Science Chapter 10 Test

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

• clean air

• fossil fuel

• fresh water

• solar energy

Choose the word that belongs in the sentence. Wind, water, and the Sun are __________________ energy sources.

• renewable

• recyclable

• nonrecyclable

• nonrenwable

Look at the image above. Which statement is true about the windmill?

• The greatest amount of energy is produced when the blades move slowly.

• The greatest amount of energy is produced when the blades move quickly.

• The same amount of every is produced no matter how fast the blades are moving.

• The speed of the blades does not have anything to do with the amount of energy a windmill produces.

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Why is solar energy used in only a limited way?

• It causes pollution.

• It will run out in a few years.

• It is not available on a large scale.

• It is not available at all times.

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How do hydroelectric power plants produce energy?

• Fossil fuels burn.

• Wind spins the blades.

• Solar cells collect solar rays.

• Water flows through a turbine at a dam.

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What is one advantage of geothermal energy over wind energy?

• Geothermal energy is a renewable resource.

• Geothermal energy can always produce electricity.

• Geothermal energy does not pollute the environment.

• Geothermal energy plants can be build in only a few places.

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What is one way to prevent soil damage?

• Limit the crops grown on it.

• Apply more pesticides to crops.

• Remove the liners from landfills.

• Allow soil to be eroded by water.

What reduces air pollution?

• rain

• volcanoes

• burning biomass

• forest fires.

Which is an example of reusing a resource?

• turning a tire into a tire swing

• making thinner aluminum cans

• using fewer chemicals in a garden

• saving a wetland from being paved

Earth has a lot of aluminum. But aluminum is still recycled. What is an advantage of recycling aluminum?

• Recycled aluminum has higher quality.

• Recycling aluminum creates more jobs.

• It takes less energy to recycle than to mine more aluminum.

• It conserves fewer resources to recycle than to mine more aluminum.