Earth Science

What is a non-renewable resource?

• A resource that can be replaced or recycled.

• A resource that will not run out.

• A resource that cannot be replaced at all, or cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.

What is a renewable resource?

• A resource that can be replaced or recycled.

• A resource that will not run out.

• A resource that cannot be replaced at all, or cannot be replaced as fast as people use it.

Sand dunes in the Middle East are created when the wind moves sand from deserts to new places. The sand being moved to a new location is an example of which of Earth's processes?

• erosion and deposition

• glacier movement

• Earth crust movement

• land mass motion

What step in the water cycle occurs when a water turns into water vapor?

• condensation

• precipitation

• evaporation

The cause of a rock breaking due to frozen water is an example of...

• soil formation.

• erosion.

• weathering.

What option shows an example of a renewable and nonrenewable natural resources?

• trees and solar energy

• plants and oxygen

• water and natural gas

This picture is a sea arch. As erosion from ocean waves continues, what will most likely happen to the hole in this landform?

• It will become larger
• It will fill with sediment
• it will remain the same size
• it will be covered with water

The process that moves weathered rocks is called

• erosion
• gravity
• layering 
• folding

Changes in the Earth's crust can be slow or fast. Which of these is the BEST example of a slow change?

• volcanic erruption
• weathering
• landslide
• earthquake

What does physical weathering involve?

• Water

• Wind

• Temperature

• All of the Above