Earth Science Review

Which of the following is NOT a use of a mineral?

• graphite in a pencil

• chalk for the chalkboard

• copper in a penney

• helium in a balloon

Which resource is found above Earth's surface?

• oil

• air

• diamonds

• soil

Which resource is nonrenewable?

• air

• water

• crops

• oil

What does soil contain that is important to all plants and animals?

• earthworms

• minerals

• ants

• sugar

How can a rock become a metamorphic rock?

• Through heat and pressure

• When melted, it cools and hardens

• Through wind and water

• Through air and pressure

Which is an example of the use of a reusable energy source?

• a coal furnace heating a house

• a windmill pumping water on a farm

• an oil lamp lighting a room

• rocks

Large amounts of metals like iron and aluminum are found in

• dead trees

• water

• animal bones

• rocks

If each of these items were in a landfill, which would decay fastest?

• glass bottle

• metal can

• a plastic bpttle

• an apple core

Why is it easier to grow plants in topsoil than in subsoil?

• Topsoil has more clay

• Topsoil has more rocks

• Topsoil has more dust

• Topsoil has more humus

Fossil fuels are not renewable, What will happen if people continue to consume fossil fuels?

• We will run out of fossil fuels

• We will need to make more fossil fuels

• Conditions will remain the same

• Cars will be able to move faster