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Ch. 10 Science

Total questions: 12

Worksheet time: 6mins

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Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

clean air

b)

fossil fuel

c)

fresh water

d)

solar energy

2.

Wind, water, and the Sun are ________________ energy sources.

a)

renewable

b)

recyclable

c)

nonrecyclable

d)

nonrenewable

3.

Which statement is true about a windmill?

a)

The greatest amount of energy is produced when the blades move slowly.

b)

The greatest amount of energy is produced when the blades move quickly.

c)

The same amount of energy is produced no matter how fast the blades are moving.

d)

The speed of the blades does not have anything to do with the amount of energy a windmill produces.

4.

Why is solar energy used in only a limited way?

a)

It causes pollution.

b)

It will run out in a few years.

c)

It is not available at all times.

d)

It cannot be used on a large scale.

5.

How do hydroelectric power plants produce energy?

a)

Fossil fuels burn.

b)

Wind spins the blades.

c)

Solar cells collect solar rays.

d)

Water flows through dams.

6.

What is one advantage of geothermal energy over wind energy?

a)

Geothermal energy is a renewable resource.

b)

Geothermal energy can always produce electricity.

c)

Geothermal energy does not pollute the environment.

d)

Geothermal energy plants can be built in only a few places.

7.

What is one way to prevent soil damage?

a)

Limit the crops grown on it.

b)

Apply more pesticides to crops.

c)

Remove the liners from landfills.

d)

Allow soil to be eroded by water.

8.

How can rain harm the environment?

a)

Air pollution gets into rain as it falls.

b)

Polluted water forms clouds and then it rains.

c)

Polluted water evaporates into the water cycle and then comes down as polluted rain.

d)

Air pollution is absorbed into clouds and forms polluted rain.

9.

How can you reuse a resource?

a)

turning a tire into a tire swing.

b)

making thinner aluminum cans.

c)

using fewer chemicals in a garden.

d)

saving a wetland from being paved.

10.

The Earth has a lot of aluminum. But aluminum is still recycled. What is an advantage of recycling aluminium?

a)

Recycled aluminum has higher quality.

b)

Recycling aluminum creates more jobs.

c)

It takes less energy to recycle than to mine more aluminum.

d)

It conserves fewer resources to recycle than to mine more aluminum.

11.

What natural resource does nuclear energy require?

a)

copper

b)

uranium

c)

aluminum

d)

magnesium

12.

What do you collect solar energy with?

a)

rain gauge

b)

hygrometer

c)

solar panel

d)

wind sock