WorksheetsEarth's resources + Water cycle
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 23mins
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?
Condensation
Evaporation
Freezing
Melting
What is the energy source that drives the water cycle?
The moon T
The heat from our home in the winter all around the world
The sun
he heat generated solely from the core of the earth
What are formed when water vapor condenses?
Clouds
Mountains
Transpiration
Valleys
Water in its gas form is called ____________________,
water vapor
precipitation
ice
air
Which of the following is an example of precipitation?
sleet
hail
snow
all of the above
If groundwater reaches earth's surface, how does it reenter the water cycle?
by transpiration
by evaporation
by accumulation
it can't
People get fresh water from
reservoirs
lakes and rivers
pumping groundwater up from aquifers using wells
all of the above
What are the main components of the water cycle?
runoff
transpiration
evaporation
condensation
precipitation
What are the 3 main fossil fuels?
Coal, Oil, and Gasoline
Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas
Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum
Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources
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 dam could be built to store water
A well could be dug to hold the water
Wind turbines could be built on the banks.
Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?
It's cheaper than fossil fuels
The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years
Solar energy recharges batteries
All of them
The definition of natural resources is____
living and nonliving things found on Earth that people need.
anything that has mass and takes up space.
the ability to do work.
a push or a pull.
If a natural resource is renewable, it _____
will run out.
will NOT run out.
can be eaten.
is a turbine.
If a resource is nonrenewable, it ___
is a house.
is green.
will run out.
will NOT run out.
Choose an example of how nonrenewable resources can be used up.
Mining for coal and using it to heat homes
Rainwater collecting in a barrel
Sun rays being changed into solar energy
Planting plants to create more oxygen
What must we do in order to save natural resources?
Take care of them.
Use them all quickly.
Make more of them.
Let other people worry about it.
The example of non-renewable resources is ...
Water
Coal
Wind
Forest
Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources, True or False?
True
False
Which renewable resource is it?
Water
Wind
Solar
Air
Which one of these is NOT a type of renewable energy?
Solar
Wildlife
Wind
Oil
Water is ...
Non-renewable
Renewable
Trees are renewable resources
True
False
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel
Forest
Oil
Natural Gas
Coal
Trees release oxygen into the air
True
False
