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ENV. Water/Earth/Energy

Total questions: 25

Worksheet time: 19mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Renewable energy is energy from sources that
a)
Are constantly being formed
b)
Will take years to deplete
c)
Humans can manufacture
d)
Were once living organisms
2.

The ability to do work (move) is called...

a)

Matter

b)

Energy

c)

Weight

d)

Force

3.

Energy that does not run out of its supply or will be replaced in a lifetime are called....

a)

Renewable Energy

b)

Nonrenewable Energy

c)

Recycled Energy

d)

Potential Energy

4.

Sunlight shines on solar panels.  Which statement best describes this energy source?

a)
Sunlight is a renewable energy source used to produce hydropower.
b)
Sunlight is a nonrenewable energy source used to produce nuclear power.
c)
Sunlight is a renewable energy source used to produce electricity.
d)
Sunlight is a nonrenewable energy source used to produce natural gas.
5.

An energy source that is gone forever once it is used up is called?

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

c)

natural resource

d)

raw material

6.

What do you call the process of drilling and injecting fluid into a ground at a high pressure in order to break or fracture the shale rocks to release natural gas inside?

a)

Drilling

b)

Fracking

c)

Perforation

d)

Sedimentation

7.

Crude oil, coal, and natural gas are classified as ____________________ fuels because they have formed over millions of years from the decayed remains of ancient organisms.

a)

renewable

b)

alternative

c)

fossil

d)

net energy

8.

Hydropower is energy that comes from _________

a)

sun

b)

oil

c)

natural gas

d)

water

9.

A situation arises due to no rainfall in an area for a long period of time.

a)

drought

b)

tsunami

c)

cyclone

d)

storm

10.
The chemical compound of water is
a)
HO
b)
H2O
c)
H3O
d)
HO2
11.
Why can water have no net charge but have slight charges in different parts of the molecule?
a)
The oxygen end is slightly negative and the hydrogen end is slightly positive
b)
The hydrogen end is slightly negative and the oxygen end is slightly positive
c)
The hydrogen and oxygen ends change in polarity
d)
Because it is hydrophobic
12.
Attractions between water molecules are called
a)
Covalent bonds
b)
Ionic bonds
c)
Polar bonds
d)
Hydrogen bonds
13.
The pH scale is a range from:
a)
1-7
b)
0-14
c)
1-14
d)
1-20
14.
What is cohesion?
a)
water molecules sticking to other water molecules
b)
water molecules sticking to different molecules
c)
when you dissolve a substance in a solution 
d)
when molecules become chemically combined
15.
what number is considered neutral on the pH scale?
a)
4
b)
12
c)
7
d)
10
16.
Why does ice float in water?
a)
Because of stronger hydrogen bonds at the surface
b)
The density of water as a solid is less than the density of water as a liquid
c)
Surface tension helps it float
d)
It is more dense
17.
Pollution causes the pH of rain water fall below 6. What is such type of rain called?
a)
Acid rain
b)
polluted rain
c)
low pH rain
d)
non-point source pollution
18.
What is adhesion?
a)
Water's ability to stick to itself
b)
Water's ability to stick to other substances
c)
The strength of the cohesion of all the water molecules combined
d)
Tape, glue and other adhesives
19.

Which part of the image of rocks will hold more water?

a)

Right

b)

Left

c)

Center

20.
How wells dry out?
a)
ground water is removed slowly than it replaced
b)
ground water get trapped in an aquifer
c)
ground water is removed more quickly than it is replaced
d)
ground water becomes contaminated with pollutants
21.

Pollution that comes from MANY different sources that are difficult to identify is called ___________.

a)

Indutrialization

b)

Point-source

c)

Nonpoint-source

d)

Human activity

22.

What percentage of sufrace water is freshwater?

a)

100%

b)

5%

c)

1.2%

d)

2.5%

23.

Why is soil non-renewable

a)

It takes 500 years to make 2cm of soil

b)

soil is losing the ability to support plant growth.

c)

deforestation leads to erosion

d)

52% of agricultural land is already degraded

e)

all listed are correct

24.

What environmental factor played a part in a cause of the dust bowl?

a)

drought

b)

flooding

c)

tornadoes

d)

grass growing

25.

_______________________ causes water to go up a thin tube against gravity.

a)

Capillary action

b)

David Copperfield

c)

heat

d)

Salt water

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