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earth sci

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 13mins

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Class
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1.

1. Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

steel

b)

glass

c)

wood

d)

concrete

2.

How can metal be recycled?

a)

It can be taken from ores.

b)

It can be melted and reshaped.

c)

It can be made into steel beams.

d)

It can be combined with other substances.

3.

What is the main disadvantage of using biomass as a source of energy?

a)

plants take a long time to grow

b)

some biomass fuels have a bad smell

c)

farmland is used to make fuel instead of food

d)

biomass has to be grown in order to be replaced

4.

Which energy resource for heating a house conserves resources?

a)

solar power

b)

natural gas

c)

coal

d)

oil

5.

Which of these is the source of most of the energy humans use today?

a)

fossil fuels

b)

biomass

c)

the sun

d)

wind

6.

How is erosion different than weathering?

a)

it breaks rock but does not move it

b)

it moves rock instead of just breaking it

c)

it dissolves rock and then makes new landforms

d)

there is no difference

7.

The process of moving sediment by wind, water, ice, or gravity is?

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

earthquakes

d)

landslides

8.

Which of these natural resources do people use to make glass?

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

steel

d)

sand

9.

What is the best way to recycle glass?

a)

glue broken pieces together

b)

melt and reform the glass

c)

shape and cool melted sand

d)

wash and use it for another purpose

10.

Which of these are two examples of renewable energy resources?

a)

wind and coal

b)

coal and sun

c)

sun and wind

d)

oil and coal

11.

Which item is made from oil?

a)

aluminum can

b)

tin can

c)

pizza box

d)

plastic water bottle

12.

What are two RENEWABLE resources found in Minnesota?

a)

Solar and Wind Power

b)

Coal and Solar Power

c)

Wind and Fossil Fuels

d)

Trees and Iron Ore

13.

What are two NON RENEWABLE resources found in Minnesota?

a)

Solar and Iron Ore

b)

Granite and Wind

c)

Taconite and Water

d)

Iron Ore and Limestone