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WorksheetsUnit 5 - Landforms and Alternative Energy
Total questions: 22
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Fuels formed over millions of years from the remains of ancient plants and animals
a)
fossil fuels
b)
alternative energy
c)
thermal energy
d)
electricity
2.
a type of rock that forms when layers of sediment are pressed together
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
igneous rock
c)
metamorphic rock
3.
the breaking down of rocks into smaller pieces by wind, water, and ice
a)
erosion
b)
weathering
c)
deposition
d)
sediments
4.
the movement of sediment by wind, water, and ice
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
deposition
d)
sediments
5.
the dropping off (depositing) of eroded materials by wind, water, and ice
a)
weathering
b)
erosion
c)
depostion
d)
sediments
6.
natural resources that are used up faster than they can be replaced
a)
renewable resources
b)
non-renewable resources
c)
alternative resources
d)
biofuel
7.
a resource that can be replaced in a reasonable amount of time
a)
non-renewable resource
b)
renewable resource
c)
alternative resource
d)
coal
8.
pressure on buried solid material causes the material to stick together and turn to rock
a)
cementation
b)
compaction
c)
melting
d)
freezing
9.
when sediments dissolve in water and stick together to form rock when the water evaporates
a)
compaction
b)
cementation
c)
melting
d)
freezing
10.
energy resources that we use instead of fossil fuels
a)
fossil fuels
b)
alternative energy
c)
non-renewable energy
d)
coal
11.
energy from the sun in the form of heat and light
a)
hydroelectric energy
b)
solar energy
c)
geothermal energy
d)
biofuel
12.
energy from plant and animal materials
a)
solar energy
b)
geothermal energy
c)
biofuel
d)
hydroelectic energy
13.
energy from the heat found deep under the Earth's surface
a)
geothermal energy
b)
biofuel
c)
solar energy
d)
hydroelectric energy
14.
energy generated using the power of falling water or water moving through a dam
a)
solar energy
b)
wind energy
c)
hydroelectric energy
d)
geothermal energy
15.
energy generated from the movement of air
a)
wind energy
b)
hydroelectric energy
c)
geothermal energy
d)
solar energy
16.
rocks, sand, clay, dirt, or plants that settle to the bottom of a pond, lake, or ocean
a)
coal
b)
sediments
c)
fossil fuels
d)
weathering
17.
soil deposited at the mouth of a river
a)
river
b)
valley
c)
delta
d)
canyon
18.
a hill of sand created by wind deposition
a)
delta
b)
sand dune
c)
mountain
d)
canyon
19.
a large mass of slow moving ice that carves new features and deposits sediments
a)
mountain
b)
delta
c)
glacier
d)
u-shaped valley
20.
a valley between steep cliff sides formed by running water such as a river
a)
u-shaped valley
b)
mountain
c)
delta
d)
canyon
21.
a valley carved by a slow moving glacier
a)
canyon
b)
river
c)
u-shaped valley
d)
delta
22.
the traces or remains of ancient organisms preserved in rock
a)
sedimentary rock
b)
organisms
c)
sediments
d)
fossil
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