Earth's Surface and Resources Review

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

• Minerals

• Water

• Coal

• Soil

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How would the soil be different in an area that gets very little rainfall? The soil would contain –

• much smaller pieces of rock.

• many insects and worms.

• a greater variety of plants.

• less water and organic matter.

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How do plants contribute to the formation of soil? Plants -

• cover the soil and shade it from sunlight.

• die, decompose and become part of the soil.

• use soil to grow and develop over time.

• support the animal life in the soil.

A student made a mixture of sand, tiny rocks, small twigs, and some leaves. This student has modeled

• how rocks change over time.

• the life cycles of plants.

• the formation of soil.

• how landforms are created.

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

A student exploring the formation of soil put rocks in a plastic jar of water and shook it. Afterwards, there were small pieces of broken rock in the water. What process in the formation of soil does this model?

• Weathering of earth materials

• Decay of plant matter

• Formation of various minerals

• Mixing of water and air

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Rocks near the ocean get broken into smaller pieces. What causes this change to these rocks?

• Leaves falling from trees

• Clouds forming in the sky

• Water crashing against the rocks

• Salt dissolving in the water

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Soil is composed of all of these natural materials EXCEPT -

• weathered rock

• plant matter

• plastic substances

• animal remains

Lava from a volcanic eruption can change the Earth’s surface by -

• forming new land

• making oceans boil

• carving deep valleys

• pushing aside hills

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NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Which of the following best describes how earthquakes change the Earth’s surface? Earthquakes -

• throw rocks and ash into the air

• force lava through the holes in the ground

• violently shift the surface of the earth

• cause clouds to form and rain to fall

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Rocks, loose soil and sand rapidly sliding down a slope are a change to the surface of the earth known as a -

• Delta

• Volcano

• Landslide

• Glacier

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