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What turns an object or substance into a resource?Read the answer and worked solution →In the study of resources, what does the word value stand for?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these may be a useful resource without any economic value?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two factors can change substances into resources?Read the answer and worked solution →Which resource is described as the most important of all because it creates other resources?Read the answer and worked solution →The discovery of fire led directly to which practice?Read the answer and worked solution →The invention of the wheel ultimately resulted in which development?Read the answer and worked solution →Into which three groups are resources generally classified?Read the answer and worked solution →Resources drawn from nature and used without much modification are called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which kind of natural resource gets renewed or replenished quickly?Read the answer and worked solution →Which pair of renewable resources is unlimited and not affected by human activity?Read the answer and worked solution →What defines a non-renewable resource?Read the answer and worked solution →Unequal distribution of natural resources over the earth depends mainly on what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which item below was built by people from natural materials?Read the answer and worked solution →What is meant by human resource development?Read the answer and worked solution →Which two things help make people a valuable resource?Read the answer and worked solution →Using resources carefully and giving them time to renew is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which three actions can each person take to conserve resources?Read the answer and worked solution →The term human resource refers to which two features of the people of a country?Read the answer and worked solution →Which renewable resources can have their stock affected by careless use?Read the answer and worked solution →What does the stock of a resource mean?Read the answer and worked solution →What does a patent give its holder?Read the answer and worked solution →Which of these is a principle of sustainable development?Read the answer and worked solution →Which natural resources are classed as biotic?Read the answer and worked solution →Which resource below originates from non-living material?Read the answer and worked solution →A resource known to exist but not yet used is called what?Read the answer and worked solution →Which resources have been surveyed, quantified and are currently used in development?Read the answer and worked solution →Why are hydrogen vehicles given as an example of stocks?Read the answer and worked solution →When is a resource treated as renewable from the human viewpoint?Read the answer and worked solution →Non-renewable resources are formed over what kind of period?Read the answer and worked solution →

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What turns an object or substance into a resource?

  1. Its colour and its shape
  2. Its weight and its size
  3. Its utility, or usability
  4. Its age and its origin
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Correct answer: C. Its utility, or usability

1. A resource is anything that can be used to satisfy a need. 2. Usability, or utility, is the quality that makes a substance a resource. 3. Weight, colour and age do not decide this, since a heavy or old object may still be useless. _Source: NCERT Class 8 Resources and Development, Chapter 1 Resources_

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In the study of resources, what does the word value stand for?

  1. Cost paid in the market
  2. Worth of the resource
  3. Weight of the resource
  4. Stock held by a country
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Correct answer: B. Worth of the resource

1. Things become resources when they have value. 2. Value means worth, which comes from the use or utility of the thing. 3. Value is not the same as market price, because some resources have no economic value. _Source: NCERT Class 8 Resources and Development, Chapter 1 Resources_

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Which of these may be a useful resource without any economic value?

  1. Iron ore from a mine
  2. Petroleum from a well
  3. A beautiful landscape
  4. Coal from a deposit
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Correct answer: C. A beautiful landscape

1. Metals and fuels are sold and so carry economic value. 2. A beautiful landscape satisfies human needs but is not usually bought and sold. 3. So the landscape is important yet may have no commercial value. _Source: NCERT Class 8 Resources and Development, Chapter 1 Resources_

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