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Earth's resources + Water cycle

Total questions: 26

Worksheet time: 23mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A student draws a model to represent the precesses involved in the water cycle, as shown. To which process is the formation of clouds related?

a)

Condensation

b)

Evaporation

c)

Freezing

d)

Melting

2.

What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?

a)

The moon T

b)

The heat from our home in the winter all around the world

c)

The sun

d)

he heat generated solely from the core of the earth

3.

What are formed when water vapor condenses?

a)

Clouds

b)

Mountains

c)

Transpiration

d)

Valleys

4.

Water in its gas form is called ____________________,

a)

water vapor

b)

precipitation

c)

ice

d)

air

5.

Which of the following is an example of precipitation?

a)

sleet

b)

hail

c)

snow

d)

all of the above

6.

If groundwater reaches earth's surface, how does it reenter the water cycle?

a)

by transpiration

b)

by evaporation

c)

by accumulation

d)

it can't

7.
What is A?
a)
Evaporation
b)
Condensation
c)
Precipitation
d)
Runoff
8.
What part of the water cycle does this picture show?
a)
condensation
b)
precipitation
c)
evaporation
9.

People get fresh water from

a)

reservoirs

b)

lakes and rivers

c)

pumping groundwater up from aquifers using wells

d)

all of the above

10.

What are the main components of the water cycle?

a)

runoff

b)

transpiration

c)

evaporation

d)

condensation

e)

precipitation

11.

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

a)

Coal, Oil, and Gasoline

b)

Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

c)

Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum

d)

Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

12.

If a river is located in a deep canyon, and has changing amounts of water , how can this be developed as an energy source?

a)

A dam could be built to store water

b)

A well could be dug to hold the water

c)

Wind turbines could be built on the banks.

13.

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

a)

It's cheaper than fossil fuels

b)

The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years

c)

Solar energy recharges batteries

d)

All of them

14.

The definition of natural resources is____

a)

living and nonliving things found on Earth that people need.

b)

anything that has mass and takes up space.

c)

the ability to do work.

d)

a push or a pull.

15.

If a natural resource is renewable, it _____

a)

will run out.

b)

will NOT run out.

c)

can be eaten.

d)

is a turbine.

16.

If a resource is nonrenewable, it ___

a)

is a house.

b)

is green.

c)

will run out.

d)

will NOT run out.

17.

Choose an example of how nonrenewable resources can be used up.

a)

Mining for coal and using it to heat homes

b)

Rainwater collecting in a barrel

c)

Sun rays being changed into solar energy

d)

Planting plants to create more oxygen

18.

What must we do in order to save natural resources?

a)

Take care of them.

b)

Use them all quickly.

c)

Make more of them.

d)

Let other people worry about it.

19.

The example of non-renewable resources is ...

a)

Water

b)

Coal

c)

Wind

d)

Forest

20.

Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources, True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

21.

Which renewable resource is it?

a)

Water

b)

Wind

c)

Solar

d)

Air

22.

Which one of these is NOT a type of renewable energy?

a)

Solar

b)

Wildlife

c)

Wind

d)

Oil

23.

Water is ...

a)

Non-renewable

b)

Renewable

24.

Trees are renewable resources

a)

True

b)

False

25.

Which of the following is not a fossil fuel

a)

Forest

b)

Oil

c)

Natural Gas

d)

Coal

26.

Trees release oxygen into the air

a)

True

b)

False