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Science
6th
grade
Unit 2 Part 2: Water Cycle & Earth's Natural Resources
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- 1. Multiple Choice
The water cycle is powered by what 2 sources?
Gravity
Earth's tectonic plates
The sun
Earth's internal heat
- 2. Multiple Choice
Transpiration is...
the process by which surface water seeps into the ground through the soil and rock layers
the transport of water from plant roots to leaves, where it evaporates into the atmosphere
the process by which water falls to the ground from clouds in the atmosphere in the form of rain, sleet, snow, or hail
the change in state from a liquid to a gas
- 3. Multiple Choice
The change in state from a gas to a liquid is...
Transpiration
Evaporation
Condensation
Infiltration
- 4. Multiple Choice
True or false: Ice or any frozen liquid is NOT apart of the water cycle?
True
False
- 5. Multiple Choice
Which is an example of a renewable natural source?
Wood
Plastic
coal
oil
- 6. Multiple Choice
What two categories are natural resources divided into?
common and precious
rare and common
inexpensive and expensive
renewable and nonrenewable
- 7. Multiple Choice
Geothermal energy can be harnessed for energy production by transferring energy from hot rocks to _________.
sand
water
oil
iron
- 8. Multiple Choice
What is the last step in ordering soil formation?
Bacteria and fungi break the rock down chemically. They also decompose the remains of plants and animals, adding organic matter and nutrients to the sediment.
Rock is weathered and forms sediment.
More organic matter is added to the soil. Plants and burrowing animals add air to the soil.
- 9. Multiple Choice
True or False: Most of earth's groundwater is nonrenewable
True: some areas of the world have plentiful supplies of groundwater, while others do not, but it is a resources that is used up faster than it is replenished
False: It is not a resource that is used up faster than it is replenished, or exists in a limited supply.
- 10. Multiple Choice
_____ is a natural resource that formed millions of years ago from the burial of marine organisms.
Petroleum
wood
groundwater
geothermal energy
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