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NaturalResourcesKS321

Total questions: 86

Worksheet time: 57mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is this?

a)

Tail

b)

Tusk

c)

Horn

d)

Bone

2.
What does it mean when an animal is endangered?
a)
Something once lived but no longer exists.
b)
Animals that is at risk of extinction.
c)
Place that protects animals at risk.
3.

A species is defined as endangered when it

a)

suffers from damage to its habitat.

b)

suffers from disease or predation.

c)

when there are hazards to the continued life of the species.

d)

all of the above

4.
What is a habitat?
a)
It is an artificial area where wildlife lives.
b)
 It is any natural region where wildlife lives undisturbed
c)
It is a protected region created by people to save wildlife.
5.

Why do endangered species matter?

a)

Because they are cute

b)

Biodiversity

c)

Because if they die we cannot have them as pets

d)

Because they cannot be in the zoo

6.

What can you do to save endangered species?

a)

Protect wildlife

b)

To adopt them as pets

c)

To put them in zoos

d)

To make them reproduce

7.

The endangered black rhinos is hunted for what?

a)

its horns

b)

its eyes

c)

its meat

8.
An endangered species is
a)
One whose numbers are so small that it is at risk of extinction
b)
One whose not been spotted after many years.
c)
One whose numbers are abundant.
9.
What are vulnerable or candidate species?
a)
not in immediate danger but could be soon
b)
species that are no longer endangered
c)
species that have already become extinct with no hope of coming back
d)
none of the above
10.
What is the main cause of extinction of tigers?
a)
hunting
b)
climate change.
c)
disease.
d)
building of new homes
11.
Which of the following does not destroy habitats?
a)
building homes
b)
pollution
c)
nature reserves
d)
hunting and trading
12.

An animal that might become endangered if nothing is done is considered __________.

a)

extirpated

b)

threatened

c)

extinct

d)

vulnerable

13.

Which of the animal is under the endangered list?

a)

Giraffe

b)

Malayan Tiger

c)

Chicken

d)

Wolf

14.

Penguins are ____.

a)

Insects

b)

Reptiles

c)

Birds

d)

Mammals

15.
Anything from nature that living things use is called a ______________.
a)
energy
b)
pollution
c)
food
d)
natural resource
16.

Resources that are not able to be reproduced as quickly as they are used are called _____.

a)

renewable resources

b)

replaceable resources

c)

non renewable resources

d)

non replaceable resources

17.

Geothermal energy uses heat from ____ to produce electricity.

a)

the earth

b)

coal

c)

oil

d)

natural gas

18.

Renewable resources ...

a)

are not replaceable

b)

are used more frequently than non renewables

c)

are never going to run out

d)

going to run out

19.

What type of power plant uses the potential energy of water trapped behind a dam?

a)

nuclear power plant

b)

hydroelectric power plant

c)

solar station

d)

tidal harness

20.

What are fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

oil, natural gas, uranium

c)

coal, oil, natural gas

d)

geothemals, coal, natural gas

21.

Uranium atoms are split to create a tremendous amount of energy in a _____ power plant.

a)

biomass

b)

geothermal

c)

nuclear

d)

hydroelectric

22.

Which of the following energy sources has the drawback of generating radioactive waste.

a)

fossil fuels

b)

nuclear

c)

geothermal

d)

hydroelectric

23.

Which of the following uses tides or waves to generate electricity?

a)

hydroelectric

b)

geothermal

c)

tidal harness

d)

wind

24.
Which renewable resource gets its direct energy from the sun? 
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar
c)
Wind
d)
Hydrogen
25.
Energy we get from earth's interior heat
a)
Geothermal
b)
Solar Energy 
c)
Wind Energy 
d)
Hydroelectricity 
26.

Which of the following has the greatest efficiency out of all of the natural resources?

a)

hydroelectric

b)

fossil fuels

c)

solar

d)

geothermal

27.
Why are trees a natural resource?
a)
The leaves are green
b)
We use them to make paper, lumber, and other products.
c)
They are beautiful
d)
They grow back after they are cut down.
28.
Which of the following means of transportation uses a renewable resource for its energy source?
a)
solar powered car
b)
coal powered steam train
c)
natural gas car
d)
gasoline truck
29.
A farmer decides that he is going to produce his own energy on the farm by using a type of renewable energy. The renewable energy could come from--
a)
setting up wind turbines
b)
having a coal furnace
c)
using natural gas
d)
burning oil
30.
If the factory in this diagram was NOT practicing good environmental conservation, what effect would be produced?
a)
air and water pollution
b)
good fishing for recreation
c)
plentiful animals in the river
d)
purified drinking water
31.
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
32.
Why is the soil rich in a deciduous forest?
a)
fallen leaves make compost 
b)
dead trees provide food for decomposers
c)
fallen pine cones add minerals
d)
light shines through bare trees
33.
What is one threat to the TAIGA biome?
a)
logging
b)
below freezing temperatures
c)
animal migration
d)
insects
34.

