Earth Recourses

What is soil?

• the top layer of Earth

• anything from nature that people can use

• anything from nature that people can use

What is a property?

• something that forms soil

• a thing that breaks down rock

• one part of what something is like

This picture shows a large body of flowing water.

What is this body of water?

• a lake

• an ocean

• a river

What is a large body of salty water where most of Earth’s water is found?

• a lake

• an ocean

• a river

What is pollution?

• a way to care for resources

• waste that harms land, water, and air

• something that people use to make products

Which is true about natural resources?

• They are living things.

• They are nonliving things.

• They can be living or nonliving things

What can you compare about soils by looking?

• color

• sound

• texture

Look at this picture.

Which natural resource moves a windmill?

• air

• plants

• water

Look at this picture.

What happens to rock as it breaks down into small bits?

• It becomes soil

• It becomes a plant.

• It changes its color

What happens if plants, animals, and people do not have water?

• They eat more.

• They get bigger.

• They cannot live