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Environmental Science 4-6

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 10mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What type of energy is produced from the sun?
a)
Solar
b)
Wind
c)
Biomass
d)
Geothermal
2.
What type of energy is produced from the natural movement of the wind?
a)
Hydroelectric
b)
Wind
c)
Biomass
d)
Geothermal
3.
What type of energy is produced from materials that were once living, like plants or animal waste? 
a)
Tidal/Wave
b)
Wind
c)
Biomass
d)
Geothermal
4.
What type of energy comes from heat generated deep inside the earth from items like hot rocks, hot water and steam? 
a)
Solar
b)
Wind
c)
Biomass
d)
Geothermal
5.
What type of energy is being used when photovoltaic cells power a calculator? 
a)
Wind
b)
Geothermal
c)
Hydroeletric
d)
Solar
6.
What type of energy is being used when cars and trucks are powered by ethanol?  
a)
Wind
b)
Geothermal
c)
Biomass
d)
Solar
7.
What type of energy is being used a windmill is used to pump water on a farm?
a)
Wind
b)
Geothermal
c)
Biomass
d)
Solar
8.
What type of energy is being produced when a dam is placed across a river and water is released to turn a turbine that produces electricity?
a)
Wind
b)
Geothermal
c)
Hydroelectric 
d)
Solar
9.
The careful utilization of a natural resource in order to prevent depletion is called: 
a)
Stewardship 
b)
Environmental Science 
c)
Conservation  
d)
Restoration  
10.
What is an item that cannot be recycled? 
a)
Salt
b)
Glass
c)
Metal
d)
Paper
11.
The careful and responsible management of something that is entrusted ones care is called? 
a)
Stewardship 
b)
Environmental Science 
c)
Conservation  
d)
Restoration  
12.
Which of the following is not a part of recycling? 
a)
Reduce
b)
Recycle
c)
Reuse
d)
Resell