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BASIC SCIENCE

Total questions: 20

Worksheet time: 12mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

What is the best way to prevent soil erosion?

a)

re-planting trees

b)

cutting down trees

c)

constructing a wall around the denuded area

d)

allowing mining industries to operate

2.

In what soil conservation technique might a farmer plant corn one year and soybeans the next to replenish the soil with nitrogen?

a)

Cover Crops

b)

Crop Rotation

c)

No-Till Farming

d)

Terraces

3.

A deep cut can lead to the risk of which disease?

a)

Tetanus

b)

Typhoid

c)

Flu

d)

Malaria

4.

When do blisters occur?

a)

When there is a cut

b)

When there is an animals bite

c)

When there is a fracture

d)

When there is a burn

5.

What type of rock is formed when melted rock cools?

a)

Igneous

b)

Metamorphic

c)

Sedimentary

6.
What are the three types of rocks?
a)
lava, metamorphic, and sedimentary
b)
igneous, sedimentary, and mineral
c)
metamorphic, lava, and igneous
d)
igneous, sedimentary, and metamorphic
7.

Where are fossil fuels found?

a)

in rocks on the ground

b)

at the landfill

c)

at the recycling centre

d)

underneath the Earth's surface

8.

How are fossil fuels formed?

a)

Formed from thousands of layers of feces under extreme heat and pressure over a long period of time

b)

Decomposing of plants and animals under extreme heat and pressure from an underground

c)

Formed from thousands of layers of dusts under extreme heat and pressure over a long period of time

d)

Decomposing of plants and woods under extreme heat and pressure from an underground

9.
Why is electrical wiring usually made from copper?
a)
Because copper is shiny
b)
Because copper conducts electricity
c)
Because copper is not magnetic
10.

Which of the following is NOT an element of erosion?

a)

Water

b)

Wind

c)

Glaciers

d)

Electrical Current

11.

The following are the effects of erosion except _____.

a)

Loss of soil nutrients

b)

Low productivity

c)

Increase in crop yield

12.

A material that blocks the flow of an electric current is called a/an ___________________.

a)

insulator

b)

conductor

c)

circuit

13.

What are some examples of insulators?

a)

silver, iron, cooper

b)

metal spoon, penny, aluminum

c)

rubber, glass, wood

d)

gold, wire, nails

14.

____________is the process by which sediment settles out of wind and water.

a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
compaction
15.
One example of a sedmentary rock is ____________.
a)
pumice
b)
obsidian
c)
sandstone
d)
marble
16.

What is the percentage composition of nitrogen in air?

a)

78%

b)

75%

c)

86%

17.

The amount of ____________ present in the air at a particular time is called humidity.

a)

Water vapour

b)

Rain water

c)

Dust

d)

Oxygen

18.

Which amongst the following is not a property of air?

a)

Air has mass

b)

Air has volume

c)

Air can be heated or cooled

d)

Air is oxygen

19.
____________ the process by which sediment settles out of wind and water.
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
compaction
20.

What is the name of this separation technique?

a)

distillation

b)

filtration

c)

evaporation

d)

chromatography