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SOCIAL STUDIES 4 - 2ND TERM EXAM REVIEW EXERCISES

Total questions: 38

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

People can save the earth from global warming by doing which one of these things.

a)

stop using the sun for resources.

b)

recycling products made from carbon.

c)

putting more natural gas in their vehicles.

d)

using more energy that makes a carbon copy.

2.

oil and coal can be used to power the generations that move electricity in our houses.

a)

True

b)

False

3.

Which type of energy can be renewed?

a)

Natural gas

b)

oil

c)

Water

d)

Coal

4.

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

a)

Renewable Energy Resource

b)

Non-Renewable Energy Resource

5.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Water

b)

Sun

c)

Coal

d)

Wind

6.

What are the 3 fossil fuels?

a)

coal, oil, uranium

b)

coal, hydroelectric, oil

c)

natural gas, oil, coal

7.

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

8.

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

9.

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

10.

Oil is a __________ energy resource.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

11.

Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?

a)

Water

b)

Wood

c)

Oil

12.

Fossil Fuel are?

a)

A group of energy resources that were formed from ancient plants and organisms

b)

A group of dinosaur fossils

c)

A type of gas used for planes

13.

Much of our rubbish is put in hole in the ___ called landfill sites.

a)

ground

b)

underneath

c)

above

d)

underwater

14.

Landfill sites take up valuable space and ___ the environment.

a)

scrape

b)

clean

c)

pollute

d)

filter

15.

Why is litter dangerous?

a)

Litter is dirty, looks nasty and spoils the environment.

b)

Litter cannot harm wildlife, pets and farm animals.

c)

Litter can contribute to the maintenance of environmental health.

d)

Litter doesn't carry germs which will not harm people and animals.

16.

Glass cannot be recycled over and over again.

a)

True

b)

False

17.

Old clothing and textiles can be reused or they can be recycled to make mattress fillings, cloths, and blankets and carpets.

a)

True

b)

False

18.

___ saves natural resources and energy and helps to protec the environment.

a)

Digging

b)

Abusing

c)

Recycling

d)

Destroying

19.

Fruit, vegetable and other plant waste can be recycled by using it to make ___

a)

oil

b)

coal

c)

compost

d)

pesticides

20.

Most drinks cans are made of ___, a valuable metal that can be recycled.

a)

mercury

b)

aluminum

c)

zinc

d)

silver

21.

____ is one of the world's most valuable natural resources.

a)

Kerosene

b)

Asphalt

c)

Aluminum

d)

Crude oil

22.

The deepest oil well was drilled in 2009 in the Gulf of ___

a)

Chile

b)

Mexico

c)

Arabia

d)

Philippines

23.

At sea, a single oil rig can control the flow of oil from several wells.

a)

True

b)

False

24.

Crude oil can be used just as it is when it comes out of the ground.

a)

True

b)

False

25.

In some places, oil companies drill for oile below the sea floor. They use huge platforms called ___ to drill it.

a)

oil refilling stations

b)

oil stations

c)

oil excavations

d)

oil rigs

26.

If an oil tanker runs aground or collides with another ship, thousands of tonnes of oil may spill out.

a)

True

b)

False

27.

Oil may take ___ years to form.

a)

million

b)

hundred

c)

fifty

d)

ten

28.

Taking fossil fuels out of the Earth will not damage the environment.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

___ are coal or oils or natural gases that were formed from living things a very long time a go.

a)

Fossil remains

b)

Fossil fuels

c)

Fossil grounds

d)

Fossil carbons

30.

___ refers to the build-up of carbon dioxide and other gases in the atmosphere that trap the Sun's heat causing the Earth's temperature to rise and its climate to change.

a)

Erosion

b)

Red Tide

c)

Global warming

d)

Eutrophication

31.

___ is a rubbish that is not put into the right place to dispose.

a)

Compost

b)

Litter

c)

Waste

d)

Rubbish

32.

___ means to treat waste materal so that it can be used again.

a)

Recycle

b)

Litter

c)

Rubbish

d)

Cycle

33.

These are materials or energy from sources that are constant and natural, like plants, animals, the Sun, wind and waves.

a)

Fossil Fuels

b)

Oil rigs

c)

Renewable resources

d)

Non-Renewable resources

34.

These are natural resources that cannot be replaced after they have been used.

a)

Oil rigs

b)

Non-renewable reources

c)

Renewable resources

d)

Global resources

35.

____ these are materials and energy that we get from the air, the Sun, animals, trees and othe plants, rocks, oceans, seas and the soil.

a)

Recyclable resources

b)

Natural resources

c)

Artificial resources

d)

Waste resources

36.

identify the photo

a)

Space station

b)

Helipad

c)

Oil rig

d)

Submarine

37.

Identify the photo

a)

Erosion

b)

Global warming

c)

Eutrophication

d)

Tides

38.

In December 1952, a ___ lasting for four days killled more than 4000 people in London, England.

a)

oxygen

b)

smog

c)

chemicals

d)

fog