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Science grade5 term1 chapter4

Total questions: 48

Worksheet time: 24mins

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Class
Date
1.

The diagram shows the processes of the water cycle.

Which process is shown by arrow number 1?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

2.

Which process happens in plants?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

3.

Which process describes how clouds form from water vapor?

a)

Transpiration

b)

Evaporation

c)

Condensation

d)

Precipitation

4.

Where do fossil fuels come from?

a)

From meteorites

b)

From the remains of ancient animals and plants

c)

From cooling down of lava

5.

Is not fossil fuels from the list below

a)

Natural Gas

b)

Wood

c)

Oil

d)

Coal

6.

Alternative energy sources include

a)

All the sources, except the fossil fuels

b)

All the energy sources, including the fossil fuels

c)

Fossil fuels

7.

Where do natural resources come from

a)

Made on factories

b)

Synthesized in laboratories

c)

From Earth

8.

Minerals, such as copper and gold ores are

a)

Non-renewable resources

b)

Renewable resources

9.

Most electricity nowadays is produced using

a)

Renewable sources

b)

Non-renewable sources

10.

The picture shows which of the following?

a)

Land resource

b)

Non-renewable source

c)

Renewable source

d)

Fossil fuel

11.

Why trees are a renewable source?

a)

Because they depend on fossil fuels

b)

Because trees take millions of years to form

c)

Because they can recover

d)

Because it is not a natural resource

12.

What do hydroelectric and solar energy have in common

a)

They depend on fossil fuels

b)

They use energy from the Sun

c)

They recycle dirty water

d)

They are non-renewable sources

13.

What from the items listed below is an advantage of non-renewable energy?

a)

They can disrupt the environment

b)

They can reduce pollution

c)

They can finish

d)

They can be used in any location

14.

Are good heat insulators?

a)

cobber

b)

metal

c)

plastic

d)

steel

15.

What is textile?

a)

a metal

b)

a fabric or cloth

c)

a plastic

d)

a type of wood

16.

Concrete is used to

a)

make computers

b)

cook food

c)

build houses

d)

build cars

17.

Evaporation is when water

a)

Turns from gas into liquid

b)

Turns from liquid into gas

c)

Turns from solid into gas

d)

Turns from solid into liquid

18.

Condensation is when water ...........

a)

Turns from liquid into gas

b)

Turns from solid into gas

c)

Turns from gas into liquid

d)

Turns from solid into liquid

19.

Precipitation is when water .............

a)

Falls from atmosphere

b)

Turns from solid into liquid

c)

turns from gas into liquid

d)

Turns from liquid into gas

20.

Who takes carbon from the atmosphere ?

a)

animals

b)

birds

c)

fish

d)

plants

21.

Fossil fuel are used to make .............

a)

Paper

b)

Plastic

c)

Cotton

d)

bricks

22.

Sustainability is fulfillment of present needs without .............

a)

Using science

b)

Using technology

c)

Endangering the ability of future generations to fulfill their needs

d)

Solar energy

23.

The energy from wind can be used again and again.

This makes wind a (n) ...............

a)

Fossil Fuel

b)

Renewable resources

c)

nonrenewable resources

24.

Which is a nonrenewable resource ?

a)

plants

b)

coal

c)

solar system

d)

animals

25.

Which is an alternative source of energy ?

a)

Oil

b)

natural gas

c)

coal

d)

wind energy

26.

Which can be used to make clothes?

a)

sand

b)

marble

c)

plastic

d)

stone

27.

What is a term for any type of fabric, especially one made by weaving or knitting fibers together ?

a)

synthetic

b)

polymer

c)

adobe

d)

textile

28.

Which processes release carbon dioxide ?

a)

a photosynthesis, respiration

b)

respiration, decomposition

c)

photosynthesis, burning oil

d)

photosynthesis, decomposition

29.

Animals add nitrogen into the ecosystem when they ..........

a)

eat plants

b)

excrete waste

c)

burn sugars

d)

breathe

30.

Polyester, acrylic, cotton and burlap are examples of ...........

a)

plastic

b)

textiles

c)

bauxite

31.

Fossil fuels are nonrenewable resources because _____________.

a)

they will always be available

b)

they can be replaced by nature before they are used up

c)

they cannot be replaced as quickly as they are used

d)

they cannot be used up during our lifetime

32.

In the nitrogen cycle, nitrogen can be fixed into a form organisms can use by

_______________. (choose all apply )

a)

plants

b)

bacteria

c)

lightning

d)

volcanic activity

33.

Which statement about alternative energy sources is true?

a)

they are nonrenewable

b)

they make use of fossil fuels

c)

they include coal, oil and natural gas

d)

they are renewable

34.

During the carbon cycle which of the following processes does not release carbon dioxide into the atmosphere?

a)

respiration

b)

burning fossil fuels

c)

photosynthesis

d)

decomposition

35.

Identify a characteristic of synthetic materials

a)

They are not useful

b)

They are unprocessed.

c)

They are man-made

d)

They are raw materials

36.

Why is plastic a good material to make the handles of cooking tools such as pots and pans from?

a)

because it is flexible

b)

because it is can be molded

c)

because it is recyclable

d)

because it is a good insulator

37.

Which of the following water cycle processes leads to the formation of clouds?

a)

precipitation

b)

evaporation

c)

condensation

d)

transpiration

38.

energy conservation is :

a)

plastic, nylon, polyester

b)

wind, water, Sun

c)

turning off lights

39.

coal, oil, natural gas are example of

a)

raw materials

b)

fossil fuels

c)

synthetic materials

40.

wood, rocks, minerals are example of

a)

raw materials

b)

synthetic materials

c)

fossil fuels

41.

plastic, nylon, polyester are example of

a)

fossil fuels

b)

raw materials

c)

synthetic materials

42.

Materials that are taken from Earth and used by people are ................

a)

synthetic

b)

nonrenewable resource

c)

natural resource

43.

Water can be replaced naturally in a short period of time, so it is a (n) ..................

a)

synthetic

b)

renewable resource

c)

nonrenewable resource

44.

What are the benefits of using alternative energy sources instead of fossil fuels ?

a)

It conserves resources and increases pollution.

b)

It conserves resources and decrease pollution.

c)

It depletes resources and decreases pollution.

d)

It depletes resources and increases pollution.

45.

Trees were cleared from an area to use for lumber and paper. Nearby residents observed an increase in the mouse population . What can you infer about the impact this activity had on the organisms in the ecosystem?

a)

The deer population began eating mice due to decreased food supply.

b)

The mice gained more habitat when the trees were cleared.

c)

The population of the owls who ate the mice declined due to a decrease in habitat.

d)

People overhunted the mice.

46.

The air in Earth's atmosphere is made up ........... nitrogen gas.

a)

90 %

b)

78 %

c)

27 %

d)

55 %

47.

Which process fixes nitrogen gas from the air into the ground ?

a)

denitrifiction

b)

decomposition and combustion

c)

lighting and volcanic activity

d)

respiration and photosynthesis

48.

Which process involved in the carbon cycle is a human action ?

a)

decomposing dead matter

b)

burning fossil fuels

c)

exchanging nitrogen and oxygen

d)

performing photosynthesis