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WEEK 5 ASSESSMENT 1

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

About what percentage of Earth’s water is found in the oceans?

a)

97%

b)

71%

c)

17%

d)

7%

2.

What is the largest body of water found on earth?

a)

Ocean

b)

Lake

c)

River

d)

Bathtub

3.

What percent of Earth's water is fresh water?

a)

20%

b)

1%

c)

5%

d)

3%

4.

We cannot drink water from sea/ocean because it is?

a)

bitter

b)

salty

c)

creepy

d)

tangy

5.

Why is clean water important?

a)

All life on Earth depends on clean water to live and grow.

b)

We need clean water for recreational activities.

c)

We need bodies of water for transportation

d)

We need water to regulate the temperature on Earth.

6.

This is where you can find tropical rain forests.

a)

near the ocean

b)

near the equator

c)

in the northern hemisphere

7.

Which of the following best describes the tropical rain forest?

a)

hot and humid

b)

cold and dry

c)

hot and dry

d)

warm

8.

The rainforest acts as the Earth's lungs providing around 40% of the Earth's ________.

a)

Water

b)

Oxygen

c)

Carbon

d)

Gold

9.

Tropical rainforests are located between the Tropic of Cancer and _________________.

a)

Equator

b)

Arctic Circle

c)

Tropic of Capricorn

d)

Antarctic circle

10.

This picture show where what type of Rainforests are found?

a)

Temperate

b)

Tropical

11.

What is the weather in the desert?

a)

cold, rainy

b)

dry, hot

12.

Where does the water come from in an oasis?

a)

the sky

b)

underground

13.

What animal can store water and food as fat in its hump ?

a)

Rattlesnake

b)

Meerkat

c)

Camel

d)

Jackrabbit

14.

What causes drought ?

a)

lack of water

b)

Flood

c)

Fog

d)

tsunami

15.

Identify the natural hazard in the photo.

a)

Flooding

b)

Drought

c)

Water pollution

d)

Food shortage

16.

A _______ is a very long period of dry weather, when no rain falls for weeks, months or sometimes even years.

a)

flood

b)

drought

17.

_______ have droughts all the time.

a)

Deserts

b)

Tropical rainforests

18.

Droughts cause rivers, lakes, reservoirs and wells to _________.

a)

flood

b)

dry up

19.

_______ droughts cause the most damage. It doesn’t rain in the wet season, there is no water to store for the dry season.

a)

Regular

b)

Unexpected

20.

Many babies, children and adults ______ of starvation and diseases.

a)

survive

b)

die