Soil & Nat Resources Review

The surface of the Earth moves, because under the land are _____

• soil

• dishes

• rocks

• plates

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Compost is decaying plant material. Why do we add compost to the soil?

• No reason

• To dry out the soil

• To add nutrients

• To remove nutrients

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Why do we use Cotton to make shorts?

• It will decompose

• It is soft

• It absorbs liquid

• It is rough

TRUE OR FALSE We have day and night due to the Earth revolving around the sun.

• True

• False

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How do volcanoes create new land?

• lava cools and hardens

• cloud of smoke and ash erupts into the air

• an eruption destroys the mountain

• magma collects in large, underground chambers

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Broken down rocks that get blown in the wind that mix with decaying plants and animals, creates ____

• beaches

• mountains

• rocks

• soil

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The time it takes Earth to revolve completely around the Sun is called a –

• Day

• Week

• Month

• Year

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Which is an example of conservation?

• Composting

• Cutting trees

• Running water while brushing your teeth

• Putting bottles in the trash

-Mountain is destroyed

-Large rocks at the bottom

-Ash is covering the ground for miles

-Some plants are burned

This is a ___________

• Landslide

• Volcano

• Flood

• Earthquake

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Which is NOT an example of weathering?

• blowing wind

• flowing water

• freezing and thawing

• warm soil