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WorksheetsSoil & Natural Resources
Total questions: 12
Worksheet time: 6mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is soil?
a)
mixture of bits of rocks and once living parts of plants and animals
b)
stuff you find in the water
c)
magma found in a volcano
d)
something that is great to eat for a snack
2.
What is soil horizon?
a)
an area of the ground only found on the plant Mars
b)
different layers of the Earth
c)
the area on top of a mountian
d)
Each layer of the soil
3.
What is Humus?
a)
something scientist found on the planet Mercury
b)
a great snack to eat on crackers
c)
the bottom layer of subsoil
d)
part of the soil that is made up of decayed organic materials
4.
Topsoil?
a)
A great new shampoo for your hair
b)
located at the upper level of the soil horizon, where most plant roots grow.
c)
The very bottom of the soil horizon where very little nutrients are found
d)
Something found on the dwarf planet Pluto
5.
Subsoil?
a)
less humus is found and more fine rock particles. found in the middle of the soil horizon.
b)
the upper layer of the soil horizon
c)
the bottom layer of the soil horizon
d)
Found exclusively at Macy's
6.
Bedrock?
a)
is found in the middle layer of the soil horizon.
b)
made mostly of larger pieces of weathered rock, and located in the bottom of the soil horizon.
c)
Found at the top of a tree
d)
is part of the upper layer of the soil horizon
7.
What is a nonrenewable resource?
a)
The sun and the wind are examples
b)
Not capable of being used again.
Energy sources that can't be replenished and reused
Energy sources that can't be replenished and reused
c)
A resource that can be used again and is easily replinished
d)
Items for sale in the $1 bin at Target.
8.
What are some examples of renewable resources?
a)
Oil
Gas
Wind
Coal
Gas
Wind
Coal
b)
Air
Sun
Dirt
Coal
Sun
Dirt
Coal
c)
Oil
Fossil Fuel
Natural Gas
Coal
Fossil Fuel
Natural Gas
Coal
d)
Geothermal
Sun
Wind
Water
Sun
Wind
Water
9.
What are renewable resources?
a)
Capable of being used again, Energy sources that can be replenished and do not run out
b)
Using a resource wisely so it won't be used up
c)
Not capable of being used again,Energy sources that can't be replenished and reused again.
d)
Resources that have not been located on Earth yet.
10.
Examples of non renewable resources.
a)
Water
Sun
Wind
Geothermal
Sun
Wind
Geothermal
b)
Natural Gas
Nuclear Energy
Geothermal
Water
Nuclear Energy
Geothermal
Water
c)
Coal
Sun
Wind
Natural Gas
Sun
Wind
Natural Gas
d)
Oil
Fossil Fuels
Natural Gas
Coal
Fossil Fuels
Natural Gas
Coal
11.
Conservation?
a)
Using a resource wisely so it won't be used up.
b)
Saving stuff because you think it is cute and you don't want to throw it away.
c)
Buy a lot of stuff because it is on sale.
d)
Not buying something for fear of it not being used properly.
12.
Recycle
a)
To save reusable materials to be made into something new.
b)
To NEVER throw anything away
c)
To leave all trash in your yard to avoid taking the garbage out.
d)
To save pretty objects to show people.
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