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WorksheetsEarth's Surface and Resources Review TEKS 5.7A - 5.7D
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 6hrs 15mins
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Class
Date
1.
Oil begins to form when organisms in the ocean die and then...
a)
decay completely so their matter is recycled
b)
settle to the bottom and are buried in sediment
c)
are carried by currents
d)
get eaten by larger organisms
2.
Fossil Fuels form in which kind of rock?
a)
sedimentary
b)
igneous
c)
volcanic
d)
quartz
3.
Why do most sedimentary rocks form in the ocean?
a)
the ocean gets the sun's energy
b)
the ocean has less pollution
c)
the ocean has fewer plants and animals
d)
the ocean is where most pieces of broken rock get deposited
4.
Why are fossil fuels nonrenewable?
a)
they take millions of years to form
b)
people use them
c)
they are found on earth
d)
they are useful to humans
5.
The flow of rivers start in the _____________ and then down to ______________?
a)
east; west
b)
warm places; cold places
c)
mountains; oceans and lakes
d)
avalanche; snow
6.
Deltas are formed by
a)
the wind blowing
b)
raining clouds
c)
moving water slows down
d)
crashing waves erode soil
7.
Which forces create landforms such as deltas, sand dunes, and canyons?
a)
Water and Wind
b)
Earthquakes and Landslides
c)
Volcanic Eruptions
8.
Geothermal energy uses the earth's heat to produce steam that is changed into ____________?
a)
solar power
b)
water power
c)
electricity
d)
fire power
9.
At a hydroelectric power plant, what turns the turbine?
a)
Sunlight
b)
Wind
c)
Water
d)
Heat
10.
Fossils can provide evidence about.....
a)
how rocks changed
b)
how to conserve resources
c)
the plants and animals that lived long ago
d)
the water cycle
11.
Geologists discovered a layer of rock form millions of years ago. How could they tell what the environment was like when the rock formed?
a)
how long the rock took to form
b)
the sediments in the rock
c)
the fossil in the rock
d)
the kinds of rock
12.
How does the sun help fossil fuels form?
a)
heating up the earth's core
b)
generating winds
c)
giving off heat
d)
giving energy to living things
13.
A piece of sedimentary rock was cut open. The bottom layer had clam fossils. The next layer had tree fossils. Which environment is came first?
a)
Beach, then a forrest.
b)
Rocky, then moist.
c)
Forest, then mountain.
d)
Cold, then hot.
14.
What do we call pieces of broken rock?
a)
Bits
b)
Tiny Pieces
c)
Baby Rocks
d)
Sediment
15.
What is the process through which rocks become worn down over time?
a)
Erosion
b)
Deposition
c)
Weathering
16.
What is the process that takes and moves weathered rock pieces?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
17.
What is called when sediment is taken to a new place?
a)
Weathering
b)
Erosion
c)
Deposition
18.
Which of the following would be used to make a sand dune over time?
a)
Water erosion
b)
Wind erosion
c)
Ice erosion
19.
Which landform is made my the erosion of ice?
a)
Canyon
b)
Delta
c)
Sand Dune
d)
Glacier
20.
After slow moving water carries sediment to the mouth of a river, land will being in stack upon itself and make a ....
a)
glacier
b)
sand dune
c)
canyon
d)
delta
21.
A group of wind turbines is called a
a)
windmill
b)
turbine
c)
power plant
d)
wind farm
22.
Solar power needs ______ to change the sun's energy into electricity.
a)
solar winds
b)
solar panels
c)
solar devices
d)
solar turbines
23.
A turbine converts movement into _________ energy.
a)
mechanical
b)
solar
c)
thermal
d)
potential
24.
A ______________ converts mechanical energy into electricity.
a)
panel
b)
turbine
c)
generator
d)
power plant
25.
Which one of these is a type of alternative energy?
a)
natural gas
b)
coal
c)
biofuel
d)
petroleum
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