SCIENCE – REVIEW

VOCABULARY

Pollution / Conservation / recycle / water vapor / evaporation / condensation / water

cycle / precipitation / atmosphere / weather / temperature / climate / latitude / equator /
natural resource / ore / renewable resource / nonrenewable resource / fossil fuel /
alternate energy resource / Geothermal energy / Hydroelectric energy / tropical climate /
temperate climate / polar climate /

1. A _________________________ is a material from Earth that is useful to

people.

2. An ________________________ is a rock that contains metal or other useful

materials.

3. A ____________________________ is a natural resource that can be replaced

by nature.

4. A ___________________________ is in limited supply.

5. A __________________________ is a fuel that forms over time from the

remains of plants and animals.

6. An energy resource other than fossil fuel is called an

____________________________________.

7. _________________________________ is heat from inside Earth.

8. _____________________________________ is electricity produced by using

the force of moving water.
9. ______________________________ is the addition of harmful materials to the
environment.

10. _______________________________ is the safe-keeping and wise use of

natural resources.

11. ________________________ is to collect old materials, process them, and use

them to make new ítems.

12. ____________________________ is water in the form of an invisible gas.

13. The change of state from a liquid to a gas is called

_______________________________.

14. ______________________________ is the change of state from a gas to a

liquid.

15. As water changes state, it moves between the air and Earth in a process called
the _________________________.

16. __________________________ is any form of water that falls from Clouds to

Earth’s surface.

17. The _____________________ is the layers of air that covers Earth’s surface.

18. ________________________________ is the conditions of the atmosphere at a

certain place and time.

19. ___________________________ is the measure of how hot or cold an object or

material is.

20. ____________________________ is the average weather conditions in an area

over a long period of time.
21. Climate depends on ________________________, which is the distance north
or south of the equator.

22. The ______________________ is an imaginary line around Earth halfaway

between the North Pole and the South Pole.

23. A ________________________________ is very warm and wet for most of or

all of the year.

24. Places that are halfaway between the equator and the poles have a
______________________________.

25. Places with a _________________________ have long, cold winters and short,
cool summers.
 TRUE OR FALSE

 Almost everything around you comes from natural resources.

( )

 The glass for the windows is made from melted sand. ( )

 Metals are renewable resources. ( )

 Plants are nonrenewable resources. ( )

 Animals are renewable resources. ( )

 Nonrenewable resources include materials from Earth such as oil,

metals and minerals. ( )

 Coal is used to produce electricity and to make iron and steel.

( )

 A nonrenewable resource cannot be replaced or takes thousands and

even millions of years to be replaced. ( )

 An energy resource is anything that can be used to produce energy

that people use. ( )

 Natural gas is used for cooking on stoves. ( )

 Hydroelectric energy is heat from inside Earth. ( )

 The sun is an important alternate energy resource. ( )

 Wind is a clean energy source found almost everywhere. ( )

 Water pollution does not affect people, animals and plants.

( )

 Clouds can be many different shapes and sizes. ( )

 Weather takes place in the lowest layer of the atmosphere.

( )

 Scientists who study weather are called meteorologists.

( )

 Climate is the same as weather. ( )

 Climate depends on latitude. ( )

 Places close to the equator are warmer than places that are farther
from the equator. ( )
1. Name 3 Fossil Fuels:

2. Name 3 Alternate Energy resources:

3. Name the type of Clouds:

4. Name the 4 weather instruments:

5. Name the water cycle:

6. Name 3 renewable resources:

7. Name 3 nonrenewable resources:

Cumulus / Stratus / Cirrus / Cumulonimbus / Thermometer / Anemometer /

Rain gauge / Weathervane

1. A ______________________ measures the temperature of the air.

2. A ________________________ shows the direction from which the

winds is blowing.

3. A _________________________ measures the Depth of the precipitation

that has fallen.

4. An _____________________________ measures the wind speed.

5. _________________________ clouds are dense white clouds with fluffy

tops and flat bottoms.

6. ____________________ clouds are high, thin, and wispy clouds.

7. ________________________ clouds are flat, layered clouds.

8. _____________________ clouds are heavy, gray clouds.

Cumulus / Stratus / Cirrus / Cumulonimbus / Thermometer / Anemometer /

Rain gauge / Weathervane

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