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Quarter 3 Exam (Earth Science)

Total questions: 40

Worksheet time: 30mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the wind direction indicated?

a)

North

b)

East

c)

West

d)

South

2.

What is the wind speed indicated?

a)

5 knots

b)

15 knots

c)

25 knots

d)

35 knots

3.

What is the current weather condition indicated?

a)

Freezing drizzle

b)

Heavy rain

c)

Freezing rain

d)

Hurricane

4.

What is the temperature indicated?

a)

105°F

b)

92°F

c)

30°F

d)

23°F

5.

A natural hazard involving an overflow of water in a usually dry land:

a)

Volcanic eruption

b)

Tornado

c)

Tsunami

d)

Flood

6.

A natural hazard involving a violently rotating column of air from a cloud base into the ground:

a)

Volcanic eruption

b)

Flood

c)

Tornado

d)

Tsunami

7.

A natural hazard happens when lava and gas are being released from a volcano:

a)

Volcanic eruption

b)

Flood

c)

Tornado

d)

Tsunami

8.

A natural hazard involving series of waves caused by underwater earthquake or landslide:

a)

Flood

b)

Tsunami

c)

Volcanic eruption

d)

Tornado

9.

Which of the following volcanic hazards is a fast moving current of hot gas and volcanic matter?

a)

Lava

b)

Volcanic ash

c)

Pyroclastic flow

d)

Lahar

10.

Which of the following flood control facilities is a wall along the banks of a river or other body of water that serves to keep water behind it?

a)

Dam

b)

Storm drains

c)

Levee

d)

Floodway

11.

Which of the following flood control facilities consist a system of pipes or channels that carry away storm water?

a)

Levee

b)

Dam

c)

Floodway

d)

Storm drain

12.

What is the strongest Enhanced Fujita scale of tornado intensity

a)

EF4

b)

EF5

c)

EF6

d)

EF7

13.

Which of the following instruments is used to measure an earthquake?

a)

Tiltmeter

b)

Seismometer

c)

Doppler radar

d)

Water gauge

14.

Which of the following instruments is used to predict a volcanic eruption?

a)

Doppler radar

b)

Seismometer

c)

Water gauge

d)

Tiltmeter

15.

Which of the following instruments is used to predict weather conditions like hurricanes?

a)

Tiltmeter

b)

Doppler radar

c)

Seismometer

d)

Water gauge

16.

Which of the following instruments is used to predict flooding?

a)

Water gauge

b)

Tiltmeter

c)

Doppler radar

d)

Seismometer

17.

Which of the following fossil fuel is SOLID

a)

coal

b)

oil

c)

natural gas

18.

Which of the following fossil fuel is in a gas form?

a)

Oil

b)

Coal

c)

Natural gas

19.

Which extremely flammable gas is most commonly burned for fuel in a home?

a)

Oxygen

b)

Hydrogen

c)

Natural gas

d)

Ethanol

20.

In the Generation Genius video you've watched, ethanol was made from:

a)

Beans

b)

Corn

c)

Banana

d)

Egg

21.

Which of these natural resources do we use for fuel?

a)

Air

b)

Petroleum

c)

Minerals

d)

Precious metals

22.

These are things that humans use that come from the Earth are called:___________

a)

pollutants

b)

ecosystems

c)

natural resources

d)

sunlight

23.

__________ resources are resources that cannot be replenished within a lifetime.

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

c)

Endangered

d)

Living

24.

Sunlight,wind, and water are considered _________ resources.

a)

renewable

b)

fossil fuels

c)

nonliving

d)

nonrenewable

25.

These are natural resources used by humans to make objects or to eat as food

a)

Energy resources

b)

Materials resources

26.

These are natural resources used for heating, lighting, industry or transportation.

a)

Energy resources

b)

Material resources

27.

Glass windows come from:

a)

trees

b)

limestone

c)

sand

d)

clay

28.

Corn is a/an

a)

material resource

b)

energy resource

c)

a material resource and an energy resource

29.

A smokestack filter in an oil factory malfunctioned and would last for weeks.

a)

has LONG term consequences

b)

has SHORT term consequences

30.

A nuclear energy accident causes a permanent evacuation of a city.

a)

has LONG term consequences

b)

has SHORT term consequences

31.

Determine the type of energy resource used in a hydroelectric dam:

a)

solar

b)

fossil fuel

c)

moving water

d)

wind

32.

Determine the type of energy resource used in a windmill

a)

solar

b)

biomass

c)

fossil fuel

d)

wind

33.

Determine the type of energy resource used that comes from the Sun:

a)

wind

b)

fossil fuel

c)

Solar

d)

wind

34.

Determine the type of energy resource used when it comes from living organisms:

a)

Biomass

b)

WInd

c)

Solar

d)

Wind

35.

Determine the type of energy resource that coal,oil and natural gas belongs:

a)

wind

b)

solar

c)

moving water

d)

fossil fuel

36.

Describe how fast SOIL can be replaced:

a)

it can be replaced slowly

b)

it can be replaced quickly

37.

Describe how fast COTTON can be replaced:

a)

it can be replaced quickly

b)

it can be replaced slowly

38.

Describe how fast COAL can be replaced:

a)

it can be replaced slowly

b)

it can be replaced quickly

39.

Describe how fast FISH can be replaced:

a)

it can be replaced slowly

b)

it can be replaced quickly

40.

Describe how fast OIL can be replaced:

a)

it can be replaced slowly

b)

it can be replaced quickly