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Grade 5 Environmental Science
The process of planting trees along the edges of farmland to slow the speed of wind across the ground
  1. fertilization
  2. terracing
  3. strip farming
  4. windbreaks
Grade 5 Environmental Science
What can we do to conserve fossil fuels?
  1. find new sources of fossil fuels
  2. Drive big cars
  3. reduce use of fossil fuels
  4. heat homes with coal
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Ozone production can be due to                .
  1. lightning
  2. running water
  3. hunting
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Oil is found deep beneath Earth's surface, either below land or beneath the ocean floor.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Park benches are often made mainly from recycled glass.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Wind turbines are machines that change wind energy in the biosphere into electrical energy.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Desalination is an inexpensive, efficient way to generate freshwater.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Most cars use natural gas for fuel.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Everything you throw away has to go somewhere. Most garbage ends up in a municipal landfill. How long does it really take for your trash to decompose? Test your knowledge now!

Ten common types of trash are listed below. Place the items in the order you believe they will decompose from first (1) to last (10) on the line before each type of trash. On the line after the item, write your best estimate of how long it will take that type of garbage to decompose. Will it be a week, month, year, 100 years, longer? The answers may surprise you!


     8       Monofilament fishing line               600 yrs               


     4       Wool sock              year              


     2       Paper bag              month              


     9       Plastic jug                million yr                


     5       Leather belt              decades              


     1      Banana peel              weeks              


     7      Disposable diaper                450 yrs                


     10      Glass bottle                   1 million+ yrs!                  


     3       Waxed milk carton               months               


     6       Aluminum can                 100+ yrs                 
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Towns and cities often are established and grow where resources can be found.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Environmental Science
When we reduce, reuse, and recycle, we -
  1. stop poaching
  2. obey the law
  3. conserve natural resources
  4. save tax money
Grade 5 Environmental Science
About 80% of the world's energy consumption comes from                fossil fuels               .
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Plastics are produced from -
  1. natural gas
  2. petroleum
  3. minerals
  4. Synthetics
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Which natural resource is being obtained based on the photo below?
  1. Saltwater
  2. Freshwater
  3. Coal
  4. Petroleum
Grade 5 Environmental Science
It takes four bee-loads of nectar to make one drop of honey.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Honeybee drones stay awake all winter.
  1. True
  2. False
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Animals that eat meat are              carnivores             .
Grade 5 Environmental Science
A growing problem for all Americans is what to do with our garbage. We must try to protect our                 from being polluted by garbage. We need clean air to breathe and pure water to drink.
  1. land
  2. water
  3. air
  4. environment
Grade 5 Environmental Science
A. Hydrocarbon B. Petroleum C. Coal D. Natural Gas

1. Crude Oil             petroleum            
2. A mixture of methane and other gases from decomposed marine organisms               natural gas              
3. A solid fossil fuel formed from decomposed plant remains        coal       
4. A compound made of the elements hydrogen & carbon               hydrocarbon              
Grade 5 Environmental Science
Which of the following is a non-renewable resource?
  1. Wood
  2. Water
  3. Aluminum
  4. Air
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