Resources

‌‌Soil is made not composed of

• oil and water

• weathered rock

• humus

• minerals

Cotton is useful for making clothing because it –

• grows in soil

• has no color

• is food or inscets

• can be washed

What characteristic of wood makes it useful as a building material? Wood -

• is very expensive

• burns quickly

• decomposes quickly

• can be cut into shapes

Coal, oil, and natural gas are useful resources because they -

• produce smoke

• are hard to find

• pollute the Earth

• release energy

Which of the following is one way an earthquake affects the Earth?

• large amount of heat rises from the earth

• large cracks in the ground

• large rock moves slowly across the land

• hills of sand forms as wind blows

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The weathering of rocks into small pieces forms what natural resource?

• minerals

• rocks

• soil

• diamonds

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Plants and animals become part of soil when they –

• grow tall

• produce off spring

• reproduce

• die and decay

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All can cause weathering except-

• flowing river

• hitting a rock with a hammer

• roots of plants

• water freezing in the tiny cracks of rocks

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What weather tool show wind direction?

• anemometer

• wind vane

• rain gauge

• compass

A non - renewable resource

• can be replaced easily

• has been recycled

• cannot be replaced as fast as it is used

• is man made

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