Natural Resources and Conservation Quiz

The car is mostly made of which natural resource?

• Water

• Metal

• Glass

• Plastic

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NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Steven' younger sibling colored all over a newspaper by mistake. What is the best way for Steven to help his parents conserve resources?

• Throw the newspaper away.

• Color on the other side of the newspaper.

• Put the newspaper in the recycling bin.

• Burn the newspaper.

The table lists Earth’s materials and products. Identify ALL of the items which are natural resources and ALL items which are manmade items.

• Natural: Oil, Plants, Trees; Manmade: Toys, Hats, Furniture

• Natural: Toys, Hats, Furniture; Manmade: Oil, Plants, Trees

• Natural: Oil, Toys, Trees; Manmade: Plants, Hats, Furniture

• Natural: Plants, Hats, Furniture; Manmade: Oil, Toys, Trees

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NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Students used empty metal cans to build towers. Which of these is NOT a way students could reuse the metal cans?

• make the cans into pencil holders

• throw the cans in the trash

• use the cans to plant seeds

Billy used a brand-new pencil for five minutes. Then, he threw it in the trash. Why should he have reused it? Select two correct answers.

• It saves water in a lake.

• Reusing items saves trees that grow in forests.

• It saves room in a garbage dump for other things.

• It saves oil that is being made underground.

• It saves rocks that are used to build buildings.

What kind of severe weather may happen in Corpus Christi?

• Blizzard

• Hurricane

• Flood

• Tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The table lists features of a hurricane, flood, and tornado. Identify the type of weather described in each column.

• 1 Hurricane. 2 Flood. 3 Tornado

• 1 Flood 2 Hurricane 3. Tornado

• 1 Tornado 2 Hurricane 3. Flood

• 1 Tornado 2 Flood 3. Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

How many more inches did it rain on day 3 than on day 1?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.3-ESS2-1

How many more cloudy days than rainy days were there in Houston?

• 10

• 1

• 11

• 4

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

Mary used a stream table to see what happens when water moves across the sand. What did she see when she poured water on the stream table?

• The river got bigger and did not move the sand

• The river got smaller and moved the sand

• The river got bigger and moved the sand

• The river got smaller and did not move the sand

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4