4th Grade NW 3 Unit 9 Assessment Review (TEKS 4.11A,B)

Identify the nonrenewable resource in the picture.

• Plant

• Animal

• Coal

• Wind

Identify the renewable resource in the picture.

• Plants

• Animal

• Coal

• Wind

Identify the renewable resource being used in the picture.

• Plant

• Animal

• Coal

• Wind

Which statement best supports the claim that this resource being used is a renewable resource?

• It takes millions of years to form.

• It can be replenished within a reasonable amount of time.

• It produces pollution.

• It cannot be replenished within a reasonable amount of time.

Which of the following is an advantage to using nonrenewable resources such as natural gas, coal, petroleum, and fossil fuels?

• A. Burning them can cause pollution in the air.

• B. They are often inexpensive and very affordable to use.

• C. Spilling them in the water can harm ocean wildlife.

• D. Water and land ecosystems can be damaged.

The nonrenewable resource shown in the pictures can be burned to generate electricity, and it is often used to make many plastic products. Identify it and provide one advantage or disadvantage of using it.

• Coal; advantage: abundant energy for electricity.

• Petroleum; disadvantage: harmful environmental impacts.

• Natural Gas; advantage: low emissions.

• Uranium; disadvantage: long-lived radioactive waste.

Which of the statements below describes the critical role that Solar Energy plays in our lives?

• Solar energy can be collected at nighttime.

• Solar energy produces pollution harming the environment.

• Solar energy can be collected on modern solar farms.

• Solar energy has to be disposed of carefully.

How does conserving natural resources affect the environment?

• It causes people to cut down more trees.

• It causes people to use more water from rivers and oceans.

• It causes more resources to be taken from the environment which will cause them to run out in the future.

• It causes people to use less and reduce the amount of natural resources that need to be taken from the environment in the future.

A student has an empty water bottle. They can dispose of the empty water bottle by either placing it in the garbage or recycling container. What are some advantages in choosing to recycle the water bottle? Select TWO correct answers.

• A. Recycling centers are expensive to run.

• B. Recycled bottles take up no landfill space.

• C. Recycling centers and trucks use fossil fuel for energy.

• D. Recycling reduces the energy used to make new bottles.

• E. Recycling impacts the environment in a negative way.

Look at the images of rocks. Select the rock that appears to be porous.

• First rock

• Second rock

• Third rock