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2nd Six Weeks Social Studies

Total questions: 55

Worksheet time: 2hrs 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Something that can be harmful is called a ...

a)

ecosystem

b)

hazard

c)

nature

2.

Sudden movement of rocks deep inside Earth.

a)

Hurricane

b)

Landslide

c)

Earthquake

3.

Rocks and soil move very fast downhill.

a)

Landslide

b)

Tornado

c)

Earthquake

4.

Too much rain can cause ....

a)

Hurricane

b)

Flood

c)

Earthquake

5.

A fast moving, swirling wind over land.

a)

Hurricane

b)

Earthquake

c)

Tornado

6.

Very strong wind and rain that forms over the ocean.

a)

Hurricane

b)

Tornado

c)

Landslide

7.

Earthquakes, landslides and storms, cause a lot of ...

a)

wind

b)

damage

c)

rain

8.

True or False: A natural hazard can be prevented. (stopped)

a)

True

b)

False

9.

This image is an example of which natural hazard?

a)

Landslide

b)

Volcanic Eruption

c)

Flooding

d)

Earthquake

10.

A naturally occurring event that may have a negative effect on people or the environment is called a _.

a)

natural disaster

b)

experience

c)

severe weather warning

d)

natural hazard

11.

Which of the following is not a natural hazard?

a)

Earthquake

b)

Car accident

c)

Flood

d)

Landslide

12.

A funnel-shaped storm on land with high winds and often rain and hail is called a _____________________.

a)

tornado

b)

hurricane

c)

flood

d)

drought

13.

A _________________ is a long period of time without rain.

a)

drought

b)

flood

c)

hurricane

d)

tsunami

14.
Select the best answer- What is weather?
a)
Weather is what is happening in the atmosphere in a certain place at a certain time.
b)
Weather is the atmosphere.
c)
Weather is precipitation.
d)
Weather is wind.
15.
The Sun gives us all of the following except-
a)
light
b)
heat
c)
energy
d)
water
16.
What is a natural resource?
a)
Resources we get from our house
b)
Resources we get from people
c)
Resources we get from nature
17.
We can _____ natural resources by not using them up or damaging them.
a)
conserve
b)
destroy
18.
Fossil fuels are nonrenewable because...
a)
they are used to produce heat
b)
they take a long time to form
c)
they can be found underground
19.
What does conserving resources mean?
a)
Use as much of the resources as you can
b)
Only use the resources at school
c)
Protecting the resource so it does not run out
20.
Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource?
a)
Coal
b)
Paper
c)
Solar
d)
Wind
21.
Which of the following is NOT a Natural Resource?
a)
Oil
b)
Natural Gas
c)
Plastic
d)
Water
22.
Which group includes ALL renewable resources?
a)
Coal, trees, water, oil
b)
Water, wind, sun, plants
c)
Minerals, sun, natural gas, water
23.

Renewable or Non-renewable: Coal?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

24.

Renewable or Non-renewable: Wind?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

25.

Renewable or Non-renewable: Oil?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

26.

Renewable or Non-renewable: Trees?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

27.

Renewable or Non-renewable: Soil?

a)

Renewable

b)

Non-renewable

28.

Wind is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

29.

Coal is a renewable resource.

a)

True

b)

False

30.

Trees are renewable resources.

a)

True

b)

False

31.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

32.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

33.

Which of these resources can never be used up?

a)

Wind

b)

Soil

c)

Aluminum

d)

Gold

34.
a)

A

b)

B

c)

C

d)

D

35.

Select FOUR things you can recycle.

a)

tin

b)

banana

c)

plastic

d)

paper

e)

glass

36.

_________ means to use less of something?

a)

Reduce

b)

Recycle

37.

To _________ is to use something more than once.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

38.

The students toss their papers in the _________ bin instead of the trash can.

a)

reducing

b)

recycling

39.

Mason sells his toy trucks at a yard sale. His toy trucks will be _________ by someone else.

a)

reused

b)

reduced

40.

Sofia shucks corn and composts the husks. She _________ the amount of food that ends up in the landfill.

a)

reduces

b)

reuses

41.

Owen's bike broke. He took it to a bike shop to have it fixed. Owen decided to _________ his bike instead of buying a new one.

a)

reduce

b)

reuse

42.

The old cardboard was used to make new boxes. The cardboard was _________.

a)

recycled

b)

reduced

43.

Mrs. Henry asked that no more paper catalogs be mailed to her. She _________ her amount of junk mail.

a)

reused

b)

reduced

44.

Ava brings her lunch to school in the same bag each day. She _________ her lunch bag.

a)

reuses

b)

recycles

45.

Mr. Tucker collects his used metal cans and plastic bottles. He drops them off at the _________ center once a month.

a)

reducing

b)

recycling

46.
What is this landform?
a)
canyon
b)
valley
c)
hill
d)
mountain
47.
What is this landform?
a)
island
b)
peninsula
c)
hill
d)
beach
48.
What is this body of water?
a)
lake
b)
river
c)
ocean
d)
bay
49.
What is this landform?
a)
mountain
b)
hill
c)
valley
d)
canyon
50.
What is this landform?
a)
peninsula
b)
island
c)
beach
d)
coast
51.
What is this landform?
a)
valley
b)
canyon
c)
hill
d)
mountain
52.
What is this body of water?
a)
river
b)
lake
c)
ocean
d)
waterfall
53.
What is any land that meets the ocean?
a)
coast
b)
ocean
c)
strait
d)
sea
54.
What's the body of water with land on three sides?
a)
ocean
b)
strait
c)
bay
d)
sea
55.
What are openings in the Earth that are usually raised? Also where gas and hot lava escape!
a)
volcano
b)
mountain
c)
river
d)
hill