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Grade 5 Environmental Science
Coal, oil, and natural gas are                . We will eventually run out of all of these.
  1. pollutants
  2. solar energy
  3. fossil fuels
  4. renewable
Grade 5 Environmental Science
What is an example of a perpetual renewable resource?
  1. coal
  2. wind
  3. oil
  4. gas
Grade 5 Earth's Layers
What is the term used that includes both the Earth's crust and upper mantle?
  1. igneous
  2. sedimentary
  3. metamorphic
  4. lithosphere
Grade 5 Atmosphere
Which of the following instruments is used to measure air temperature?
  1. altimeter
  2. thermometer
  3. rain gauge
  4. barometer
Grade 5 Rocks
Which type of rock is made by layers of small pieces of rocks and minerals cemented together?
  1. metamorphic
  2. minerals
  3. igneous
  4. sedimentary
Grade 5 Environmental Science
What is the most damaging type of pollution?
  1. acid rain
  2. air pollution
  3. water pollution
  4. all of the above
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Fossil fuels are stored energy that came from
  1. sedimentary rocks.
  2. once-living plants and animals.
  3. wind and water.
  4. waste-treatment plants.
Grade 5 Rocks
Marble, slate, and gneiss are examples of                 rock.
  1. igneous
  2. metamorphic
  3. sedimentary
Grade 5 Environmental Science
It is important to use things we have in different ways. If we                 materials such as plastic and glass containers they will not fill up the landfills so quickly. Another way to reduce the amount of garbage is to repair broken things rather than throw them out.
  1. remove
  2. reduce
  3. reuse
  4. recycle
Grade 5 Rocks
Igneous rocks formed from
  1. crystals left behind when water evaporated.
  2. meteorites that fell to Earth.
  3. melted rock material that cooled and hardened.
  4. layers of sediment that were squeezed together.
Grade 5 Tectonics
Earthquakes are caused by
  1. the moving pieces of Earth's crust.
  2. too much weight on Earth's surface.
  3. the rising of ocean water levels.
  4. unequal heating of the atmosphere.
Grade 5 Rocks
Metamorphic rocks have been modified by which of the following? Select all appropriate choices.
  1. Air
  2. Heat
  3. Pressure
  4. Chemical Processes
Grade 5 Atmosphere
A                 is billions of tiny drops of water than condensed from the air.
  1. rain
  2. cloud
  3. water cycle
  4. snow
Grade 5 Earth's Layers
Which layer of Earth consists mostly of iron and nickel?
  1. continental crust
  2. mantel
  3. oceanic crust
  4. core
Grade 5 Geomorphology
What are three major causes for erosion?
  1. snow, tornado, volcano
  2. sinkholes, landslides, mudslides
  3. ice, wind, water
  4. wind, heat, plate tectonics
Grade 5 Atmosphere
Sleet and hail are types of
  1. gases in the atmosphere.
  2. layers of the atmosphere.
  3. air pressure.
  4. precipitation.
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Various natural resources, called                    , are used to generate energy.
  1. natural resources
  2. energy resources
  3. renewable resources
  4. minerals
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Which is an example of a human impact on the atmosphere?
  1. burning fossil fuels
  2. mining for mineral ores
  3. building a dam for hydroelectric energy
  4. hunting an animal to extinction
Grade 5 Rocks
Melted rock that is beneath Earth's surface is called                .
  1. magma
  2. lava
  3. sediment
  4. sand
Grade 5 Geomorphology
Weathering and erosion are always quick changes to Earth's surface.
  1. True
  2. False
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