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CH 3 SCIENCE TEST
NATURAL RESOURCES
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| LAYERS OF SAND, GRAVEL, OR BEDROCK THAT HOLD OR MOVE GROUND WATER | AQUIFER |
| FARMLAND THAT IS UNUSED OR ALLOWED TO REST FOR A SEASON OR YEAR. | FALLOW |
| CONTOUR PLOWING | METHOD OF PLOWING IN WHICH FARMERS PLOW WITH THE SHAPE OF THE LAND. |
| ELECTRICITY GENERATED BY WATER. | HYDROELECTRIC POWER |
| A FACTORY THAT PROCESSES CRUDE OIL INTO DIFFERNT PRODUCTS FOR USE. | REFINERY |
| FORMED WHEN THE REMAINS OF PLANTS AND ANIMALS ARE BURIED QUICKLY AND PROVIDE MOST OF THE ENERGY WE USE. | FOSSIL FUEL |
| NAME 4 RENEWABLE RESOURCES | SOLAR ENERGY, WIND ENERGY, GEOTHERMAL ENERGY, HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY |
| NAME 4 NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES | URANIUM, PETROLEUM, NATURAL GAS, COAL |
| MINERAL USED TO PRODUCE NUCLEAR ENERGY. | URANIUM |
| NAME 3 EXAMPLES OF FOSSIL FUEL | PETROLEUM (CRUDE OIL), NATURAL GAS, AND COAL |
| MATERIALS ON EARTH THAT ARE AVAILABLE FOR OUR USE. | NATURAL RESOURCES |
| CAN BE REPLACED BY NATURAL MEANS IN A RELATIVELY SHORT PERIOD OF TIME. | RENEWABLE RESOURCES |
| RESOURCES THAT CANNOT BE REPLACED EASILY | NONRENEWABLE RESOURCES |
| MOST COMMON AND MOST VALUABLE FROM OF RENEWABLE RESOURCE | WATER POWER |
| ALL OF THE EARTH'S WATER FOUND IN LAKES, OCEANS, STREAMS, RIVERS, SOIL, UNDERGROUND, AND IN THE AIR | HYDROSPHERE |
| THE PATH THAT WATER TAKES AS IT TRAVELS FROM LAND TO SKY AND BACK TO LAND. | WATER CYCLE |
| OCEANS CONTAIN MOST OF THE EARTH'S WATER. T/F | TRUE |
| OCEANS INFLUENCE THE CLIMATES AROUND THE WORLD. T/F | TRUE |
| SMALL PLANTS THAT MAKE UP THE FIRST LINK IN THE OCEAN'S FOOD CHAIN. | PHYTOPLANKTON |
| PROCESS BY WHICH PLANTS TAKE IN CARBON DIOXIDE AND GIVE OFF OXYGEN. | PHOTOSYNTHESIS |
| WHICH METHOD IS NOT A WAY TO KEEP SOIL FERTILE AND PRODUCTIVE? A)LET THE LAND FALLOW B)USE FERTILIZER C)REPLANT THE SAME CROP YEAR AFTER YEAR D)ROTATE CROPS | C) REPLANT THE SAME CROPS YEAR AFTER YEAR. |
| WHAT 3 THINGS DOES THE OCEAN PROVIDE FOR MAN? | INFLUENCE THE CLIMATE, PROVIDE FRESH WATER, FOOD, RECREATION, PHOTOSYNTHESIS. |
| NAME 3 THINGS YOU CAN DO TO HELP CONSERVE OUR NATURAL RESOURCES | RECYCLE, REDUCE, REUSE. |
| FORMS WHEN THE OCEAN WATER FREEZES. IT COMPLETELY COVERS THE POLES IN THE COLDEST WINTER MONTHS. | SEA ICE |
| TINY OCEAN PLANTS THAT CARRY ON PHOTOSYNTHESIS | PHYTOPLANKTON |
| ICE SHEET THAT FLOATS ON WATER | ICE SHELF |
| A LARGE EXPANSE OF ICE | ICE SHEET |
| WATER STORED BENEATH THE EARTH'S SURFACE | GROUNDWATER |
| WHEN OCEAN WATER FREEZES IT IS CALLED THIS. | SEA ICE |
| NEAR OIL DEPOSITS | |
| NUCLEAR PLANT THAT SUFFERED A REACTOR MELTDOWN AND SPREAD POLLUTION FOR HUNDREDS OF MILES. | CHERNOBYL |
| BUILT SO ENGINEERS CAN HARNESS HYDROELECTRIC ENERGY TO CONTROL THE FLOW OF WATER | RESERVOIRS |
| 3/4 OF THE EARTH'S SURFACE IF COVERED IN WATER. T/F | TRUE |
| SOLID SUBSTANCE FOUND NATURALLY IN THE EARTH'S SURFACE | MINERAL |
| CONCENTRATED AREAS OF SPECIFIC MINERALS | VEINS |
| SOFT AND SHAPEABLE | MALLEABLE |
| MAGNETS ARE ATTRACTED TO THIS TYPE OF METAL | IRON |
| MOST ABUNDANT METAL ON EARTH | ALUMINUM |
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