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WorksheetsProtecting Earth Resources Chapter 6
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Which property of a mineral is that it breaks into smooth surfaces?
a)
fracture
b)
clevage
c)
color
d)
streak
2.
What is A horizon of soil made of?
a)
clay
b)
large rocks
c)
humus
d)
bedrock
3.
What is B horizon of soil made of?
a)
smaller rocks
b)
jumus
c)
large rocks
d)
clay
4.
What is C horizon of soil made of?
a)
small rocks
b)
large rocks
c)
humus
d)
clay
5.
Minerals are made from ______ in the ground.
a)
water
b)
decomposing materials
c)
organisms
d)
nonliving substances
6.
What is the geometric shape shown in these crystals?
a)
rocks
b)
fossils
c)
resins
d)
crystals
7.
What type of rock is formed from magma inside the Earth.
a)
composite
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
igneous
8.
Which of these is NOT one of the three kinds of rocks we have learned about?
a)
composite
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
igneous
9.
Think of the layers of rock. Which kind of rock would be found in the upper layers of the earth?
a)
igneous
igneous
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
composite
10.
Think of the layers of rock. Which kind of rock would be found in the middle layers of the earth?
a)
igneous
igneous
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
composite
11.
Think of the layers of rock. Which kind of rock would be found in the bottom layers of the earth?
a)
igneous
igneous
igneous
b)
sedimentary
c)
metamorphic
d)
composite
12.
When I compare the age of one fossil to another, I am comparing their _______ age.
a)
absolute
b)
primary
c)
relative
d)
birth
13.
Which of the following is a renewable resource?
a)
oil
b)
coal
c)
water power
d)
fossil fuel
14.
Why are plants important to our air quality?
a)
They release nitrogen into the air.
b)
They release carbon dioxide into the air.
c)
They release oxygen into the air.
d)
They release nitrates into the air.
15.
A body of underground water is a(n) _________
a)
reservoir
b)
ocean
c)
lake
d)
aquifer
16.
Planting grasses between crop rows is an example of:
a)
contour plowing
b)
terracing
c)
crop rotation
d)
strip farming
17.
Which of these energy sources comes from inside the earth?
a)
solar energy
b)
hydroelectric power
c)
geothermal energy
d)
wind power
18.
Which of these is not a reason it is important to clean, protect, and conserve water?
a)
water is a limited resource
b)
fresh water is in limited supply
c)
water is a living thing
d)
clean water is important to keep us well.
19.
Hardness relates to how a mineral ___________________.
a)
resists scratching
b)
shines
c)
brakes apart
d)
color of the powder left behind
20.
Streak relates to how a mineral ___________________.
a)
resists scratching
b)
shines
c)
brakes apart
d)
leaves a colored powder when rubbed on a surface
21.
Conservation is the _________________________.
a)
using up of fossil fuels
b)
conservation or protection of animals
c)
is performing a concert outdoors
d)
preservation or protection of natural resources
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