means: unable to be used up?

8. Correct!
• Inexhaustible--$300

9. $400
• What word means: able to be replaced?

10. Correct!
• Renewable--$400

11. $500
• What word means: unable to be replaced?

12. Correct!
• Nonrenewable--$500

13. $100
• Tom was feeding Grandma’s chickens
while watching Dad put charcoal in the
barbeque pit. The sunlight was warm on his
shoulders.
• What renewable resource do you see in the
above passage?

14. Correct!
• Chickens--$100

15. $200
• Mary took a deep breath and squealed when
she saw the beautiful diamond ring her
sister showed her that was sparkling in the
bright sunshine.
• What renewable resource can you infer was
used in the above passage?

16. Correct!
• Oxygen--$200

17. $300
• Moving in on the tide was some oil that had
been spilled by a tanker. The class on their
field trip to the beach was worried about the
fish being affected by the oil.
• Look for the renewable resource in the
passage.

18. Correct!
• Fish--$300

19. $400
• Jack dug deeper and deeper into the soil.
He just knew that if he dug deep enough, he
would strike oil and be rich. He was getting
hot. Thank goodness there was a cool
wind.
• Find the renewable resource in the passage.

20. Correct!
• Soil--$400

21. $500
• Renewable resources could be used up if we
aren’t careful. 3 ways to help ensure that
they are always available to us is to:
• R______
• R______
• R______

22. Correct!
• Reduce
• Reuse
• Recycle
• --$500

23. $100
• About how long does it take to replace
nonrenewable resources?
• A. Hundreds of years
• B. Thousands of years
• C. Millions of years
• D. They can NEVER be replaced; that is
why they are called: nonrenewable.

24. Correct!
• Millions of years--$100

25. $200
• Mom was drinking a bottle of cold water
while she filled the tank with gasoline. She
couldn’t wait to get to the beach and look
for seashells while the tide was out.
• Find the nonrenewable resource in the
passage.

26. Correct!
• Gasoline--$200

27. $300
• Jed Clampet wanted to be a millionaire.
Then Ellie could have more “critters” (she
especially liked raccoons). He was so
excited when standing in the field hunting
one day under the bright sunshine, he struck
oil (Texas T).
• What nonrenewable resource is mentioned
in the passage?

28. Correct!
• Oil--$300

29. $400
• Mom watched the builders as they
hammered away while building the log
cabin style house she had always dreamed
of. She was having a hard time deciding
whether to get a gas or an electric stove.
• What is the nonrenewable resource
mentioned in this passage?

30. Correct!
• Gas--$400

31. $500
• Tim knew that when he grew up he wanted
to have a store and sell things. He couldn’t
decide whether to sell flowers, gem stones,
or kites to flutter in the wind. He did know
that whatever he sold he would try to make
his weight in gold!
• What 2 nonrenewables are mentioned here?

32. Correct!
• Gold
• Gem stones
• --$500

33. $100
• Dad fired up the gas grill to do hamburgers
while Mom hung the clothes out on the
clothes line to dry in the warm wind. Rover
was happily digging for a bone in the dirt.
• What inexhaustible resource is named in the
passage?

34. Correct!
• Wind--$100

35. $200
• The family went to Arkansas to dig for
diamonds in a large field. The sun was so
strong, they wished they hadn’t forgotten
the sun screen. Thank goodness the wind
was cool and Mom had brought plenty of
water.
• Name 2 inexhaustible resources named
here.

36. Correct!
• Wind
• Sun
• --$200

37. $300
• Timmy built a sand castle and decorated it
with seashells. He cried when the tide came
in and washed it away.
• What inexhaustible resource was
mentioned?

38. Correct!
• Tide--$300

39. $400
• Jo was swimming and got his foot tangled
in an algae plant growing on the coral reef
near the oil drilling platform. When he
finally came up for air, he couldn’t seem to
gulp enough oxygen to clear his head. He
had almost drowned.
• Find the inexhaustible resource in the story.

40. Correct!
• Oxygen--$400

41. $500
• Jack was learning to surf at Galveston. He
knew the waves weren’t all that big but
since the tide was coming in and the south
wind was strong, they were a little larger
than usual. The sun was going down when
he finally made a good run and didn’t “wipe
out”.
• Find 4 inexhaustible resources in the story.

42. Correct!
• Sun
• Wind
• Tide
• Waves
• --$500

43. $100
• What are the 3 Rs when it comes to
managing our natural resources?

44. Correct!
• Reduce
• Reuse
• Recycle
• --$100

45. $200
• Which type of resource is it MOST
important to follow the 3 Rs with?

46. Correct!
• Nonrenewable--$200

47. $300
• Which type of natural resource is least
involved with worrying about the 3 Rs?

48. Correct!
• Inexhaustible resources--$300

49. $400
• Give a way we can reduce our need for oil.

50. Correct!
• Answers may vary: carpool, buy more
fuel efficient cars……..--$400

51. $500
• Tell how “reuse” or “recycle” could help us
with our use of trees.

52. Correct!
• Answers will vary: recycle your paper,
buy recycled paper or wood, write on
backs of paper, ………..--$500