Virginia's Resources

Question 1

What is a natural resource?

Answer 1

A material humans use that comes from nature.

Question 2

What are examples of natural resources?

Answer 2

Trees, water, soil, coal, sand, gravel, granite, air, animals, plants

Question 3

What is a human-made resource?

Answer 3

A material humans use that is made by humans.

Question 4

What are examples of human-made resources?

Answer 4

Plastic, concrete, steel, glass

Question 5

Virginia’s _______________ are important natural resources in Virginia.

Answer 5

water sources

Question 6

Water resources provide us with _________ water.

Answer 6

drinking

Question 7

Rivers, resevoirs, and groundwater are main sources of _________ for Virginians.

Answer 7

water

Question 8

Bodies of water are ____________ for a variety of plants and animals.

Answer 8

habitats

Question 9

Bodies of water allow us to _____, ______, ______, _______, and enjoy other recreational activities.

Answer 9

swim, fish, sail, boat

Question 10

_________________ help our economy.

Answer 10

Water resources

Question 11

Virginians sell ____________ such as fish, crabs, and oysters to others.

Answer 11

seafood

Question 12

What is a river?

Answer 12

Long, ribbon-like waterways that flow toward the ocean.

Question 13

What are examples of rivers?

Answer 13

Potomac River, York River, Rappahannock River, James River

Question 14

What is a lake?

Answer 14

Large, inland bodies of water

Question 15

What are examples of lakes?

Answer 15

Smith Mountain Lake
Lake Drummond
Lake Anna

Question 16

What is a bay?

Answer 16

Bodies of water surrounded by land on three sides and connected to a larger body of water.

Question 17

What is an example of a bay?

Answer 17

Chesapeake Bay

Question 18

What is a reservoir?

Answer 18

Bodies of water that are made by humans to store water.

Question 19

What is an example of a reservoir?

Answer 19

Kerr Lake Reservoir

Question 20

What is groundwater?

Answer 20

Water stored or carried underground

Question 21

What is an example of groundwater?

Answer 21

Wells, aquifers

Question 22

A _________ is an area over which surface water flows to a single collection place.

Answer 22

watershed

Question 23

The _____________________ watershed is the largest watershed in Virginia.

Answer 23

Chesapeake Bay

Question 24

Parts of Virginia are also located in the ________________ and __________________ watersheds.

Answer 24

Gulf of Mexico and North Carolina Sounds

Question 25

What does "we all live downstream" mean?

Answer 25

It means that materials that enter a watershed upstream will eventually make their way downstream. For this reason, it is especially important that we don't pollute.

Question 26

Forests are an important resource in ____________.

Answer 26

Virginia

Question 27

Forests provide a ____________ for diverse animals and plants.

Answer 27

home

Question 28

Forests offer a place for ____________ to hike, bike, hunt, and enjoy other recreational activities.

Answer 28

humans

Question 29

Forests serve as a _______ to prevent erosion along riverbanks and filter pollutants before they enter rivers.

Answer 29

buffer

Question 30

What is a great economic resource of forests?

Answer 30

Timbering - cutting and selling trees brings in money for Virginia

Question 31

What is a natural forest?

Answer 31

A forest that grows naturally, without humans planting trees.

Question 32

What is a cultivated forest?

Answer 32

A forest that has been planted by humans.

Question 33

What is the mineral resource coal?

Answer 33

A hard rock made of ancient pressed plant materials that burns easily.

Question 34

What is an important fossil fuel used for energy?

Answer 34

Coal

Question 35

What is the mineral resource limestone crushed up for?

Answer 35

Used to build road

Question 36

What is the mineral resource limestone ground up for?

Answer 36

Used to make cement

Question 37

What is the mineral resource granite used for?

Answer 37

Buildings, floors, monuments, and counter tops

Question 38

What is an advantage of granite?

Answer 38

Hard, strong, and long-lasting

Question 39

What is a natural mineral resource used in construction?

Answer 39

Sand

Question 40

When ________ is melted at high heat, it turns into a liquid that can used to make glass and ceramics.

Answer 40

sand

Question 41

What is the natural mineral resource used in driveway and road construction?

Answer 41

Gravel

Question 42

What is an assortment of different rocks that has been broken down to very small pieces?

Answer 42

Gravel