Renewable Resources -- Practice

What is the MAIN idea of the article?

• Windmills generate electricity using wind power.

• Hydropower is one of the earliest forms of power.

• The price of nonrenewable resources has increased.

• Renewable resources come from sources that cannot be depleted.

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RI.3.2

CCSS.RI.5.2

CCSS.RL.4.2

Renewable resources are nondepleting. That means that they can never be used up.

The prefix non- means "not." If a train makes a nonscheduled stop, the stop...

• is not on time

• is not planned

• happens too early

• cannot be repeated

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CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RI.3.4

CCSS.RI.4.4

CCSS.RL.3.4

CCSS.RL.4.4

This material comes from plants and animals. It contains microorganisms.

The prefix micro- means "tiny." This means that microorganisms are...

• made of plants and animals

• larger than plants and animals

• smaller than plants and animals

• the same size as plants and animals.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Which of these is NOT a type of biomass?

• animals

• plants

• water

• wood

Today, windmills are a nonstandard way of generating power.

The prefix non-, as in nonstandard, means "not." A nonstandard way is...

• the best way.

• an old way.

• not the usual way.

• not the correct way.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.5.3A

Why is geothermal energy a renewable resource?

• Earth will always produce heat.

• Hot springs will always have hot water.

• There will always be heat coming from the sun.

• The flow of water will always produce electricity.

How does the author help the reader understand why solar buildings were build during World War II?

• by explaining the causes and effects of World War II.

• by sequencing the steps for constructing a solar building.

• by comparing and contrasting solar buildings with regular buildings.

• by explaining how the problem of a limited supply of electricity was solved.

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CCSS.RI.2.5

CCSS.RI.3.5

CCSS.RI.4.5

CCSS.RI.5.5

CCSS.RI.6.5

Which paragraph would BEST be supported by the following detail?

The air warmed by the sun flows through the building without the help of a fan.

• paragraph 4, page 330

• paragraph 1, page 331

• paragraph 2, page 331

• paragraph 3, page 331

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CCSS.RI.4.2

CCSS.RL.5.1

CCSS.RL.5.2

CCSS.RL.3.2

CCSS.RL.4.1

Using windmills requires some preplanning.

The prefix pre-, as in preplanning, means "before." Why might you preview a movie?

• to see how it ends

• to watch the best parts

• to know the whole story

• to decide if you want to see it.

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CCSS.L.3.4B

CCSS.L.3.4C

CCSS.RF.4.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3A

CCSS.RF.3.3B