Unit 5 - Natural Resources & Human Impact Test Review
Quiz by 8science PMS
Feel free to use or edit a copy
includes Teacher and Student dashboards
Measure skillsfrom any curriculum
Tag the questions with any skills you have. Your dashboard will track each student's mastery of each skill.
- edit the questions
- save a copy for later
- start a class game
- automatically assign follow-up activities based on students’ scores
- assign as homework
- share a link with colleagues
- print as a bubble sheet
- Q1
Fossil fuels include coal, oil, and natural gas. Fossil Fuels are classified as nonrenewable because they
can be found all over Earth's surface
require expensive equipment
provide much of the energy we use
take millions of years to be replaced
60s - Q2
Which of the following is NOT considered a natural resource?
plastic
sunlight
water
gold
30s - Q3
What are some of the valued characteristics of natural resources?
Aesthetic value
All of the above
Commercial and industrial use
Scientific interest
30s - Q4
What is the fundamental composition of every man-made product?
carbon
water
natural resources
air
60s - Q5
Where can natural resources be found?
In man-made products
In extractivist industries
In nature reserves
All of the above
60s - Q6
How are natural resources classified?
By their material and component nature
By their environmental impact
By their commercial value
By their scientific interest
60s - Q7
The splitting of an atom’s nucleus into two smaller nuclei is called
a chemical reaction
nuclear fusion
a chemical bond
nuclear fission
60s - Q8
Energy conservation means
using fossil fuels to produce electricity
burning a fuel to release energy
reducing energy use of a particular source to maintain the source
slowing down a chemical change
60s - Q9
Which of the following is an example of energy conservation?
leaving your home uninsulated
leaving lights on whenever you leave a room
driving a car alone into the city at rush hour
recycling aluminum soda cans
60s - Q10
Coal is a solid fossil fuel formed from
rocks
hardened lava
decaying plant remains
the remains of animals
60s - Q11
Which fossil fuel produces the lowest levels of most air pollutants?
coal
nuclear
oil/petroleum
natural gas
120s - Q12
The intense heat from Earth’s interior that warms the magma beneath Earth’s surface is called
geothermal
solar
nuclear
hydro
60s - Q13
Why do some power plants use fossil fuels to make electricity?
Fossil fuels are less expensive than other power sources
Fossil fuels slow down global climate change
Fossil fuels are better for the environment
Fossil fuels are renewable
60s - Q14
Which of the following is an advantage of using hydroelectric power?
It doesn't harm the environment.
It is nonrenewable.
It only works during the daytime.
It doesn't pollute.
60s - Q15
Which BEST explains what scientists are referring to when they use the term conservation?
health of the living organisms in the environment
nonliving parts of the environment
protection, management, and renewal of resources
living organisms in the environment
60s