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4thGradeScienceInv
vestigatorssPre‐Asseessment
Unit3C,E
U
arth’sRessources
y
AnsswerKey
Uniits of Study:
Resources Renewaable Nonren
newable Conservvation Ongoingg Objectives 1. W
Which of the following iss a renewable resource??
A
oil
B
coal
C
air
D
natural gas
2. Arre plants a renewable, non
nrenewable, o
or inexhaustible resource?? Explain whyy. 3. Wh
hich of the ffollowing ressources in th
he picture is a nonrenew
wable resou
urce? A. Th
he shining su
un B. Th
he blowing w
wind C. The growing trree D. Th
he burning gasoline 4. W
What is one w
way to conse
erve electricity and why?? ~Page 1~
5. Frrom what typ
pe of resourcce is the objeect in the piccture made?
wable resourcce
A A nonrenew
B
A renewable resource
C
A nonusablee resource
D
A rechargeaable resourcee
6. A company th
hat makes ten
nnis rackets is building a new factorry. They wannt to use a reesource to make
m
electtricity that does not harm
m the environ
nment.
A. W
What types of renewable resources sh
hould they use
u to create ppower for thheir factory?? List TWO and explain..
B. G
Give at least ONE
O
reason
n each of theese resourcess would be a good choicce for the com
mpany.
7. Oiil comes from
m deep undeerground. When
W
people have
h
used alll of the oil oon Earth, it w
will be gone.
A. W
What kind off a resource is
i oil?
B. W
What are TW
WO ways to conserve
c
oil??
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8. The production of coal requires many steps beginning with peat moss and followed by
• peat buried by sediment.
• water squeezed out of peat by pressure
• addition of heat and more pressure
This entire process takes place:
A
over the life span of the moss plant
B
over a 12 month period, depending on weather
conditions
C
over millions of year
D
over the span of a decade
~Page 3~