WorksheetsCategory 3 Science
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 2hrs 10mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which statement describes weather, rather than climate?
a)
The weather is usually hot and humid year around
b)
The destination has hot summers and cold winters
c)
The summer temperatures average between 29 and 35 degrees
d)
The humidity level on Tuesday was 30%
2.
Mr. Mackeben's class learns about fossil fuels. They learn that coal, oil and natural gas are classified as nonrenewable resources because they take so long to form. How can the class conserve fossil fuels?
a)
Use both sides of notebook paper
b)
Arrange a car pool to and from school
c)
Create a backyard compost pile
d)
Plant flowers in front of the school
3.
Most alternative energy resources produce more energy at certain times. Which combination can produce a steady flow of energy from only alternative resources 24 hours a day year-round?
a)
Geothermal and natural gas
b)
Hydroelectric and geothermal
c)
Solar and petroleum
d)
Wind and coal
4.
Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?
a)
Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.
b)
Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.
c)
Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.
d)
Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers.
5.
Using the weather map shown, which city has most likely seen an increase in temperature?
a)
Houston
b)
Oklahoma City
c)
Boston
d)
Los Angeles
6.
Students are asked to classify renewable and non-renewable resources during class. The classification chart is shown below.
Which two answer choices best complete the blanks.
Which two answer choices best complete the blanks.
a)
Petroleum and water
b)
Plants and coal
c)
Timber and natural gas
d)
Air and fish
7.
All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT--
a)
decomposed animals
b)
decayed plants
c)
sedimentary rocks
d)
active volcanoes
8.
Each school year for 30 years, the amount of rain that fell at a school was measured and recorded. Tracking rainfall over a long period provides the most information about which characteristic of an area?
a)
Climate
b)
Temperature of one day
c)
Weather
d)
Type of Soil
9.
Several students investigate the characteristics of soil. The students observe samples of common soils. In one sample they observe that water drains through the soil easily. When they rub the soil between their fingers, it feels rough and scratch, and its particles feel hard. The soil the students observed is most likely----
a)
Sand
b)
Clay
c)
Silt
d)
Loam
10.
The diagram above shows the process of evaporation over the ocean. What is the most likely effect of this process on the land areas nearby?
a)
Increased drought conditions
b)
Decreased erosion of the shoreline
c)
Increased precipitation
d)
Decreased solar energy
11.
An energy company wants to build a hydroelectric power plant. Which of these characteristics of an area is most important to the development of a hydroelectric power plant?
a)
The area has a cool, rainy climate.
b)
The area is located in a valley with very little wind and frequent heavy fog.
c)
The area has a river that flows rapidly from nearby mountains through a valley.
d)
The area has no geysers or hot springs.
12.
Resources can be classified as renewable or nonrenewable. Which of these resources is classified in the same category as coal?
a)
Wood
b)
Wind
c)
Corn oil
d)
Petroleum
13.
If students could rotate the globe quickly or slowly and the globe could rotate only at the rate that Earth actually rotates, about how long would each complete rotation take?
a)
30 Days
b)
60 Minutes
c)
24 Hours
d)
365 Days
14.
A group of fifth-grade students was researching alternative energy resources in the school library. Each student made a list of resources. Which list contains only alternative energy resources?
a)
F
b)
G
c)
H
d)
J
15.
A wide U-shaped valley is shown in the photograph below. This valley was most likely formed by —
a)
Flashing Flooding
b)
A Glacier
c)
A Hurricane
d)
Melting snow
16.
The rotation of Earth on its axis causes the pattern of _____.
a)
night and day
b)
constellations
c)
Earth's seasons
d)
the phases of the moon
17.
It takes Earth _________ to make one complete rotation on its axis.
a)
24 hours
b)
365 days
c)
28 days
d)
24 days
18.
It takes Earth _____________ to make one revolution or orbit around the Sun.
a)
365 days
b)
365 hours
c)
28 days
d)
24 hours
19.
At ____ the length of a shadow is the shortest.
a)
8am
b)
5pm
c)
midday
20.
A shadow is the longest ________ .
a)
at midday
b)
in the morning
c)
in the evening
d)
in the morning and the evening
21.
What type of tide will occur at 9:30 a.m.?
a)
low
b)
high
c)
none
d)
high and low
22.
The moon's __________ pulls the water on the earth towards it causing tides to occur.
a)
gravitational force
b)
light
c)
shadow
d)
orbit
23.
Which process takes the longest to change the Earth's surface?
a)
volcanic eruptions
b)
earthquake shaking the Earth
c)
weather of rock by wind
24.
Weathering in not caused by:
a)
rivers flowing from the mountains
b)
strong winds blowing
c)
the rotation of the Earth
25.
Deltas are created when:
a)
rivers drop sediments at the mouth of the river
b)
sheets of ice form valleys
c)
wind blows sand in hills
26.
Rock made of layers of compressed sediments
a)
metamorphic rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
sedimentary rock
d)
school house rock
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