Which of the following best describes a canyon?
A) it has steep rock walls
B) it can be formed by a bulldozer
C) it formed in areas of deep soil
D) it has many trees growing up its sides
What is A) it has steep rock walls
100
What are the 4 stages of the Water Cycle?
What are Evaporation, Condensation, Precipitation, Water Collection
100
Which is frequently found in the air?
A)coal
B)dust
C)oil
D)rocks
What is B) dust
100
Which NONRENEWABLE natural resource heats homes?
A)sunlight
B)aluminum
C)natural gas
D)ocean waves
What is C)natural gas
100
What state of matter is water once it is evaporated by the heat of the sun?
What is a gas
200
Which landform is made when a river slowly cuts through the rock?
A)hill
B)plain
C)valley
D)mountain
What is c) valley
200
When water collects UNDERGROUND beneath the rocks it is called?
What is Ground Water
200
True or False: Air does not take up space
What is False. Air DOES take up space
200
Which activity would be LEAST affected if a river became polluted?
A)fishing
B)hiking
C)swimming
D)water skiing
What is B)hiking
200
A family that lives near a large polluted river will probably
A)catch a lot of fish
B)learn to swim at a young age
C)organize a lot of boating parties
D)try to change laws controlling water pollution
What is D)try to change laws controlling water pollution
300
If you were to walk along the bottom of the ocean floor, what landforms would you find there?
What are canyons, mountains, valleys, underwater volcanoes
300
What is the process called when Water Vapor is cooled and turned back into a liquid?
What is Condensation
300
Air that is all around us is made up of how many categories?
What is 3
300
What NONRENEWABLE resources is used to produce heat and electricity?
A)coal
B)copper
C)iron
D)quartz
What is A)coal
300
Natural gas is directly used by all the following except
A)cell phone
B)furnace
C)heater
D)stove
What is a)cell phone
400
There are many mountains under the oceans. Some f them are tall enough to poke themselves above the water. They are called
What is islands
400
Which item below is NOT a form of Condensation?
A)clouds
B)dew
C)fog
D)hail
What is D)hail
400
True or False: You can see air?
What is False. Air is invisible.
400
What is one thing you can do to conserve natural resources
What is (possible answers could be) - turning off water; recycling; reducing use; and reusing items
400
What is the stage of the Water Cycle called when water forms on Earth
What is Water Collection
500
How are landforms made? give an example
What is natural causes (example: weather, erosion, magma pushing up)
500
List 5 kinds of precipitation
What are rain, hail, sleet, snow, freezing rain
500
What does the air that we breathe contain?
What is Nitrogen, Oxygen, and Other (argon, carbon dioxide, vapor)
500
What are the 3 groups of Natural Resources?
What are Inexhaustable, Nonrenewable, and Renewable
500
What is the difference between Nonrenewable and Renewable. Give an example for each
What is Nonrenewable - can't be reused; Renewable - can be reused. Non - minerals; Renew - Trees