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Grade 5 Environmental Science
Hydroelectric energy is generation of electricity from                .
  1. coal
  2. oil
  3. natural gas
  4. falling water
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Human activities be catastrophic to the ecosystem.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Which change in the environment is most directly caused by human activity?
  1. acid rain
  2. flash flood
  3. hurricane
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Animal dung is an example of
  1. solar energy.
  2. biomass.
  3. geothermal energy.
Grade 5 Environmental Science
This science studies Earth and all the things on and in it.
  1. astro-science
  2. life science
  3. geoscience
  4. physical science
Grade 5 Environmental Science
                energy is made from water heated by hot rocks deep inside Earth.
  1. Solar
  2. Biomass
  3. Geothermal
  4. Pollutant
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Leaves and grass clippings can be                , or placed in a pile in the backyard. They will break down into soil and not have to be collected and take up space in our landfills.
  1. composted
  2. separated
  3. processed
  4. crushed
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Electricity can be made from fossil fuels and sources such as wind and solar energy.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Damage can result to nearby water ecosystems if factory pipes carrying                     leak into a stream.
  1. drinking water
  2. waste oxygen
  3. carbon dioxide
  4. poisonous chemicals
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Which of the following is an example of water conservation?
  1. watering the plants
  2. mowing the lawn
  3. turning off the lights
  4. taking short showers
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Precipitation resulting from pollution condensing into clouds and falling to Earth's surface is             acid rain            .
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Fresh water can become contaminated. This makes the water unsafe to use. Water treatment facilities use                 to kill bacteria in drinking water, making it safe.
  1. bleach
  2. chlorine
  3. salt
  4. sugar
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Which of the following is not a main sphere of the Earth system?
  1. Atmosphere
  2. Geosphere
  3. Biosphere
  4. Megasphere
  5. Hydrosphere
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Resources that can be replaced to be used over and over again are                 resources.
  1. inexhaustible
  2. renewable
  3. nonrenewable
  4. unnatural
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Wild fires are considered natural disasters.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Heat energy from within Earth is called              geothermal             energy.
Grade 5 Environmental Science
All garbage must be properly disposed of. In each community, it must be placed in a                 where it can be sorted, buried, and sometimes burned. There are strict laws that control the types of garbage that can be dumped here.
  1. heap
  2. landfill
  3. waterway
  4. container
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Falling water is a renewable source of energy.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Environmental changes are always harmful to living things.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Burning coal for energy is not a form of pollution and is not harmful to the air.
  1. True
  2. False
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