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Which of the following does NOT describe how natural resources can be useful in products and materials?

• water can be used to help grow crops and other plants.

• Cotton can be used to make clothing.

• Plants can be used for food

• Plastic sandwich bags can be used to hold rubber bouncy balls.

All of the following are true about the Sun EXCEPT -

• The Sun provides the light we see.

• The thermal energy from the Sun is reflected from the Moon to the Earth.

• Sunlight is a major source of energy for the Earth.

• The Sun is mostly made up of gases.

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How can you conserve water?

• Water plants during the day.

• Take shorter showers.

• Only use cold water for bathing

• Let the water run while brushing your teeth.

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One of the brightest objects in the nigh sky is the planet that is closer to the sun than Earth is. What is the name of this planet?

• Mars

• Saturn

• Jupiter

• Venus

The Sun is a giant ball of gases. It is not solid like the Earth. There is no ground to walk on. The Sun provides light and thermal energy that spreads through the solar system.

Which fact about the Sun tells why we have the warmth we need on Earth?

• The Sun is composed of gases.

• The Sun products light energy.

• The Sun is not solid like the Earth.

• The Sun provides thermal energy.

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Asteroids are large bodies or rock that are too small to be planets. The diagram shows the asteroid belt located between Mars and the first outer planet.

Which outer planet is closes to this asteroid belt?

• Uranus

• Neptune

• Saturn

• Jupiter

If a student were to make a scale model of the solar system, how would the objects be shown?

• smaller than their normal size

• as their normal size

• somewhat bigger than their normal size

• a great deal bigger than their normal size

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Natural resources are useful to make products. Which natural resource can be used as materials in all of the following examples: houses, furniture, paper, and food?

• Trees

• Animals

• Soil

• Rocks

Which list identifies the correct order of the planets from closest to the Sun to furthest from the Sun?

• Neptune, Uranus, Saturn, Jupiter, Mars, Earth, Venus, Mercury

• Mars, Venus, Earth, Mercury, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune

• Earth, Mars, Saturn, Neptune, Mercury, Venus, Uranus, Jupiter

Listed below are some characteristics of wool.

*Flexible

*Can be stretched

*Absorbs water

*It can be dyed many colors

Which of the following products is the best use of wool?

• Car tires

• Clothing

• Wall coverings

• Umbrellas

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