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G5-Quiz

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 15mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the below are examples of fossil fuels?

a)

Soil, rocks, and sand

b)

Coal, oil, and natural gas

c)

Plants, trees, and animals

2.

We can take waste materials like newspaper and glass and use them again. Which among the following options can be helpful in reducing the size of landfills caused due to newspapers and glasses

a)

remove

b)

reduce

c)

reuse

d)

recycle

3.

Freshwater can become polluted and unsafe for drinking or cooking. The word that most closely defines polluted is

a)

contained

b)

salt water

c)

purified

d)

contaminated

4.

Which is the best reason why understanding global warming is so important?

a)

It can negatively affect plants and animals, but not people.

b)

It can negatively affect people, but not plants and animals.

c)

It can negatively affect people, plants, and animals.

5.

Which is an example of a human impact on the atmosphere?

a)

burning fossil fuels

b)

mining for mineral ores

c)

building a dam for hydroelectric energy

d)

hunting an animal to extinction

6.

What is the most damaging type of pollution?

a)

acid rain

b)

air pollution

c)

water pollution

d)

land pollution

7.

The clean, relatively low-cost energy source from the Sun is referred to as

a)

solar energy.

b)

magnetic energy.

c)

energy efficient.

d)

wind power.

8.

The protection of natural resources, including soil, is called

a)

humus

b)

organic

c)

inorganic

d)

conservation

9.

Air pollution can be caused by

a)

chemicals.

b)

burning fossil fuels or trash.

c)

dust.

d)

all of the above

10.

Decomposers help in

a)

breaking dead waste

b)

recycle nutrients

c)

spreading decay

d)

both a and b

11.

A food chain starts with a

a)

producer

b)

consumers

c)

decomposer

d)

scavengers

12.

Where do all life forms get their energy?

a)

Earth's Core

b)

Water

c)

Plants

d)

The Sun

13.

An organism that lives by breaking apart dead organic matter into simpler parts is...

a)

scavenger

b)

consumer

c)

decomposer

d)

carnivore

14.

Animals that are being hunted and eaten by predators.

a)

prey

b)

extinct

c)

food

15.

Recently, a family of bobcats moved into an area with a large rabbit population. What changes may occur in the ecosystem?

a)

The rabbit population may increase

b)

The rabbit population may decrease

c)

The rabbit population may increase first, then decrease

d)

The rabbits will become extinct

16.

An animal that eats only plants is an

a)

carnivore

b)

omnivore

c)

herbivore

d)

decomposer

17.

Which of the following is a producer?

a)

Maple tree

b)

Sunfish

c)

Bunny

d)

Bear

18.

What is a mammal?

a)

An animal that lives in water

b)

An animal with fur, hair, and that feeds milk

c)

An animal with rough, dry, scaly skin

19.

Raw materials supplied by Earth or nature that are necessary or useful to people are

a)

human resources.

b)

natural resources.

c)

soil layers.

d)

conservation.

20.

Geothermal energy comes from

a)

the Sun.

b)

falling water.

c)

fossil fuels.

d)

Earth's internal heat.