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Class 8 Natural Resources and Their Use worksheet
CBSE Social Science. Renewable and non-renewable resources, minerals on the map, groundwater, organic farming, solar power and sustainability. Every sheet has 20 questions in three sections and an answer key, and the numbers change every time.
Sample questions
Real questions from this chapter, as the app sets them. Tap Answer to see the answer and working.
Section A · multiple choice
- 1.
Something in nature counts as a resource when it is technologically accessible, economically feasible and:
- owned by the government
- made in a factory
- found only underground
- culturally acceptable
Answer
(d) culturally acceptable
- 2.
Which of these is a renewable resource?
- gold
- natural gas
- forest timber (used sustainably)
- copper
Answer
(c) forest timber (used sustainably)
- 3.
On the textbook’s map, Keonjhar is marked for which mineral?
- manganese
- oil
- coal
- iron ore
Answer
(d) iron ore
Section B · short answer
- 4.
Name three ways natural resources can be grouped by use.
Answer
Essential for life (air, water, food), for materials (wood, marble), and for energy (coal, sunlight, wind).
- 5.
Renewable or non-renewable? (a) iron ore (b) wind
Answer
(a) non-renewable (b) renewable
Section C · long answer
- 6.
Explain how using a renewable resource too fast can deplete it. Give two examples.
Answer
If timber is cut faster than forests grow, or fish are caught in spawning season, the resource cannot regenerate and runs out.
Fresh sheets for your child
In the app, every Natural Resources and Their Use sheet is new: the app remembers the questions your child has already had and leaves them out. Print the sheet as a PDF, or use notebook mode and write the answers in a notebook.
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