Lesson 1: Using Earth's Resources

Question 1

Finish the sentence…

Humans use the Earth’s resources to provide….

4 main things!!

Answer 1

1.) Warmth
2.) Shelter
3.) Food
4.) Transport

Question 2

What do natural resources (increased in amount by agriculture) provide what four main things?

Answer 2

1.) Food
2.) Timber (from trees)
3.) Clothing (from cotton.)
4.) Fuels (ie. biofuels.)

Question 3

Why are finite resources (ie. fossil fuels) from the earth, oceans and atmosphere processed and used?

Answer 3

• They provide ENERGY and MATERIALS.

Question 4

What is sustainable development?

Answer 4

• Development that meets the needs of current generations without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs.

Question 5

What processes does chemistry aim to improve to provide good amount of products in a sustainable way?

2 processes

Answer 5

1.) Agricultural processes
2.) Industrial processes

Question 6

Give 2 examples of a natural products that are produced by agriculture/ farming.

Answer 6

• Cotton/ produced from plants.
• Planting trees: can be used for timber/ fuel.

Question 7

Give an example of a natural resource that has been replaced by a synethtic alternative.

Answer 7

• Rubber.
• Naturally: from sap of tree.
• Synthetic (most of rubber in the world is synethic): produced using crude oil.

Question 8

What 3 places can finite resources come from?

Answer 8

1.) Atmosphere
2.) Ocean
3.) Earth (ie. on land.)