WorksheetsResource Management Module Review!
Total questions: 69
Worksheet time: 39mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A resource that can be easily replaced.
a)
renewable
b)
alternative
c)
nonrenewable
d)
solar
2.
A resource not easily replaced.
a)
nonrenewable
b)
renewable
c)
alternative
d)
solar
3.
Diamonds and other minerals are examples of _______ resources.
a)
alternative
b)
renewable
c)
nonrenewable
d)
fossil fuel
4.
The carbon cycle is most affected/impacted by? In other words, which adds Carbon Dioxide to the cycle?
a)
Volcanic activity
b)
Lightning fixing N2 gas
c)
fossil fuel use
d)
precipitation
5.
These are all nonrenewable resources
a)
Coal, trees, water, and sun
b)
Carbon, sun, water, oil
c)
oil, coal, uranium, nat. gas
d)
water, wind, sun and water
6.
A renewable resource is...
a)
a resource which is replaced naturally and can be used again.
b)
a resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means fast enough to catch up to it's usage.
c)
a new resource to the earth.
d)
a resource that can be used only one time.
7.
A non renewable resource is...
a)
a resource which is replaced naturally and can be used again.
b)
a resource that cannot be readily replaced by natural means fast enough to catch up to it's usage.
c)
a new resource to the earth.
d)
an resource that is not new but can be replaced quickly.
8.
Preserving and protecting the natural environment is called _____________.
a)
depletion
b)
conservation
c)
sustainability
d)
renewable
9.
The ability to maintain something at a certain rate or level is called
a)
biodiversity
b)
conservation
c)
sustainability
d)
recreation
10.
Materials in nature that sustain life or can be used by humans
a)
biotic factors
b)
renewable
c)
natural resources
d)
community
11.
How can people reduce the amount of resources they use?
a)
make more landfills and garbage dumps
b)
buy products with lots of packaging
c)
use water, electricity, and gas conservatively and recycle metal, paper, and glass
d)
Think only about what you need right now and don’t worry about the future
12.
Which of these is the BEST example of the sustainable use of a natural resource?
a)
a treaty is reached to set a fixed price for oil
b)
farmers use irrigation to grow lettuce and other vegetable crops
c)
governments agree to limit the amount of fish harvested from an ocean
d)
utility companies switch from coal to natural gas fuels
13.
Why are fossil fuels considered nonrenewable resources if they are still forming beneath the surface today?
a)
They are being formed as a type of methane which we cannot use.
b)
We are depleting the fossil fuels much faster than they can form.
c)
They are being formed too far beneath the surface of the ocean
d)
The fossil fuels are being broken down by a natural process faster than they can form.
14.
Students can conserve aluminum by doing which of the following?
a)
Crushing aluminum cans
b)
Only buying drinks in aluminum cans
c)
Rinsing and then throwing out the aluminum
d)
Putting the aluminum cans into the recycling bin
15.
What follows evaporation during the water cycle? How does this occur?
a)
Water evaporates into water vapor
b)
Water vapor condenses and forms a cloud
c)
Water precipitates to the ground
d)
Water runs down into the hydrosphere
16.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
17.
What is B?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
18.
What is C?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
19.
What is D?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
20.
Which best explains what happens first when water evaporates?
a)
a liquid turns into a gas
b)
a gas turns into a liquid
c)
a liquid turns into a solid
d)
a solid turns into a liquid
21.
Which process of the water cycle returns condensed water to the earth's surface?
a)
evaporation
b)
precipitation
c)
transpiration
d)
condensation
22.
Which part of the water cycle is occuring when warm, moist air cools and begins forming clouds?
a)
condensation
b)
evaporation
c)
precipitation
d)
transpiration
23.
What drives the water cycle?
a)
Water
b)
Steering Wheel
c)
Sun
d)
The President
24.
On which kind of day would you expect the most evaporation from the surface of a pond?
a)
warm, sunny
b)
cold, sunny
c)
warm, rainy
d)
cold, rainy
25.
How does carbon dioxide leave the atmosphere?
a)
Through transpiration
b)
Through photosynthesis
c)
Through factory emission
d)
Sunlight
26.
What is one way that carbon enters the atmosphere?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Factory emissions
c)
Ocean uptake
d)
Rain
27.
Plants get the carbon to make their molecules from?
a)
The carbon dioxide in the air
b)
The combination of oxygen and water
c)
The waste of animals
d)
The ground
28.
Which process takes Carbon Dioxide from the air and converts it into a form of carbon used by living things?
a)
Precipitation
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Respiration
d)
Bioremdiation
29.
Which process converts carbon in the form of sugar into carbon dioxide gas?
a)
Bioremediation
b)
Photosynthesis
c)
Respiration
d)
Transpiration
30.
Where do animals get nitrogen from?
a)
soil
b)
air
c)
water
d)
plants
31.
What is the role of decomposers in the carbon cycle?
a)
breaking down fossil fuels to release carbon
b)
breaking down plants to release water
c)
breaking down food to release energy
d)
breaking down wastes to release carbon
32.
Animals obtain the nitrogen they need directly from the
a)
soil in their habitat
b)
air they breathe
c)
plants they eat
d)
bacteria living within them
33.
