Weather and Natural Resources Test Review

What is weather?

• rain and snow

• the daily condition of the atmosphere

• the average weather in a place over a long time

• how hot it is

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

What is climate?

• rain and snow

• the daily condition of the atmosphere

• the average weather in a place over a long time

• how hot it is

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

When does the least precipitation occur?

• February - March

• April - May

• June - July

• November - December

Which month has the coldest temperature?

• January

• April

• September

• March

Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they.......

• require expensive equipment
• take millions of years to replace
• can be found all over 
• provide all the energy we use

How is natural gas different from coal?

• Natural gas is a renewable resource; coal is a fossil fuel

• Natural gas is a form of petroleum; coal is extracted from coal deposits

• Coal is a form of petroleum; natural gas is emitted by volcanoes

• Coal is a fossil fuel; natural gas is a renewable resource

Which fossil fuel is formed when more heat and pressure is applied to OIL?

• Oil
• Coal
• There isn't one
• Natural gas

What type of fossil fuel is mined from the ground?

• wind
• coal
• biomass
• air

What must be present for Fossil Fuels to form?

• Bones and Sediment
• Dead Organisms and Layers of Sediment
• Dead Organisms, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time
• Bones, Layers of Sediment, and Heat & Pressure over time

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Before coal has formed over millions of years, it is a wet, sampling of decaying plant material called...

• Peanut Butter

• Peat

• Mud

• Sedimentary Rock