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7th grade · Science · Unit 9 of 10

Resources & Hazards

Where resources are, and forecasting natural hazards.

What your child practices

Practices why Earth's mineral, energy and groundwater resources are unevenly spread, how scientists forecast natural hazards, and designing ways to reduce human impact on the environment.

Washington State Learning Standards learning standard: MS-ESS3-1; MS-ESS3-2; MS-ESS3-3 · uneven distribution of resources, forecasting natural hazards, and reducing human impact

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Groundwater is stored in…

    • aquifers
    • volcanoes
    • glaciers only
    • clouds

  2. Question 2

    Why are mineral resources found only in some places?

    • They fall from the sky
    • They grow like plants
    • Past geologic processes concentrated them there
    • People put them there

  3. Question 3

    Mapping where floods happened before helps…

    • make more floods
    • plan where not to build
    • stop rain
    • move rivers

  4. Question 4

    Which reduces habitat loss?

    • Building on every field
    • Clearing forests
    • Protecting land as parks and preserves
    • Draining wetlands

  5. Question 5

    Volcano scientists watch for warning signs such as…

    • rainbows
    • small earthquakes and ground swelling
    • more birds singing
    • cooler weather

  6. Question 6

    Restoring wetlands helps reduce…

    • soil
    • flooding and water pollution
    • fish
    • sunlight

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