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WorksheetsUnit 1 Natural Resources
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 8mins
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Class
Date
1.
Energy captured from the uneven heating and cooling of the atmosphere, drives a turbine, which converts the energy of the moving air into electricity.
a)
Solar Energy
b)
Wind Energy
c)
Geothermal Energy
d)
Hydroelectric Energy
2.
Energy from the sun that can be used directly for heating, cooling, generating electricity, heating water, etc.
a)
Solar Energy
b)
Biomass Energy
c)
Ocean/Wave Energy
d)
Compressed Air Energy
3.
Uses hydrogen to generate electricity to power vehicles.
a)
Biomass Energy
b)
Hydrogen Fuel Cells
c)
Hydroelectric Power
d)
Ocean/Wave Energy
4.
Energy produced by moving water turning a generator to produce electricity.
a)
Solar Energy
b)
Biomass Energy
c)
Hydroelectric Energy
d)
Compressed Air Energy
5.
Electric power plants that burn fossil fuels generate billions of tons of carbon dioxide and other gases. How might replacing these power plants with solar cells affect the environment?
a)
The amount of water vapor in the atmosphere might increase.
b)
Less land might be needed to produce the same amount of electricity.
c)
Forest fires resulting from highly flammable emissions might be avoided.
d)
The amount of released gases that trap atmospheric heat might be reduced.
6.
Human use of chemical containing chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) has contributed to a thinning of the ozone layer in the atmosphere. The ozone layer absorbs ultraviolet radiation from the sun. Which best describes a negative consequence of the thinning ozone layer?
a)
Animal cells have become damaged.
b)
Less light is available for plant growth.
c)
Less precipitation happens in rain forests.
d)
Too many nutrients are available in oceans.
7.
When following the engineering design process, the different stages can occur in which direction?
a)
Clockwise
b)
Counter-clockwise
c)
Both clockwise and counter-clockwise
d)
In any direction, including shortcuts
8.
Some scientists want to design a system of instruments that will evaluate ocean currents, temperatures, and winds in order to predict weather patterns. What should they do before they produce the first complete working version of the system?
a)
Build a prototype of the system
b)
Evaluate the results of the system
c)
Improve the design of the system
d)
Conducts tests on the system
9.
Students investigated four different brands of disinfectant wipes. The students rubbed each brand of wipe on a different desk. They collected a bacteria sample from each wiped desk with a cotton swab, and then transferred the bacteria to a petri dish. The students took a bacteria sample from five petri dishes. Which of these was the experimental control?
a)
The sample with the greatest amount of bacterial growth
b)
The sample from the unwiped desk
c)
The length of time the bacteria was allowed to grow
d)
The number of brands of disinfectant wipes tested
10.
The diagram shows how plants and animals exchange gases. What type of gas is represented by Gas Y?
a)
Oxygen, O2
b)
Nitrogen, N2
c)
Methane, CH4
d)
Carbon dioxide, CO2
11.
Why are photosynthesis and cellular respiration often considered opposites?
a)
Photosynthesis produces twice as many ATP molecules as cellular respiration does.
b)
Water is released during photosynthesis and consumed during cellular respiration.
c)
Photosynthesis occurs during the day, and cellular respiration occurs at night.
d)
Oxygen is produced during photosynthesis and used during cellular respiration.
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