Earth Science- Ch. 4-8 Test Review

How can trees cause the weathering of rocks?

• By growing out of their cracks

• by dropping seeds in them

• by taking in water

• by blocking out sunlight

Which resources are RENEWABLE?

• oil

• air

• rocks

• sunlight

Where do people get fossil fuels?

• from the sun

• from Earth

• from landfills

• from wind

Which is a renewable resource?

• the rocks in a garden

• the metal on a fence

• the grass in the fields

• sand in a sandbox

Which property can be tested by scratching a mineral with another mineral?

• color

• texture

• luster

• hardness

How do earthquakes changes Earth's surface?

• they build up land

• they make cracks in the land

• they cause heavy rain and floods

• they cover the land with ash

What is the name of the landform?

• plateau

• valley

• mountain

• canyon

What is the name of the landform?

• plateau

• valley

• mountain

• canyon

True or False: 10 years after a volcano erupts, the land will be covered in ash and the plants will no longer grow.

• true

• false