Unit 4 Common Assessment SPRING 2025

Most energy resources used by humans are nonrenewable. Which of the following is NOT a nonrenewable energy resource?

• coal

• natural gas

• oil

• wind

Clothes are often made from cotton, which is grown from a plant. What kind of resource is cotton?

• renewable

• nonrenewable

• mineral

• chemical

What is the most important reason to carefully protect sources of freshwater?

• Polluted freshwater can carry diseases to animals.

• Polluted freshwater can lead to polluted oceans.

• Freshwater is not renewed by rainfall very often.

• Freshwater is a limited resource and all living things need it.

Fossil fuels are formed by which of the following?

• nuclear radiation

• remains of plants and animals

• ancient glaciers

• erosion

Which energy source has the least negative impact on the environment?

• coal deposits

• solar energy

• natural gas

• nuclear energy

Barbara's teacher wants her to design an oven that can be powered by a renewable resource. Which of the following energy sources could Barbara use?

• coal

• gasoline

• uranium

• sunlight

If Harrison wants to use only containers that come from renewable resources, which of the containers should he use?

• either the glass bottle or the aluminum cup, because they both come from renewable resources

• either the paper cup or the plastic bottle, because they both come from renewable resources

• the paper cup, because it is the only container that comes from a renewable resource

• the plastic bottle, because it is the only container that comes from a renewable resource

What processes might Emma include in her model of the water cycle?

• Evaporation, condensation, precipitation, and collection

• Photosynthesis, respiration, and transpiration

• Erosion, sedimentation, and deposition

• Melting, freezing, and sublimation

Emma’s teacher mentions that her model, as is, does not model the important water cycle process of transpiration. What could Emma add to her model to show the process of transpiration?

• an organism

• a potted plant

• a hole cut in the lid of the box

• a hose adding water into the box

What percentage of Earth's water is saline (oceans)?

• 3%

• 30.1%

• 68.7%

• 97%