4th Grade 5th Six Weeks Exam 24-25

A group of students watched a teacher break apart a chocolate chip cookie. The teacher then used the broken cookie as a model to demonstrate the removal of ONLY the chocolate chips, which is similar to removing a natural resource. What was the teacher MOST LIKELY demonstrating?

• an earthquake

• a coal mining operation

• a life cycle

• the process of weathering

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Which of the resources in the picture is nonrenewable?

• the shining sun

• the blowing wind

• the growing tree

• the burning gasoline

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What kind of a resource is oil?

• a renewable resource

• a manmade resource

• a nonrenewable resource

• a rechargeable resource

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Which of the following is powered by a renewable resource?

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Which energy transformation produces electricity with the greatest potential of environmental pollution?

• generating electricity from a hydroelectric power plant

• generating electricity from a coal power plant

• generating electricity from a wind turbine power system

• generating electricity from a solar panel system

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The circle graph below shows the energy use for one household. This family is looking to change just one of their home energy uses from a non-renewable type of energy to one that is inexhaustible and could be generated at their home. Which type of home energy use would save them the MOST money by converting to a home-generated, inexhaustible form of energy?

• air conditioning

• water heating

• lighting and appliances

• home heating

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What energy transformation produces electricity without any pollution?

• burning natural gas in a power plant to transform energy into electricity

• use batteries in a flashlight to transform chemical energy into electricity

• spinning windmills to transform mechanical energy into electricity

• capturing the energy of nuclear power to transform chemical energy into electricity

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Which of the following energy sources is MOST likely to have a negative effect on air quality?

• coal

• geothermal

• sunlight

• wind

A paper mill uses the moving water from a nearby waterfall to turn turbines and produce energy. The waterfall is an example of a:

• solar energy source.

• renewable energy source.

• geothermal energy source.

• nonrenewable energy source.

A new school, in a dry sunny region, is being constructed as a "green school" which means all efforts are made to make the school as environmentally friendly as possible. Which of the following would be the MOST practical way to support or add to the electrical power system?

• gas powered generators outside the building

• hydroelectric power from a school pond

• nuclear power plant in the utility room

• solar panels on the roof

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