Social Studies Vocab
Resources
Maps/Regions & Conservation
Science Vocab
Water Cycle terms
100
Water and wind wear away the land in the process of ____________, creating landforms such as the Grand Canyon. a) climate b) erosion c) conservation
What is b) erosion?
100
Trees are an example of what type of resource? a) flow b) nonrenewable c) renewable
What is c) renewable?
100
Name one way we can polute less.
What is ANSWERS WILL VARY!! :)
100
What is the top layer if the Earth called? a) water b) soil c) pollution
What is b) soil?
100
When liquid changes into vapor, it is called: a) condensation b) water table c) evaporation
What is c) evaporation
200
Mountains, trees, and distance from the equator all affect _____________. a) scarcity b) climate c) conservation
What is b) climate
200
The following are examples of nonrenewable natural resources: a) coal, wood, and oil b) water, oil, and natural gas c) coal, oil, and natural gas
What is c) coal, oil, and natural gas
200
Name one way we can practice conservation of our environment.
What is ANSWERS WILL VARY! :)
200
What is a water saving method called to reduce the amount of water needed for homes called? a) condensation b) contaminant c) conservation
What is c) conservation?
200
An underground zone that is vary dry is called the a) saturated zone b) unsaturated zone c) evaporation
What is b) unsaturated zone?
300
If many people want a product but there is not enough of it, it is called _______________. a) erosion b) conservation c) scarcity
What is c) scarcity?
300
Farm tractors, computers, and machines are what type of resources? a) human resources b) capital resources c) renewable resources
What is b) capital resources
300
Wisconsin specializes in _______________.
What is ANSWERS WILL VARY! (dairy, farmland, etc)
300
What is it called when there are many days without precipitation? a) drought b) floods c) recharge
What is a) drought?
300
Name three types of precipitation
What is ANSWERS WILL VARY!! (rain, snow, sleet, hail, etc)
400
When we use our natural resources wisely, we are practicing _________________. a) conservation b) climate c) geography
What is a) conservation
400
A ______________ is a person and the skills he or she brings to the job. a) capital resource b) human resource c) nonrenewable resource
What is b) human resource?
400
Regions can be divided by their _____________.
What is location, climate, resources. (Any one of these three are acceptable)
400
A chmeical you physically put into water that makes it bad to drink is called: a) conservation b) well c) contaminant
What is c) contaminant
400
A place that treats water to make it clean is a a) water treatment plant b) precipitation c) conservation
What is a) water treatment plant
500
_________________ is the study of the world and its features such as the people and things that live there. a) erosion b) climate c) geography
What is c) geography?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!! Name three flow resources.
What is water, wind, and sunlight?
500
DAILY DOUBLE!! Explain how a political map is different than a physical map.
What is physical maps have landforms, resources, look more realistic etc. while political maps have states, borders, capitals, etc.
500
What does the H stand for in water? a) hydrology b) hydrogen c) hot
What is b) hydrogen
500
This is an area where you will find water, sand, gravel, soil, and rocks in the saturated zone a) water table b) aquifer c) drought
What is b) aquifer
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