WorksheetsHumans & their Environments - 3/4th Grade
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 38mins
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1.
A lot of the energy we use at home, at school, and for our cars comes from fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas.
Choose the action that would help conserve energy and conserve fossil fuels.
Choose the action that would help conserve energy and conserve fossil fuels.
a)
Turn off the lights when you leave the room.
b)
Drive a car as much as possible.
c)
Turn on the air conditioner and open the doors.
d)
Leave the television on all of the time.
2.
Humans depend on things—such as clean air—found in their natural environment.
Humans also depend on things—such as homes—in their constructed environment.
What do humans use homes for?
Humans also depend on things—such as homes—in their constructed environment.
What do humans use homes for?
a)
transportation
b)
sunlight
c)
shelter
d)
nutrients
3.
Students in Mr. Jackson's class planted trees beside a stream one weekend.
Why was this helpful for the environment?
Why was this helpful for the environment?
a)
Trees are a beautiful addition to any landscape.
b)
The students stayed busy and kept out of trouble.
c)
The trees and their roots will help prevent erosion.
d)
Trees cause the weather to become sunnier.
4.
Animals are used for meats such as beef, poultry, and pork. Animals are also used to make non-food products.
Which of the following non-food products comes from an animal?
Which of the following non-food products comes from an animal?
a)
leather
b)
cork
c)
plastic
d)
rubber
5.
You use renewable and nonrenewable resources every day when you eat, dress, and travel.
What nonrenewable resource do you use when you ride in a car?
What nonrenewable resource do you use when you ride in a car?
a)
solar energy
b)
electricity
c)
gasoline
d)
oxygen
6.
In a local town, many people have been seen dumping used motor oil onto the ground. The ground soaks up the oil.
Does dumping the oil cause any pollution?
Does dumping the oil cause any pollution?
a)
Yes, everything poured onto the ground is pollution.
b)
Yes, the oil could pollute the groundwater.
c)
No, if you can't see the oil after it is dumped, nothing is polluted.
d)
No, oil came from the ground in the first place, so it is okay to return it to the ground.
7.
Only 3% of the water on earth is usable by humans. Even though that 3% is _______ through the water cycle, we still need to be careful not to waste water.
a)
renewable
b)
exhaustible
c)
inexhaustible
d)
nonrenewable
8.
Man-made products come from many different sources. An aluminum soda can, like the one shown below, is a man-made product.
Where does an aluminum soda can come from?
Where does an aluminum soda can come from?
a)
petroleum byproducts
b)
aluminum plants that grow in Central America
c)
aluminum ore found buried under the Earth
d)
seaweed fibers
9.
A factory such as the one in the picture below has been built near Victoria’s school.One day after school Victoria notices that thick, foul smelling smoke is pouring out of the smokestack on the roof of the factory.
Which part of the environment around Victoria’s school is being most affected by this smoke?
Which part of the environment around Victoria’s school is being most affected by this smoke?
a)
water
b)
air
c)
playground
d)
soil
10.
Which of the following is caused by pollution?
a)
an increase in human population
b)
an increase in the number of fish in the ocean
c)
more jobs for the unemployed
d)
acid rain
11.
Which natural sweet liquid is produced by the insect in the picture?
a)
nectar
b)
sugar water
c)
lemonade
d)
honey
12.
Humans depend on water and clean air found in the natural environment.
Humans also depend upon things found in their constructed environments.
Factories are one example of a constructed object that humans depend on.
Factories help humans by...
Humans also depend upon things found in their constructed environments.
Factories are one example of a constructed object that humans depend on.
Factories help humans by...
a)
making the Sun produce more light and heat.
b)
creating new types of animals for people to eat.
c)
creating air pollution.
d)
creating useful products.
13.
Fossil fuels, such as coal and oil, take millions of years to form. Once they are gone, they can no longer be a source of energy.
Fossil fuels are a/an _______ resource.
Fossil fuels are a/an _______ resource.
a)
inexhaustible
b)
renewable
c)
nonrenewable
d)
artificial
14.
Which of the following products comes from trees?
a)
gasoline
b)
steel
c)
plastics
d)
paper
15.
Imagine that a large amount of pesticide was spilled onto the ground, and the plants near the spill died.
If the deer in the area did not have enough plants to eat, and wolves need the deer for food, what might happen to the deer and wolves?
If the deer in the area did not have enough plants to eat, and wolves need the deer for food, what might happen to the deer and wolves?
a)
Many deer will starve, and the wolves will start eating the bushes.
b)
Many deer and wolves will starve.
c)
The deer will start to hunt the wolves for food.
d)
Nothing will happen to the deer and wolves.
16.
________ is the preservation and careful management of the environment and of natural resources.
a)
Conservation
b)
Reusing
c)
Recycling
d)
Pollution
17.
Mrs. Beasley's third grade class did a project to determine what materials people recycle at home. A total of forty people were surveyed.
According to the graph, what material did the largest number of people recycle at home?
According to the graph, what material did the largest number of people recycle at home?
a)
tin
b)
glass
c)
cardboard
d)
plastic
18.
By keeping fertilizer from running off into streams and lakes, which of the Earth's resources are we protecting?
a)
rocks
b)
water
c)
air
d)
soil
19.
Many of the machines and automobiles that humans use pollute the environment.
What kind of pollution is released by a gas-burning car that is not released by an electric car?
What kind of pollution is released by a gas-burning car that is not released by an electric car?
a)
oxygen
b)
Both kinds of cars release the same kinds of pollution.
c)
Gas-burning cars do not release pollution.
d)
carbon monoxide
20.
In the pictures, purple shows the energy used to create new products, and green shows the energy used to create recycled products.
What can you tell about recycling from this pictograph?
What can you tell about recycling from this pictograph?
a)
It takes the least energy to make a new glass bottle.
b)
It takes more energy to make new products and less energy to make recycled products.
c)
It takes less energy to make new products and more energy to make recycled products.
d)
It takes the most energy to make a recycled aluminum can.
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