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WorksheetsEarth Science 5th Grade
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 5mins
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Class
Date
1.
What kind of soil is most likely found in the desert?
a)
dark, damp soil
b)
dry, sandy soil
c)
sticky, red soil
d)
think, muddy soil
2.
Molten rock that flows from a volcano onto earth's surface is
a)
lava
b)
magma
c)
sediment
d)
sand
3.
Which type of soil is made up of very, very tiny grains of rock?
a)
humus
b)
sand
c)
loam
d)
clay
4.
A fossil is
a)
the imprint or remains of something that lived long ago
b)
sedimentary rock formed from layers of sand and mud
c)
the soft part of the animal from long ago
5.
Weathering occurs when rock
a)
get wet in the rain or snow
b)
is worn away or broken down into smaller and smaller pieces.
c)
melts
6.
The three main categories/stages of volcanoes are: _____, _______, and _______
a)
active,dormant,extinct
b)
explosive, cooling, dying
c)
A volcano does not have catagories
7.
Renewable resources are
a)
resources that cannot be reused or replaced
b)
resources that will never run out
c)
resources that can be replaced to be used over and over again
d)
resources such as fossil fuels
8.
Sedimentary rock is Not formed by
a)
the constant layering of the sediments
b)
pressure on sediment layers
c)
compaction and cementation
d)
doing experiments
9.
A mixture of bits of rock and once-living parts of plants and animals is called _______
a)
soil
b)
decomposers
c)
rocks
d)
plants
10.
________ is the part of the soil that is made of decayed organic materials.
a)
humus
b)
rock
c)
erosion
d)
covering
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