What is called for the practice of regulating forest resources to meet the needs of society and industry while preserving the forest’s health?

a)

Environmental protection

b)

Sustainable Forest Management

c)

Forest policy framework

d)

Unsustainable Forest Management

35.

How forests increase the atmosphere’s humidity?

a)

By Transpiration

b)

By photosynthesis

c)

By nitrogen fixation

d)

By evaporation

36.

Identify the type of forests.

a)

Tropical Rainforests

b)

Tropical Deciduous forests

c)

Mangrove forests

37.
All of the following are nonrenewable resources EXCEPT
a)
Coal
b)
animals
c)
petroleum (oil)
d)
natural gas
38.
Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource?
a)
Coal
b)
Paper
c)
Solar
d)
Wind
39.

How does population growth affect natural resources?

a)

The more people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

b)

The less people on the planet, the less natural resources that are available for each person.

c)

The more people on the planet, the more natural resources that are available for each person.

40.

We dig metal out of the Earth to make steel for buildingsand automobiles. Metal is a nonrenewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

41.
Diamonds and other minerals
a)
Nonrenewable
b)
Renewable
42.

Which of the following resources would be considered renewable?

a)

coal

b)

wind

c)

metal ore

d)

natural gas

43.

What is the term for important nonrenewable resources that formed from the remains of living organisms?

a)

solar particles

b)

mineral sediments

c)

fossil fuels

d)

elemental energy

44.

Clothes are often made from cotton, which is grown from a plant. What kind of resource is cotton?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

mineral

d)

chemical

45.
Which is TRUE of global warming?
a)
It is slowing down in recent years.
b)
It is the gradual cooling of the earth.
c)
Human activity is the greatest cause
d)
All of the Above
46.
What is a green house gas?
a)
a series of small rivers that drain into a larger river
b)
a community of all living things
c)
removing or clearing away of trees from an area
d)
A gas that absorbs heat and reflects it back to earth.
47.
Trees 
a)
take in carbon dioxide  and release oxygen
b)
take in oxygen and release carbon dioxide
c)
take in oxygen and release oxygen
d)
take in carbon dioxide and release carbon dioxide
48.
Which of these is the greatest limiting factor for plants on the forest floor?
a)
space
b)
soil
c)
sunlight
d)
water
49.

If the rainforests were to disappear, the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere would ____.

a)

Increase

b)

Decrease

c)

Increase briefly, then decrease

d)

Stay the same

50.

Why are people destroying rainforests?

a)

Because there are too many trees.

b)

Because there is too much rain.

c)

To mine, to build factories , ranches and plantations.

d)

To remove carbon dioxide from the air.

51.

What is a major cause of soil erosion?

a)

Running Water

b)

Overgrazing

c)

Agricultural Activities

52.

What is the least cause of Soil Erosion?

a)

Industrialization

b)

Agricultural Activities

c)

Deforestation

d)

Overgrazing

e)

Over Exploitation

53.
Which soil is best for planting crops?
a)
sand
b)
silt
c)
clay
d)
trash
54.
_____is very rich in nutrients because it is composed of plants and animals that die and break down.
a)
humus
b)
bedrock
c)
topsoil
d)
subsoil
55.
how can we prevent erosion?
a)
drinking water
b)
planting plants
c)
protect rivers
d)
dig soil
56.
What does humus contain?
a)
sand
b)
glass
c)
clay
d)
decayed plants and animals
57.

How do plants contribute to the formation of soil? Plants

a)

cover the soil and shade it from sunlight.

b)

die, decompose and become part of the soil.

c)

use soil to grow and develop over time.

d)

support the animal life in the soil.

