Slow changes to the earths surface. WIND/WATER; Natural Resources
First Americans/American Indians
Animals and Plants in the Desert; Food chains and food webs
100
Which form of energy is likely to form sand dunes?
Wind
100
A sudden change in wind direction, air temperature, and cloud cover most likely signals a change in -
a) climate
b) landforms
c) seasons
d) weather
d) weather
100
Renewable resources are resources that......
a) will run out.
b) will come back after being used.
c) people never use.
d) people don't need.
b) will come back after being used.
100
Which of the following statements is one strong theory about how people first came to the Americas?
a) Farmers sailed here to discover new crops
b) Ranchers shipped cattle across the ocean.
c) Hunters followed animals over a land bridge.
c) Hunters followed animals over a land bridge.
100
All plants need three things to make their own food. What are they?
light, water, and carbon dioxide
200
What geographic feature did early people mostly consider when establishing a new community?
F) The mountains
G) The plateaus
H) The rivers
J) The peninsula
H) The rivers
200
An electromagnet needs all of the following to work EXCEPT -
A) a bulb
B) a current
c) a magnetic field
D) a wire
A) a bulb
200
Which of these is a renewable resource?
a) tree
b) coal
c) oil
d) natural gas
a) tree
200
What happened to the Tigua Indians?
They are a vital part of the El Paso community today.
200
In a food chain, a Kit Fox eats a Praire Dog. Which animal is receiving the energy?
Kit Fox
300
What do plateaus, canyons, valleys, mountains, hills, and basins have in common?
F) Geology
G) Archaeology
H) Landforms
J) Regions
H) Landforms
300
A wind turbine model can be used to demonstrate how real wind turbines in the Mountains and Basins region use wind energy to change -
A) thermal/heat energy to sound energy
B) mechanical energy to electrical energy
C) light energy to heat energy
D) sound energy to wind energy
B) mechanical energy to electrical energy
300
Which of the following would most likely cause a slow change to occur on a mountain?
a) landslide
b) snowfall
c) wind erosion
d) volcanic eruption
c) wind erosion
300
Why would achaeologists believe that the earliest people who lived in what is now Texas were hunters? What might they have found?
Achaeologists have found ancient hunting tools, such as atlatls and spears, throughout Texas.
300
True or False.
Carbon Dioxide enters the plant through the stomata on the leaves?