Careers
Natural Disasters
Investigations
Natural Resources
Landforms
100
A student is studying to be a forestry technician. The primary responsibility of a forestry technician is to designate which trees in a forested area are available for harvest. The technicians work with Forest and Land Management Plans. The most likely reason for working with a Forest and Land Management Plan is to (a) make informed choices in recycling of a natural resource (b) make informed choices in the conservation of the natural resource (c) make informed choices in the reusing of the natural resource (d) make informed choices in the selling of natural resources.
What is (b) To make informed choices in the conservation of the natural resource.
100
An earthquake may cause all of the following except (a) landslides (b) tornadoes (c) tsunamis (d) road damage
What is tornadoes.
100
A class is exploring how soils are formed by weathering of rock. What other tools will the students most likely use in their experiment? (a) notebooks and stopwatches (b) beaker and wind vane (c) graduated cylinders and sound recorders (d) metric rulers and clocks
What is (a) notebooks and stopwatches
100
Characteristics of wool: Flexible Stretchy Absorbant Can be dyed many colors Which of the following is the best use of wool? Car tires; Clothing; Wall coverings; or Umbrellas
What is clothing.
100
How is a hill like a mountain?
What is they are both a raised part of the Earth.
200
A person who studies the Earth, rocks, and minerals is called a scientist, geologist, or astronomer?
What is a geologist.
200
A volcano can change Earth's surface in all of the following ways EXCEPT (a) triggers an avalanche (b)causes a landslide (c) forms new land (d) puts ash in the air
What is (d) puts ash in the air
200
A student designed an investigation using composted materials. He put leaves in the first container, fruit and vegetable scraps in the second container, and a mixture of both in the third. After the materials decomposed, he grew plants in each of the three containers. What question was the boy investigating? (a) Which type of soil has the darkest color? (b)Which composted material makes the best soil? (c) What kind of soil needs the most water?
What is (B) Which composted material makes the best soil?
200
A company advertises that their toy is made from "natural recycled materials." It could be made of all of the following except: (a) wood (b) plastic (c) metal (d) plants
What is plants.
200
How is a hill different from a mountain?
What is a mountain's sides are much steeper and they are much taller.
300
A person who protects the trees and wilderness is called a forest ranger; pathologist; veterinarian; or engineer?
What is a forest ranger.
300
A powerful force of water generally caused by an earthquake that can tear down building and ruin the landscape is called a _________________.
What is tsunami.
300
When doing an investigation, you should use the _____________ ___________ to plan your experiment.
What is scientific method.
300
Give two ways you can conserve or recycle wood.
What is answers will vary.
300
What is a canyon?
What is (answers will vary)
400
Why is the study of natural disasters so important?
What is to help prevent us from being harmed by natural disasters; to keep us safe.
400
This is caused by a collision of the Earth's plates and if powerful enough can damage buildings or part the land.
What is an earthquake.
400
Why is it important to do an experiment more than once?
What is to make sure no mistake was made and that results are accurate.
400
What are two characteristics of wood that allow it to be a good resource for making a chair?
What is answers will vary.
400
What is a plain?
What is a flat piece of land.
500
A person who studies the oceans is called a (a) stenographer (b)waterographer (c) oceanographer
What is oceanographer.
500
A very heavy rain can create a ____________.
What is landslide.
500
An educated guess during an experiment such as "I think car a will roll faster than car b because of the elevation of the platform" is called a ________________.
What is hypothesis.
500
Name two items that can be recycled.
What is paper, cans, bottles, etc.
500
What is an isthmus?
What is it connects two masses of land together.
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