Quiz about David week 4 Science

Question 1

__________ is an energy resource that WILL run out in the next several hundred years.

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

Answer

Renewable Energy Resource

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Fossil Fuels

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Forever Fuels

Question 2

__________ is an energy resource that WILL NOT run out in the next several hundred years.

Accepted Answer

Renewable Energy Resource

Answer

Nonrenewable Energy Resource

Answer

Fossil Fuel

Answer

Forever Fuel

Question 3

Coal is a __________ energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable

Answer

Renewable

Question 4

Solar Power is a __________ energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Renewable

Answer

Nonrenewable

Question 5

Natural Gas is a __________ energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable

Answer

Renewable

Question 6

Oil is a __________ energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable

Answer

Renewable

Question 7

Geothermal Power is a __________ energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Renewable

Answer

Nonrenewable

Question 8

Wind is a __________ energy resource.

Accepted Answer

Renewable

Answer

Nonrenewable

Question 9

Why are fossil fuels like coal, oil, and natural gas called nonrenewable resources?

Accepted Answer

a.  They cannot be easily replaced.

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a.  They can never be replaced.

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a.  They can be recycled.

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a. They can be made in factories.

Question 10

Biomass

Accepted Answer

Renewable

Answer

Nonrenewable

Question 11

Nuclear

Accepted Answer

Nonrenewable

Answer

Renewable

Question 12

What characteristic do all renewable resources share?

Accepted Answer

Replaced in a short period of time

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Produced by waste products

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Form underground from dead organisms.

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Allow energy to pass through them easily

Question 13

Use the diagram to put the steps below in the correct order to describe how electrical energy is generated in an electrical power plant.

Electricity is generated.
Magnet spins between wire coils.
Water is heated and changes to steam.
Steam makes turbine spin.
Fossil fuel is burned.

Accepted Answer

Steps 5, 3, 4, 2, then 1.

Answer

Steps 1, 3, 4, 2, then 5.

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Steps 5, 2, 4, 3, then 1.

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Steps 1, 2, 4, 3, then 5.

Question 14

What are the 3 main fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

Coal, Oil, and Natural Gas

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Coal, Oil, and Gasoline

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Electricity, Gasoline, Petroleum

Answer

Coal, Oil, Non-renewable Resources

Question 15

Where did the energy for fossil fuels come from?

Accepted Answer

Sun

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Animals

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Plants

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Chemosynthesis

Question 16

Why is burning fossil fuels harmful?

Accepted Answer

Increases the amount of greenhouse gases in the air

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then we won't have any fossil fuels if we burn them all

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They can get extremely hot

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this would destroy fossils

Question 17

What happens to fossil fuels to create electricity?

Accepted Answer

They are burned

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They are stored

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They are melted

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They are frozen

Question 18

In a power station, what causes the turbine to turn?

Accepted Answer

Steam

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Heat

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Gas

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Air

Question 19

What does "clean" mean for energy sources?

Accepted Answer

does not create pollution

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not dirty

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creates pollution

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smells good

Question 20

Why are coal, oil, and natural gas classified as nonrenewable resources?

Accepted Answer

They take millions of years to form.

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They are limitless

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They exist in many places on Earth.

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They are originally from once-living things.

Question 21

One benefit of geothermal energy is that ________________________________.

Accepted Answer

it can provide power 24 hours a day

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a plant can be built ANYWHERE

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it doesn't cost a lot of money to build

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it harms ecosystems where it's built

Question 22

Which of these is a true statement about nuclear power?

Accepted Answer

It's waste can destroy habitats and ecosystems.

Answer

It doesn't cost a lot of money to build.

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It does not produce radioactive waste.

Answer

It produces very little amounts of energy.

Question 23

Which statement is true about coal and natural gas?

Accepted Answer

Both lead to greenhouse gases and climate change

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Both are renewable resources

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Both require wind in order to work

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Neither one causes global warming

Question 24

What is a disadvantage to Hydroelectricity?

Accepted Answer

Increases potential for flooding

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lots and lots of pollution

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Kills wild bird population

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Radioactive waste

Question 25

What are two advantages of geothermal energy?

Accepted Answer

cheap and little pollution

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cheap and a lot pollution

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expensive and a lot of pollution

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expensive and little pollution

Question 26

If a river is located in a deep canyon, and has changing amounts of water , how can this be developed as an energy source?

Accepted Answer

A dam could be built to store water

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A well could be dug to hold the water

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Wind turbines could be built on the banks.

Question 27

Why is solar energy considered renewable energy?

Accepted Answer

The sun's energy would not run out for billions of years

Answer

It's cheaper than fossil fuels

Answer

Solar energy recharges batteries

Answer

All of them

Question 28

Which renewable resource uses the natural resource in the picture below to produce energy?

