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Earth's Resources & Classification

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Identify which of these is a renewable resource?

a)

Solar Power

b)

Crude Oil

c)

Coal

d)

Natural Gas

2.

Identify which of these is an example of a fossil fuel?

a)

Wind Power

b)

Coal

c)

Tidal Energy

d)

Wood/Biofuel

3.

State where solar power get its energy?

(a)  

4.

Identify the correct term for moisture that falls to the ground from clouds?

a)

Condensation

b)

Hibernation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Precipitation

5.

Kate used an unknown resource to power her desk lamp. This resource can be replenished by the next day. identify which of the following is most likely to be the source Kate used?

a)

Sunlight

b)

Coal

c)

Fossil fuel

d)

Nuclear energy

6.

Identify why fossil fuels such as coal and oil are classified as non-renewable resources?

a)

They are limited

b)

They can be created

c)

They are efficient

d)

They are not found in nature

7.

In the water cycle, the formation of clouds is called...

a)

Condensation

b)

Precipitation

c)

Evaporation

d)

Collection

8.

Identify which of the following correctly defines a non-renewable resource.

a)

A resource that is used faster than it can be replaced by natural processes.

b)

A resource that can be replenished by natural processes at least as quickly as it is used.

c)

The measure of the ability of water to flow through rock and sediment.

d)

Part of the environment that supplies material useful or necessary for the survival of living things.

9.

Evaporation is ...

a)

Water freezes

b)

Water vapor meets cold air and changes back into liquid

c)

Water gets warm and changes from liquid water to vapor

d)

Plants take in water from soil

10.

Once water makes it all the way through the water cycle, the water ...

a)

Starts to cycle over again

b)

Has finished that cycle and moves onto a different cycle

c)

Disappears

d)

Stays in the stage at which it finished

11.

Identify which of the following are formed from plants, rubbish and waste

a)

Coal

b)

Biomass

c)

Geothermal

d)

Solar

12.

Identify on which type of day will the most pond water evaporate?

a)

Hot and sunny

b)

Hot and cloudy

c)

Cool and rainy

d)

Cool and cloudy

13.

A dichotomous key for trees is provided. Hikers found a tree that has large brown cones and single sharp needles. Identify which species of tree have the hikers found?

a)
Juniper
b)
Pine
c)
Spruce
d)
Fir
14.

A labeled diagram of a fiddler crab is provided. Identify which of the following is an accurate observation of the structures of a fiddler crab? Fiddler crabs have -

a)

four pairs of walking legs on each side.

b)

an enlarged propodus on both front legs.

c)
a pair of eyes on stalks at the top of the body.
d)

two pairs or chelipeds for a total of four.

15.

When using a dichotomous key to identify organisms, we look at ..

a)
physical features
b)
weather patterns
c)
environment
d)
diet
16.

identify which of the following characteristics will most likely be helpful in identifying an organism using a dichotomous key?

a)

It migrates north in the summer

b)

It has a long tail

c)

It likes only certain plants

d)

Its wings beat very fast in hot weather

17.

If you were to make a dichotomous key to identify this organism, which option would NOT be used?

a)

Presence of webbed feet

b)

Presence of tail

c)

Fur on the body

d)

Ability to swim

18.

Identify which organism has feathers but does not swim?

a)

Duck

b)

Hen

c)

Lizard

d)

Snake

19.

Identify which type of organism has fur?

a)

Mammal

b)

Bird

c)

Reptile

d)

Amphibian

20.

Excretion is:

a)

how a living thing gets rid of waste products.

b)

how a living thing uses food for energy.

c)

how a living thing makes more of its species, e.g. babies or seeds.

d)

how a living thing detects a threat in the environment.