Nitrogen fixation processes nitrogen from which of the following sources?
a)
lightning
b)
fertilizers
c)
dead plants
d)
atmosphere
34.
What period and group is Flourine on the periodic table?
a)
Period 7, Group 3
b)
Period 5, Group 4
c)
Period 2, Group 17
d)
Period 8, Group 2
35.
Is Potassuim (K) a metal, non-metal, or a metalloid?
a)
Metal
b)
Non-Metal
c)
Metalloid
d)
Other
36.
The elements in a column of the periodic table...
a)
have similar atomic numbers
b)
start with the same letter
c)
have similar properties
d)
are not related in any way
37.
Which group of elements have both metal and non-metal characteristics?
a)
lanthanides
b)
metalloids
c)
actinides
d)
noble gases
38.
A row on the PTE is called a...
a)
Period
b)
Group
39.
What do the blue and red spheres represent in this model of an atomic nucleus?
a)
Gluons and leptons
b)
Protons and neutrons
c)
Positrons and electrons
d)
Atoms and molecules
40.
Which of the following is a true statement?
a)
Periods form horizontal row; groups form vertical columns
b)
Groups form horizontal rows; periods form vertical columns
c)
Categories form horizontal row; gases form vertical columns
d)
Gases form horizontal rows; categories form vertical columns
41.
A pure substance containing only one kind of atom.
a)
element
b)
mixture
c)
compound
42.
It is a pure substance containing two or more different kinds of atoms.
a)
element
b)
mixture
c)
compound
43.
Can only be separated by chemical means.
a)
element
b)
mixture
c)
compound
44.
If they are not the same throughout, they are called heterogeneous.
a)
elements
b)
mixtures
c)
compounds
45.
Examples are water (H2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2).
a)
elements
b)
mixtures
c)
compounds
46.
This picture represents which of the following?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
47.
This picture represents which of the following?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
48.
What is salad?
a)
element
b)
compound
c)
mixture
49.
An element can be broken down into simpler substances by...
a)
physical means
b)
chemical means
c)
Both chemical and physical means
d)
elements can't be broken down
50.
When two or more elements join together chemically,
a)
a mixture is formed
b)
a compound is formed
51.
A mixture that appears to be evenly mixed throughout:
a)
an atom
b)
a compound
c)
a homogeneous mixture
d)
a heterogeneous mixture
52.
mixture that does NOT appear to be evenly mixed throughout:
a)
an atom
b)
a compound
c)
a homogeneous mixture
d)
a heterogeneous mixture
53.
Acid mine drainage causes....
a)
water pollution.
b)
erosion.
c)
susidence.
d)
air pollution.
54.
When trash is burned in an incinerator, it is completely destroyed and no waste is still present.
a)
True
b)
False
55.
Which one of the following is NOT a method for handling non-degradable solid waste?
a)
burning
b)
burying
c)
recycling
d)
composting
56.
Rainwater falling on a dump dissolves chemicals from the wastes, forming a liquid called _________________ that could pollute rivers, streams, and groundwater.
a)
liquid waste
b)
trash effluent
c)
leachate
d)
runoff
57.
A(n) _______________ is specially designed to safely hold municipal solid waste, construction debris, and some types of agricultural and industrial waste.
a)
sanitary landfill
b)
open dump
c)
waste pit
d)
dumpster
58.
_____________ is the process of reclaiming raw materials and reusing them to create new products.
a)
Reducing
b)
Repurposing
c)
Recycling
d)
Composting
59.
Integrated waste management arranges all of the strategies of dealing with municipal solid waste in order, from top-to-bottom, with the goal of minimizing what ends up in a landfill. The first step in waste management is _____________.
a)
incineration
b)
reuse
c)
recycling
d)
reduction
60.
Most recycling focuses on four major categories of products. Which one of these is NOT one of them?
a)
paper
b)
plastic
c)
chemicals
d)
glass
61.
The positive particles of an atom are
a)
electrons
b)
positrons
c)
neutrons
d)
protons
62.
Particles in an atom that are neutral and have no charge are
a)
negatrons
b)
electrons
c)
neutrons
d)
protons
63.
Carbon is considered an element while carbon dioxide is considered a compound. This is because carbon dioxide is –
a)
a gas at room temperature.
b)
made of two different elements.
c)
given off by green plants.
d)
useful to human beings.
64.
Which number here is my atomic number?
a)
5
b)
10.811
65.
How many protons does this atom have?
a)
2.5
b)
6
c)
5
d)
10.811
66.
How many Electrons
a)
2.5
b)
5
c)
6
d)
10.81
67.
Label the following:
grey=
blue=
yellow=
grey=
blue=
yellow=
a)
Gas, Solid, Liquid
b)
Metal, Metalloid, Nonmetal
c)
Metal, Nonmetal, Metalloid
68.
The central region of an atom is where it's protons and neutrons are is called the ________.
a)
nucleus
b)
core
c)
electron cloud
d)
center
69.
Matter is anything that ____________________.
a)
has mass
b)
takes up space
c)
has mass and takes up space
d)
has energy
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