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ENERGY AND WATER

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
What kind of precipitation occurs when snow melts and then refreezes before hitting the ground?
a)
Sleet
b)
Hail
c)
Snow
d)
Freezing Rain
2.

What is not a form of renewable energy?

a)

Solar

b)

Oil

c)

Wind

d)

Hydro

3.

What is not a form of commonly used nonrenewable fuel?

a)

Biomass

b)

Coal

c)

Oil

d)

Natural gas

4.

What is a concern with hydroelectric energy?

a)

It will use up all the water eventually and leave nothing to drink

b)

It creates pollution with heat

c)

It kills the fish that get caught in the system

d)

It disrupts the ecosystem of rivers by damming the water flow

5.

What is not a concern with fossil fuels?

a)

It creates pollution

b)

It will run out in several decades

c)

It can be recycled into plastic

d)

It takes millions of years to be created

6.

What is the purpose of using coal?

a)

To create heat

b)

To create electricity

c)

To create fuel for cars

d)

To create clean water

7.

How much water is drinkable?

a)

1 percent

b)

5 percent

c)

10 percent

d)

20 percent

8.

The image shows

a)

Renewable energy

b)

Non renewable energy

c)

Both

d)

None

9.
What is energy?
a)
Energy doesn't exist
b)
It is the capacity to burn coal
c)
It is the ability to do work or to produce transformations
d)
It is a property of the matter used to meassure forces
10.
Which is a renewable source of energy?
a)
coal
b)
uranium
c)
ocean tides
d)
natural gas
11.
The picture shows a geothermal power plant. 
Which statement best describes this energy source?
a)
Geothermal power plants are renewable energy sources used to remove magma.
b)
Geothermal power plants are nonrenewable energy sources used to produce natural gas.
c)
Geothermal power plants are renewable energy sources used to produce electricity.
d)
Geothermal power plants are nonrenewable energy sources used to dig for oil.
12.

An energy source that is gone forever once it is used up is called?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

natural resource

d)

raw material

13.
Energy that comes from natural resources that can be replenished are called ?
a)
nonrenewable
b)
energy in motion
c)
untapped energy
d)
renewable
14.

What is the process that brings water to the farm areas where farmers do not have access to water?

a)

An extra long soaker hose

b)

hydroelectric power

c)

irrigation

d)

desalination

15.

A process that removes salt from the ocean water.

a)

desalination

b)

hydroelectricity

c)

irrigation

d)

fossil water

16.

Why is it important to conserve water?

a)

Because we could not drink it.

b)

To wash our hands.

c)

Because it is essential and indispensable.

d)

To play carnivals.

17.

What mineral is used for pencils?

a)

hematite

b)

lead

c)

graphite

d)

iron

18.

What mineral is used for common table salt?

a)

quartz

b)

halite

c)

graphite

d)

pegmatite

19.

How does most of the water in the water cycle move from lakes and rivers directly back into the atmosphere?

a)

condensation

b)

respiration

c)

evaporation

d)

precipitation

20.

Water on Earth is found naturally as a solid, a liquid, and a gas. Where is MOST of the solid water of Earth?

a)

deep in Earth's mantle

b)

in Earth's polar region

c)

in the outer atmosphere

d)

at the bottom of the ocean