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Science Ch. 10

Total questions: 22

Worksheet time: 11mins

Name
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)

nonrenewable

c)

recycleable

d)

nonrecycleable

3.

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 can't be used on a large scale

4.

How do hydroelectric power plants produce energy?

a)

burning fossil fuels

b)

solar cells collect solar rays

c)

wind spins the blades

d)

water flows through a turbine at a dam

5.

Which is not a fossil fuel?

a)

natural gas

b)

coal

c)

uranium

d)

oil

6.

What is one way to prevent soil damage?

a)

limit the crops grown on it

b)

remove liners from landfills

c)

apply more pesticides to crops

d)

allow soil to be eroded by water

7.

Which of these can reduce air pollution?

a)

forest fires

b)

volcanoes

c)

burning biomass

d)

rain

8.

Which is not a disadvantage of wind energy?

a)

birds can be killed

b)

does not cause air pollution

c)

noisy

d)

wind does not always blow

9.

Which is an effect of mining?

a)

changes the habitats of plants and animals

b)

can cause air and water pollution

c)

can cause mud slides

d)

All of the answer choices

10.

Which is an example of reusing a resource?

a)

using fewer chemicals

b)

creating a swing out of an old tire

c)

saving a wetland from being paved

11.

A supply that will meet the need for materials or energy

a)

resource

b)

fossil fuel

c)

biomass

d)

geothermal

12.

Material that was recently alive

a)

biomass

b)

solar energy

c)

geothermal

d)

hydroelectric

13.

Energy from the high temperatures inside the Earth

a)

biomass

b)

geothermal

c)

nonrenewable resource

d)

wind energy

14.

Power plants that make electricity with the energy of flowing water

a)

geothermal

b)

hydroelectric

c)

recycle

d)

nuclear energy

15.

To use a material again

a)

nuclear energy

b)

hydroelectric

c)

wind energy

d)

recycle

16.

Which of the following is NOT a renewable resource?

a)

natural gas

b)

trees

c)

water

d)

wind

17.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

coal

b)

solar energy

c)

oil

d)

nuclear energy

18.

Bernard's star is the closest star to Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

19.

The sun appears to rise in the east and set in the west.

a)

True

b)

False

20.

We are located in the Milky Way Galaxy.

a)

True

b)

False

21.

How long does it take the Earth to complete one revolution around the sun.

a)

1 hour

b)

24 hours

c)

365 days

22.

How long does it take Earth to complete one complete rotation on it's axis?

a)

1 hour

b)

24 hours

c)

365 days