Worksheets6.9 Natural Resources and 6.7 Watersheds Review
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Conservation means to __.
a)
save or use wisely
b)
use excessively or unwisely
c)
use a lot of
d)
waste
2.
Which natural resource is a fossil fuel?
a)
geothermal
b)
wind
c)
oil
d)
biomass
3.
Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?
a)
nuclear
b)
biomass
c)
geothermal
d)
hydropower
4.
Fossil fuels are __.
a)
coal, oil, biomass
b)
natural gas, hydropower, nuclear
c)
coal, oil, natural gas
d)
petroleum, wind, geothermal
5.
True or False: Renewable energy takes millions of years to renew.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
6.
A disadvantage of nonrenewable energy is that is causes pollution.
a)
TRUE
b)
FALSE
7.
What is a disadvantage of using renewable energy?
a)
causes pollution
b)
it is always available
c)
very expensive to collect
d)
takes millions of years to renew
8.
Which nonrenewable resource is made from dead plants?
a)
natural gas
b)
coal
c)
nuclear
d)
oil
9.
Which renewable resource gets its energy from the Earth?
a)
nuclear
b)
biomass
c)
coal
d)
geothermal
10.
Geysers and volcanoes are examples of __
a)
hydropower
b)
natural gas
c)
geothermal
d)
biomass
11.
An advantage of using nonrenewable resources is that they are __ to collect.
a)
expensive
b)
cheap
c)
costly
12.
Propane and methane are examples of which nonrenewable resource?
a)
natural gas
b)
nuclear
c)
coal
d)
oil
13.
Turbines are used to collect energy from __ and is a __ resource.
a)
hydropower, renewable
b)
hydropower, nonrenewable
c)
wind, renewable
d)
wind, nonrenewable
14.
Land that supplies water to a river system.
a)
wetlands
b)
watershed
c)
estuary
d)
river system
15.
a river and ALL its tributaries
a)
ecosystem
b)
estuary
c)
watershed
d)
river system
16.
Made up of the biotic community and the abiotic factors that affect it.
a)
ecosystem
b)
water quality
c)
habitat
d)
watershed
17.
Nonliving factors in an ecosystem
a)
biotic
b)
abiotic
c)
estuary
d)
wetlands
18.
Living and once living factors in an ecosystem
a)
watershed
b)
ecosystem
c)
biotic
d)
abiotic
19.
temperature, water, rocks, soil, geology, weather are all ___ factors in an ecosystem.
a)
abiotic
b)
biotic
c)
estuary
d)
wetlands
20.
As water flow decreases, what happens to sediment?
a)
increases
b)
decreases and settles to the bottom
c)
stops
d)
floats
21.
As water flow increases, what happens to sediment size?
a)
decreases and settles to the bottom
b)
stops
c)
floats
d)
increases
22.
The smaller streams and rivers that feed into the larger river.
a)
tributaries
b)
estuary
c)
wetlands
d)
river system
23.
Wide, flat, border areas along rivers and streams where flood waters spill out at times of high flow.
a)
watershed
b)
estuary
c)
floodplains
d)
abiotic
24.
Filter polluted water, control flooding, and prevents erosion are the 3 jobs of ___.
a)
estuary
b)
wetlands
c)
watershed
d)
floodplains
25.
How healthy the water is.
a)
water quantity
b)
water quality
c)
good water
d)
tasty water
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