WorksheetsPeople & Resources
Total questions: 21
Worksheet time: 11mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
What is a RENEWABLE resource?
a)
harmful substances in the environment
b)
something in nature that people can use
c)
a resource that can be replaced easily
d)
a resource that can be used up
2.
What happens when people dump garbage into the ocean?
a)
air pollution
b)
water pollution
c)
noise pollution
d)
land pollution
3.
Reece's family conserves. What is conservation?
a)
putting harmful substances into the environment
b)
using up natural resources
c)
making fuels from the remains of once living organisms
d)
saving resources by using them wisely
4.
Leaves fall off of trees. When the leaves fall, what do they become a part of first?
a)
bedrock
b)
topsoil
c)
subsoil
d)
surface litter
5.
Which type of material do plants take in from soil through their roots to help them live & grow?
a)
clay
b)
nutrients
c)
rocks
d)
silt
6.
Which are tiny rock particles that you can see using just your eyes?
a)
clay
b)
loam
c)
sand
d)
silt
7.
Sam dug up some soil in his backyard. How can he tell if it's sand or silt?
a)
find out how fertile it is
b)
test the amount of nutrients
c)
observe the size of the particles
d)
measure the amount of water
8.
Which material is a mix of water, air, pieces of rock, and dead plants and animals?
a)
humus
b)
nutrients
c)
sand
d)
soil
9.
Coal, oil, and natural gas are good examples of what?
a)
fossil fuels
b)
natural resources
c)
products
d)
renewable resources
10.
People use cotton and wool for what?
a)
to make gasoline
b)
to make food
c)
to make electricity
d)
to make clothing
11.
Which of these is something that comes from nature that people can use?
a)
conservation
b)
fuel
c)
natural resource
d)
pollution
12.
Which of these lists that particles of soil in order from largest to smallest?
a)
clay, sand, silt
b)
sand, silt, clay
c)
sand, clay, silt
d)
silt, clay, sand
13.
If a resource is nonrenewable, what does that mean?
a)
They are fossil fuels
b)
they can be used up
c)
they must be mined
d)
they are used for fuels
14.
The layers of soil from top to bottom are...
a)
surface litter, topsoil, subsoil, bedrock
b)
surface litter, subsoil, topsoil, bedrock
c)
bedrock, subsoil, topsoil, surface litter
d)
surface litter, bedrock, topsoil, subsoil
15.
How does soil form?
a)
topsoil moves
b)
bedrock breaks
c)
worms make it
d)
subsoil moves to bedrock
16.
Topsoil is full of ___________ and is very fertile.
a)
humus
b)
worms
c)
dirt
d)
soil
17.
Surface litter is made up of what we can _________.
a)
smell
b)
eat
c)
grow
d)
see
18.
Subsoil is between topsoil & bedrock. It is made of _______ bits of rock & has little or no humus.
a)
gigantic
b)
tiny
c)
large
d)
medium size
19.
Bedrock is made of _________ rock.
a)
large
b)
massive
c)
solid
d)
small
20.
Bedrock can _______ and become _________.
a)
break, soil
b)
break, food
c)
throw, soil
d)
break, hard
21.
What is the best tool to use to compare numbers?
a)
bar graph
b)
circle graph
c)
data table
d)
pictograph
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