WorksheetsSocial Studies Chapter 1: Our Environment Review
Total questions: 14
Worksheet time: 8mins
conserve
To ignore the effects of pollution on the environment.
To increase the use of natural resources as much as possible.
To protect something from harm or destruction, especially the environment or natural resources.
To destroy habitats for urban development.
landform
A natural feature of the Earth's surface, such as a mountain, valley, or plateau.
A type of weather pattern that occurs in the atmosphere.
A process by which rocks are broken down into smaller pieces.
A man-made structure built for transportation.
adapt
To ignore changes in the environment.
To remain the same regardless of changes.
To create something entirely new from nothing.
To change or adjust in order to fit new conditions or environments.
ecosystem
A community of living organisms and their physical environment interacting as a system.
A single organism living in isolation from its environment.
A group of non-living things found in a specific area.
A process by which plants make their own food using sunlight.
climate
The amount of rainfall in a single day.
A sudden change in temperature in a region.
The average weather conditions in an area over a long period of time.
The study of rocks and minerals.
nonrenewable resource
A natural resource that cannot be replaced or takes millions of years to form, such as coal or oil.
A resource that is always available and never runs out, like sunlight.
A resource that can be replaced quickly by natural processes, such as trees.
A resource that is created by humans in factories.
renewable resource
A resource that cannot be replaced once it is used up, like coal or oil.
A natural resource that can be replaced naturally or used repeatedly, such as solar energy or wind.
A man-made material used in construction, such as concrete or steel.
A type of resource that is only found in limited locations on Earth.
Which is a renewable resource?
Solar energy
Coal
Natural gas
Gold
Natural disasters are events that can change the landscape. What happens to the landscape if a natural disaster occurs?
The landscape can be changed or damaged.
The landscape always remains the same.
Natural disasters only affect animals, not the landscape.
Natural disasters make the landscape more beautiful.
Choose the best way to describe how you interact with our planet.
By using resources without thinking about the consequences.
By ignoring environmental issues.
By recycling, conserving water, and reducing waste.
By polluting and wasting resources.