58.
Which of the following is NOT one of the three types of soil?
a)
clay
b)
sand
c)
silt
d)
mud
59.

When we throw away things into the oceans, we cause___.

a)

droughts

b)

light pollution

c)

water pollution

d)

cilmate change

60.

Carbon dioxide makes the Earth's surface hotter. We call this _______.

a)

water pollution

b)

air pollution

c)

global warming

d)

climate change

61.

Global warming is one of the causes of _____, which affects our weather patterns.

a)

droughts

b)

climate change

c)

air pollution

d)

recycle

62.

Cutting down trees reduces the soil's ability to hold water. This causes ______.

a)

the rising of sea level

b)

droughts

c)

air pollution

d)

light pollution

63.

Factories produce toxic gases and cause ______.

a)

light pollution

b)

water pollution

c)

air pollution

d)

food waste

64.

_____things as much as possible. For example, use plastic bags more than once.

a)

Reduce

b)

Reuse

c)

Recycle

d)

Repeat

65.

If you really cannot use something again, remember to _____ it if possible. Someone else can use the material to make new products.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

c)

recycle

d)

repeat

66.

If we leave the lights on and always turn up the air-con, we will have more serious...

a)

overpopulation

b)

deforestation

c)

energy crisis

d)

waste disposal problem

67.

If we use a lot of disposable products, we will have more serious...

a)

waste disposal problems

b)

overpopulation

c)

animal extinction

d)

noise pollution

68.

Look at the picture. What is this environmental problem?

a)

Overpopulation

b)

Underpopulation

69.

Look at the picture. What is this environmental problem?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Reforestation

70.

Look at the picture. What is this environmental problem?

a)

Loss of biodiversity / animal extinction

b)

Rich biodiversity / animal distinction

71.

Global warming is...

a)

used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely.

b)

able to be extended for another time period: able to be renewed.

c)

the rise of air temperatures near Earth's surface.

72.

Greenhouse effect is ...

a)

the warming of the Earth's atmosphere that is caused by air pollution.

b)

used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely.

c)

a very large area of ice that moves slowly down a slope or valley or over a wide area of land.

73.

Ozone layer is ...

a)

the rise of air temperatures near Earth's surface.

b)

a layer in the upper atmosphere that prevents dangerous radiation from the sun from reaching the surface of the Earth.

c)

used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely.

74.

Endangered means ...

a)

able to be extended for another time period: able to be renewed.

b)

used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely.

c)

the protection of animals, plants and natural resources.

75.

Renewable means ...

a)

able to be extended for another time period: able to be renewed.

b)

used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely.

c)

The destruction of animals, plants and natural resources.

76.

Conservation is ...

a)

used to describe a type of animal or plant that has become very rare and that could die out completely.

b)

able to be extended for another time period: able to be renewed.

c)

the protection of animals, plants and natural resources.

77.

Toxic waste is ...

a)

rain that contain dangerous chemicals because of smoke from cars and factories.

b)

material capable of causing death or injury to life.

c)

the destruction of animals, plants and natural resources.

78.

A flood is ...

a)

the rise of air temperatures near Earth's surface.

b)

rain that contain dangerous chemicals because of smoke from cars and factories.

c)

an overflow of water that submerges land that is usually dry.

79.

An example of habitat destruction is

a)

planting trees

b)

cleaning up oil spills

c)

clearing a tropical rainforest

d)

preventing nonpoint-source pollution

80.

The number and variety of organisms in an area at one time is called

a)

biodegradable

b)

biodiversity

c)

point-source pollutant

d)

deforestation

81.

Conserving wetlands and reducing deforestation will help

a)

protect habitats

b)

stop air pollution

c)

eliminate exotic species

d)

slow over population

82.

The process of recovering valuable or useful materials from waste is called

a)

recycling

b)

renewing

c)

rebuilding

d)

reducing

83.

What can farmers use to prevent the harming of beneficial insects?

a)

spray insecticides

b)

natural pest control

c)

new pestisides

d)

nonaerosal insecticides

84.
a)

home litter

b)

overuse fertilizers and pesticides

c)

water pollution

85.

How to take control of water pollution?

a)

Throw garbage in the rivers, lakes or oceans.

b)

Spill oil or other toxic substances in the toilet or sink

c)

Throw chemicals in the water

d)

Help to clean litter you see on beaches, rivers , lakes

86.

Which is a natural cause of pullution?

a)

factories waste

b)

human waste

c)

volcanoes eruption

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