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Unit 5 & 6 Science Review - Natural Resources, Water Ccl ,

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 26mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which term is a decrease in the use of natural resources in order to save them?

a)

WASTE

b)

CONSERVATION

c)

RECYCLE

2.

Which term means to convert waste into reusable items or materials?

a)

WASTE

b)

CONSERVATION

c)

RECYCLE

3.

What would you call a natural resource that can not be replaced in your lifetime?

a)

RENEWABLE resources

b)

NONRENEWABLE resources

c)

FOSSIL FUELS

d)

SEDIMENTARY ROCK

4.

Which of the following is a renewable resource?

a)

Oil

b)

Coal

c)

Crops

d)

Natural gas

5.

Fossil fuels include coal, oil and natural gas. Fossil fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they -

a)

take millions of years to be replaced

b)

require expensive equipment

c)

can be found all over Earth’s surface

d)

provide much of the energy we use

6.

Nonrenewable resources - Coal, oil, natural gas, and other fuels that are formed from ancient remains of plants and animals.

a)

SOLAR ENERGY

b)

WIND

c)

FOSSIL FUEL

d)

BIOFUEL

7.

Which of the following is a nonrenewable resource?

a)

Water

b)

Oxygen

c)

Wood

d)

Oil

8.

We are expecting a cold front to move into the area later today. Does this sentence describe weather or climate?

a)
weather
b)
climate
9.

The high temperature today will be near 75 degrees F. Does this sentence describe weather or climate?

a)

weather

b)

climate

10.

I hear Australia is warm all year round! Let's go to Australia for vacation! Does this sentence describe weather or climate?

a)

weather

b)

climate

11.
What does this picture show?
a)
weather
b)
climate
12.

The typical weather in the rain forest is warm and rainy. Does this sentence describe weather or climate?

a)

weather

b)

climate

13.
Which of these best describes climate rather than weather?
a)
Wind speed is changing as a storm moves through an area.
b)
The temperature is decreasing in a slow-moving cold front.
c)
Annual high temperatuers in the summer have increased over many decades.
d)
The rainfall during one year was greater than teh rainfall during the next year.
14.
I keep watching the news to keep track of the hurricane heading toward the coast of Florida.
a)
weather
b)
climate
15.

Which place would you most likely experience a cold climate all year-round?

a)

A place at the equator

b)

A place near the equator

c)

A place at far from the equator

d)

A place in Hawaii.

16.

Which event best describes an example of evaporation?

a)

Water flows downhill after a storm.

b)

An increase in ground water storage

c)

The sun heats up a puddle and it eventually disappears

d)

Dark clouds form on the horizon

17.

The following is the sequence of events in the water cycle-


rain falls-water flows to the ocean-water evaporate-clouds form.


What part of the cycle is most likely caused by the sun?

a)

Rain Falls

b)

Water evaporates

c)

clouds form

d)

water flows into the ocean

18.
Any useful material that is found in nature:
a)
Natural Resource
b)
Human Resource
c)
Plants
19.
Which group includes ALL renewable resources?
a)
Coal, trees, water, oil
b)
Water, wind, sun, plants
c)
Minerals, sun, natural gas, water
20.
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
21.
Is the resource renewable or non-renewable: sun
a)
renewable
b)
non-renewable
22.

The sun is the source of energy for the water cycle.

a)

True

b)

False

23.

Which of the following is an example of condensation?

a)

Water boiling on a stove

b)

Puddles on the sidewalk after a hard rain

c)

water droplets on the outside of a cold drink

d)

Snow falling in Colorado

24.

What process is occurring at location A in the diagram above?

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Runoff

25.

What is the term used to describe a rock's ability to absorb water?

a)

Density

b)

Hardness

c)

Porosity

d)

Permeability

26.

Why are rocks with high porosity important?

a)

They can hold fresh water.

b)

We need them in our diet.

c)

They are good building materials.

d)

They are something we should eat.

27.
An underground layer of permeable rock that holds groundwater which can be extracted by drilling a well.
a)
water table
b)
aquifer
c)
watershed
d)
river
28.
Groundwater is found in permeable rock.  Permeable means…
a)
porous
b)
nothing can pass throughc
c)
caves and caverns
d)
answer not shown
29.

What are some common minerals that can be formed betweeen rocks?

a)

Silver, Gold, Zinc

b)

Copper, Silver, Gold

c)

Copper, Aluminum, Iron

d)

Iron, Zinc, Aluminum

30.

When your test?

a)

Friday

b)

Thursday

c)

Saturday

d)

Tomorrow