Accepted Answer

biomass

Answer

wind

Answer

tidal

Answer

geothermal

Question 29

Which of the following is an advantage of using coal as an energy resource?

Accepted Answer

Coal is less expensive than oil.

Answer

There is not an abundant supply of coal.

Answer

Burning coal contributes to global warming.

Answer

Coal can be used to produce electricity.

Question 30

What are the advantages of Geothermal energy?

Accepted Answer

It comes from the Earth

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Is a nonrenewable resource

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Can only be used in specific places in the world

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Takes months to build the machines to extract energy

Question 31

Which of the following is a disadvantage of fossil fuels?

Accepted Answer

causes pollution when burned

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Not easily available

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only available at certain times

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creates long lasting waste

Question 32

Which of these is NOT a disadvantage of a nuclear power plant?

Accepted Answer

It produces large amounts of energy.

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It's waste can destroy habitats and ecosystems.

Answer

It costs a lot of money to build.

Answer

It produces radioactive waste.

Question 33

Another advantage of using hydropower is that

Accepted Answer

it's able to produce a steady flow of energy 24 hours a day

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it's very cheap to build a dam

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no ecosystems are destroyed by damming up a river

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dams cause flooding

Question 34

Why do most of the power plants in the US burn coal as an energy source?

Accepted Answer

They haven't developed the technology to use anything else.

Answer

Mining for coal does not harm any habitats or ecosystems.

Answer

Coal is a non-polluting source of energy.

Answer

Coal is a renewable energy source.

Question 35

Which animal is NOT cold-blooded?

Accepted Answer

a mammal

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a fish

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a reptile

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an amphibian

Question 36

Animals that have backbones.

Accepted Answer

vertebrates

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invertebrates

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insects

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jellyfish

Question 37

Cold-blooded animals body temperature changes, whereas warm-blooded animals body temperature stays constant.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 38

Choose the animal that is a vertebrate.

Accepted Answer

Option C is correct

Answer

A.

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B.

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D.

Question 39

Which of the following is a homeothermic animal?

Accepted Answer

Lion

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Salamander

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Crocodile

Answer

Shark

Question 40

Horseshoe crab, eel and centipede are vertebrates.

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 41

What is the similarity between salamander and clownfish ?

Accepted Answer

Both are poikilothermic

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Both are covered with moist skin

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Both undergo internal fertilisation

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Both live on land

Question 42

Which of the following animals are homeothermic?

Accepted Answer

Bat, pigeon, deer

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Tortoise, snake, frog

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Snake, bat, turtle

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Whale, snake, frog

Question 43

An animal that has moist skin and no scales.

Accepted Answer

amphibian

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mammal

Answer

reptile

Answer

fish

Question 44

Which of the following vertebrates carries out external fertilisation ?

Accepted Answer

Frog

Answer

Turtle

Answer

Snake

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Whale

Question 45

How are reptiles and fish alike?

Accepted Answer

both have body temperatures that change with their surroundings

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neither has scales

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both breathe with gills

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neither has a backbone

Question 46

A student wants to research invertebrate animals. Which of these animals should she study? Select 3

Accepted Answer

spider

Accepted Answer

worm

Accepted Answer

clam

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frog

Answer

fish

Question 47

Which features can a scientist use to identify an amphibian? Select 3

Accepted Answer

has smooth, moist skin

Accepted Answer

has a backbone

Accepted Answer

breathes first with gills and then with lungs

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has no backbone

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has scales or plates on skin

Question 48

Which animal is a bird?
Animal 1: backbone/feathers/warm-blooded
Animal 2: backbone/scales/gills/cold-blooded
Animal 3: cold-blooded
Animal 4: backbone/hair

Accepted Answer

Animal 1

Answer

Animal 2

Answer

Animal 3

Answer

Animal 4

Question 49

Ben has noticed an animal when he looks out his window at school.  The animal has a backbone, lives on land, bears live young, and has hair.  What is the classification for this animal?

Accepted Answer

mammal

Answer

reptile

Answer

bird

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amphibian

Question 50

Lamprey and hagfish are examples of jawless fishes thus they are cold blooded.

Accepted Answer

TRUE

Answer

FALSE

Question 51

There are more cold-blooded than warm-blooded animals in the five groups of animals we learned about.

Accepted Answer

True

Answer

False

Question 52

Animals that have backbones are...

Accepted Answer

Vertebrates

Answer

Invertebrates

Answer

Mollusk

Answer

Lobster

Question 53

What type of animal has fur and feeds its young with milk?

Accepted Answer

mammals

Answer

birds

Answer

reptiles

Answer

amphibians

Question 54

What classification of animals are  vertebrae (have a backbone)?

Accepted Answer

mammals, fish, reptiles, amphibians, and birds

Answer

birds only

Answer

reptiles only

Answer

reptiles and birds but not mammals and fish

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