7th Grade Summative #3 Natural Resources Review

Factors that affect the type of soil formation are ____. Click all that apply.

• climate

• parent material

• living things in the ground

• topography

• time

How long does it take soil to form?

• a month

• a year

• hundreds of years

• thousands of years

Why forests are an important resource?

• provide wood products

• provides shade

• produces water for us to drink

• provide shelter for animals

• produces oxygen for us to breathe

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What are the negative impacts of deforestation?

• erosion

• climate change

• loss of habitat for animals

• air pattern change

• loss of food for humans

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What affects where aquifers are located? Click all that apply.

• the wildlife population in the area

• the porosity and permeability of the soil

• the amount of precipitation an area receives

• the land cover and slope of the land

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Why is water sometimes called "the new gold"?

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Where are most mineral deposits found?

• at tectonic plate boundaries

• in the middle of tectonic plates

• under lakes

• in the mountains

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Mineral deposits are evenly distributed on Earth.

• true

• false

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A mineral must be useful and profitable to be considered an ore.

• true

• false

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Why should metals like copper and gold be recycled? Click all that apply.

• Minerals are too hard to get out of products.

• It could be cheaper than mining.

• Mineral resources take a long time to form and we could run out of them.

• It helps reduce garbage and waste.