Natural Resources Quiz

The bus is mostly made of which natural resource?

• Water

• Metal

• Glass

• Plastic

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS1-3

Cam’s younger sibling colored all over a piece of paper by mistake. What is the best way for Cam to help his parents conserve resources?

• Throw the paper away.

• Color on the other side of the paper.

• Put the paper in the recycling bin.

• Burn the paper.

The table lists Earth’s materials and products. Identify ALL of the items which are natural resources and ALL items which are manmade items.

• Natural: Oil, Plants, Trees; Manmade: Toys, Hats, Furniture

• Natural: Toys, Hats, Furniture; Manmade: Oil, Plants, Trees

• Natural: Oil, Toys, Hats; Manmade: Plants, Trees, Furniture

• Natural: Plants, Trees, Furniture; Manmade: Oil, Toys, Hats

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Students used empty metal cans to build towers. Which of these is NOT a way students could reuse the metal cans?

• make the cans into pencil holders

• throw the cans in the trash

• use the cans to plant seeds

Billy used a brand-new pencil for five minutes. Then, he threw it in the trash. Why should he have reused it? Select two correct answers.

• It saves water in a lake.

• Reusing items saves trees that grow in forests.

• It saves room in a garbage dump for other things.

• It saves oil that is being made underground.

• It saves rocks that are used to build buildings.

What kind of severe weather may happen in Galveston?

• Blizzard

• Hurricane

• Flood

• Tornado

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS2-6

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

The table lists features of a hurricane, flood, and tornado. Identify the type of weather described in each column.

• 1 Hurricane

  2 Flood

  3 Tornado

• 1 Flood

  2 Hurricane

  3 Tornado

• 1 Tornado

  2 Hurricane

  3 Flood

• 1 Tornado

  2 Flood

  3 Hurricane

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-5

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

How many more inches did it rain on day 3 than on day 2?

• 1

• 2

• 3

• 4

Tags

NGSS.3-ESS2-1

How many more sunny days than rainy days were there in Houston?

• 15

• 19

• 11

• 4

Mary used a stream table to see what happens when water moves across the sand. What did she see when she poured water on the stream table?

• The river got bigger and did not move the sand

• The river got smaller and moved the sand

• The river got bigger and moved the sand

• The river got smaller and did not move the sand

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4