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Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Wood is useful for making furniture because it is all of the following EXCEPT-
a)
easily cut
b)
lightweight
c)
strong
d)
magnetic
2.
Which of the following is a characteristic that makes a material useful for building homes?
a)
very strong
b)
easily bent
c)
highly flammable
d)
absorbs water
3.
Cotton is useful in making clothing because cotton can be-
a)
heated to high temperatures
b)
spun to make thread
c)
melted very quickly
d)
buried deep underground
4.
Conserving natural resources is important. All of the following are ways to conserve resources EXCEPT -
a)
using less packaging
b)
recycling a glass jar
c)
throwing away trash
d)
reusing a shoebox
5.
What characteristic of coal and oil makes them useful as sources of energy? Coal and oil -
a)
take millions of years to develop
b)
can be burned to release heat
c)
are found under the surface of Earth
d)
release pollution when they are used
6.
Which is an example of a natural resource?
a)
table
b)
water
c)
video game
d)
marker
7.
What is a natural resource?
a)
something you buy
b)
something you make
c)
something found in nature you use
8.
Which of the following is a way a person could conserve natural resources?
a)
recycling waste materials like plastic, glass, paper, and aluminum
b)
limiting water use when showering, brushing teeth, and shaving
c)
using rechargeable batteries
d)
all of the above are good conservation practices
9.
Which of these is a fossil fuel?
a)
oil
b)
wind
c)
water
d)
wood
10.
Why isn't coal a renewable resource?
a)
It took millions of years to form
b)
It is under the ground
c)
We don't know how to make it
d)
We don't have a use for it
11.
Cotton is useful for making clothes because it -
a)
grows in soil
b)
is food for insects
c)
can be washed
d)
has no color
12.
Which of the following is an example of a way that natural resources can be conserved?
a)
recycling aluminum cans
b)
making a new car
c)
burning down forests
d)
growing corn for food
13.
Metals conduct heat very well. This makes metals good for making -
a)
school buses
b)
door knobs
c)
soda cans
d)
cooking pots
14.
All of the following characteristics of wood make it a good resource to make furniture EXCEPT-
a)
easy to get and inexpensive
b)
burns at high temperature
c)
can be cut into shapes
d)
relatively light in weight
15.
Electrical wires need to be made out of material that is not expensive and conducts electricity. Which of the materials below should be used to make electrical wires?
a)
wood
b)
silk
c)
copper
d)
gold
16.
Metals can be used to make objects of different shapes because metals can -
a)
freeze
b)
grow
c)
break
d)
bend
17.
All of the following are ways we can conserve natural resources EXCEPT -
a)
using less water
b)
building new houses
c)
planting more trees
d)
reusing paper bags
18.
What characteristic of wood makes it useful as a building material?
a)
decomposes quickly
b)
is very expensive
c)
catches on fire easily
d)
can be cut into shapes
19.
Coal, oil and natural gas are useful resources because they-
a)
produce smoke
b)
are hard to find
c)
release energy
d)
pollute the Earth
20.
Which of the following is a way students could conserve paper?
a)
buy only new paperback books
b)
use both sides of the paper in a notebook
c)
pick up paper wrappers in the schoolyard
d)
use paper towels to clean spills in the lab
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