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Science Practice # 1

Total questions: 24

Worksheet time: 37mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the scientific equipment that measures the size of an earthquake called?

a)

thermometer

b)

barometer

c)

seismograph

d)

anemometer

2.

Tsunamis are waves cause by wind.

a)

true

b)

false

3.

Which of these natural disasters can humans prevent or eliminate?

a)

tsunamis

b)

earthquakes

c)

volcanoes

d)

humans cannot prevent natural disasters

4.

Which natural disaster causes most of its damage due to shaking?

a)

tornadoes

b)

tsunamis

c)

hurricanes

d)

earthquakes

5.

Long period of time without rain

a)

Wildfire

b)

Drought

c)

Thunderstorm

d)

Flood

6.

Natural way for Earth to release stress

a)

Hurricane

b)

Volcanic Eruption

c)

Earthquake

d)

Tsunami

7.

Overflow of water onto land

a)

Flood

b)

Drought

c)

Volcanic Eruption

d)

Landslide

8.

a long period of dry weather and not enough water

a)

drought

b)

forest fire

c)

famine

9.

a volcanic eruption sends....

a)

lava, ash and smoke

b)

lava, ash and water

c)

lava, ash and spinning wind

10.

An extreme storm with spinning air

a)

tornado

b)

tsunami

c)

heavy rain

11.

Tsunami ...

a)

is a very large wave

b)

happens after an earthquake

c)

is what surfers like

12.
Any useful material that is found in nature:
a)
Natural Resource
b)
Human Resource
c)
Plants
13.
A resource that is not easily replaced...
a)
Renewable
b)
Nonrenewable
14.
Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?
a)
Water
b)
Animals
c)
Natural gas
d)
Wind
15.
What is a natural resource?
a)
Resources we get from our house
b)
Resources we get from people
c)
Resources we get from nature
16.
Which of the following natural resources are nonrenewable?
a)
Water
b)
Animals
c)
Natural gas
d)
Wind
17.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...
a)
they are used to produce heat
b)
they take a long time to form
c)
they can be found underground
18.
What does conserving resources mean?
a)
Use as much of the resources as you can
b)
Only use the resources at school
c)
Protecting the resource so it does not run out
19.
Hydroelectric energy uses...
a)
water to make electricity.
b)
hydrogen to make electricity.
c)
lightning in water to make electricity.
20.
Oil comes from deep underground. When people have used all of the oil on Earth, it will be gone. What kind of resource is oil?
a)
a renewable resource
b)
an inexhaustible resource
c)
a nonrenewable resource
d)
a non-usable resource
21.
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
22.
Which is a Natural Resource
a)
Sunlight
b)
Computers
c)
Cars
d)
Roofs
23.
Non renewable resources are
a)
Materials that are found on Earth that people use.
b)
Rock that contains metal
c)
Fuels that formed from the remains of things that lived millions of years ago
d)
Resources that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out. 
24.
We dig metal out of the Earth to make steel for buildings, cars, and buses. Metal is a nonrenewable resource.
a)
True
b)
False