Natural Resources & Earth's Surface Test

Which landform is a result of rapid changes to Earth's surface?

• U-Shaped Valley

• Limestone Cave

• Mountain Range

• Volcanic Island

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Students list resources that are used to heat buildings.

Which of these tables correctly classifies the resources?

• 
• 
• 
• 

Tags

NGSS.MS-PS3-3

Which list contains the processes that form fossil fuels in order of how they form?

• Organisms grow, burial, die/decay, millions of years, pressure & heat

• Organisms grow, die/decay, burial, millions of years, pressure & heat

• Die/Decay, Organisms grow, burial, millions of years, pressure & heat

• Organisms grow, die/decay, millions of years, burial, pressure & heat

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?

• Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.

• Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.

• Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.

• Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers.

This photograph shows plants growing on the surface of a pond. How do plants like these form fossil fuels?

• The dead plants sink to the bottom of the pond and get buried by sediment for millions of years.

• The dead plants get buried for millions of years and form fossils that attract carbon.

• The dead plants sink to the bottom of the pond and are consumed by decomposers.

• The dead plants produce carbon that is consumed by fish, which form fossils.

Tags

NGSS.MS-LS2-3

Fossil fuels formed over long periods of time after particles in water settled to the sea floor and formed marine mud. What kinds of particles needed to be present in the marine mud in order for fossil fuels to form?

• Mostly sand and a few small bits of wood.

• Mostly lava and a few sedimentary rocks.

• Mostly metal minerals.

• Mostly decaying organisms.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

All of these are related to the formation of oil or natural gas EXCEPT--

• decomposed animals

• decayed plants

• sedimentary rocks

• active volcanoes

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

NGSS.MS-ESS3-1

The diagram shows the sequence of the processes that turn solid rock into sandstone.

Which two processes best complete this diagram?

• Melting and cooling

• Erosion and compaction

• Compaction and cementation

• Evaporation and dissolving

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-1

Canyons and mesas are two landforms found in the western part of the United States. Which statement best describes how canyons and mesas are similar?

• Both were formed by slow-moving glaciers.

• Both were formed by erosion by wind and water.

• Both were part of a mountain that was weathered by ice.

• Both were part of a desert that was reshaped by a flood.

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

NGSS.MS-ESS2-4

Deltas are large landforms found along coastlines. What process forms deltas?

• Cementation of sediments by rivers

• Deposition of sediments by rivers

• Erosion of sediments by ocean waves

• Deposition of sediments by ocean waves