Resource Use & Sustainability is one of 8 topics in the Grade 9 Social Sciences CAPS syllabus, covered across 3 lessons on Study Vault. Below are real practice questions from this topic with full worked answers.
Sample practice questions
Easy
1. Which of these is an example of a renewable resource?
Sunlight
Coal
Oil
Natural gas
Answer: Sunlight — Sunlight is a renewable resource, since it naturally replenishes itself continuously and is not used up like fossil fuels.
Easy
2. Which of these is an example of a non-renewable resource?
Coal
Flowing water
Wind
Forests
Answer: Coal — Coal is a non-renewable resource, a fossil fuel that takes millions of years to form and is effectively gone forever once used, on any timescale that matters to people.
Medium
3. Name the type of resource that exists in a fixed, limited quantity and takes an extremely long time to form naturally.
Answer: a non-renewable resource — A non-renewable resource exists in a fixed, limited quantity and takes an extremely long time (often millions of years) to form naturally.
