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Unit 4 Review

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Kim is getting ready for school. What type of resource does Kim use along with his toothbrush and toothpaste when he is ready to brush his teeth

a)

nonrenewable

b)

fossil

c)

renewable

d)

new

2.

Florida’s nickname is the Sunshine State. Sunshine is one of Florida’s most abundant resources. What type of resource is sunshine?

a)

scarce

b)

fossil

c)

renewable

d)

nonrenewable

3.

Ryan is washing dishes after breakfast. What should Ryan do to conserve water while he is washing dishes?

a)

Use a soft sponge to wash the dishes.

b)

Use cold water to wash and hot water to rinse.

c)

Ask someone to dry the dishes after he washes them.

d)

Turn off the water until it is time to rinse.

4.

Carol often tells her brother to turn off the lights in their home. She claims it is important to conserve energy. Which reasoning explains why it is important to conserve energy?

a)

Energy most often comes from renewable resources.

b)

Energy cannot be purchased in small amounts.

c)

Energy most often comes from nonrenewable resources.

d)

Energy is very difficult to bring into the home.

5.

Lottie goes hiking and sees an interesting rock formation. The formation looks like it has many different layers. What category of rock did she find?

a)

sedimentary

b)

conglomerate

c)

igneous

d)

metamorphic

6.

Water is a renewable resource found in Florida. The state is surrounded on three sides by the Atlantic Ocean and the Gulf of Mexico. It is also home to many inland freshwater lakes and rivers. What reasoning explains why water is a renewable resource?

a)

It takes hundreds of years for water to be created after it is used.

b)

It is necessary for all plants and animals to live.

c)

It is constantly recycled so it can be used again.

d)

It does not cause pollution.

7.

One of Florida’s most abundant resources can be collected and turned into electricity for homes and businesses. Panels are placed on the rooves of homes and businesses to for what type of energy ?

a)

water energy

b)

wind energy

c)

solar energy

d)

wave energy

8.

Minerals and rocks are not exactly the same. Which claim tells how minerals and rocks are related to each other?

a)

Rocks contain different chemical compounds than minerals.

b)

Minerals have crystals, but rocks do not.

c)

Rocks are made up of one or more minerals.

d)

Minerals are groups of related rocks

9.

You have a yellow mineral that you want to identify. You cannot scratch the mineral with your fingernail, which has a hardness of about 2.5, but you can scratch it with a steel nail. The hardness of a steel nail is about 5.5.

a)

calcite

b)

feldspar

c)

gold

d)

pyrite

10.

The mineral below is soft enough to scratch with your fingernail. It is made up of many thin sheets that can be pulled apart into large flakes.

a)

quartz

b)

mica

c)

gold

d)

diamond

11.

Erosion and weathering are different processes that involve some of the same agents, such as wind, water, and ice. How is erosion different from weathering?

a)

Erosion is slower than weathering.

b)

Erosion is faster than weathering.

c)

Erosion breaks rocks and weathering moves rocks.

d)

Erosion moves rocks and weathering breaks rocks.

12.

What kind of landform forms on a beach and is caused by wind erosion?

a)

sinkhole

b)

sandune

c)

moraine

d)

landslide

13.

If you look closely at beach sand, you will see that it is made up of tiny rocks and other materials. How is this sand on an ocean beach formed?

a)

Alluvial fans create the sand

b)

Waves weather rocks and shells.

c)

Wind blows sand from nearby deserts.

d)

Landslides bring sand down from cliffs.