WorksheetsEarth Resources
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 7mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
A renewable resource is one that...
a)
Can be naturally replaced
b)
Cannot be naturally replaced
c)
Can be checked out from a library
d)
Comes from a factory
2.
All of the following are minerals EXCEPT:
a)
Limestone
b)
Sand
c)
Apples
d)
Gravel
3.
A resource that is used faster than it can be replaced
a)
nonrenewable resource
b)
renewable resource
c)
natural resource
d)
sustainable yield
4.
Unweathered parent rock which is still solid is called
a)
sediments
b)
slabs
c)
bedrock
d)
gangue
5.
If a natural resource can be mined for a profit then it is called
a)
iron
b)
soils
c)
gangue
d)
ore
6.
Minerals are made from ______ in the ground.
a)
water
b)
decomposing materials
c)
organisms
d)
nonliving substances
7.
Which of the following could help slow down wind erosion?
a)
Windbreaks
b)
Trees
c)
Fences
d)
All of the above
8.
The process of breaking up rocks on Earth's surface is called
a)
Deposition
b)
Erosion
c)
Sediment
d)
Weathering
9.
What is the major cause of weathering and erosion?
a)
Wind
b)
Flowing water
c)
Glaciers
d)
Ice
10.
Erosion can be caused by which of the following?
a)
Wind
b)
Water
c)
Ice
d)
All of the above
11.
What is the definition of weathering?
a)
The melting of rocks.
b)
The process that involve the movement of soil and rock.The process that involve the movement of soil and rock.
c)
The breakdown of rocks
d)
All of the above.
12.
Which of the following is the definition of erosion?
a)
The process that involve the movement of soil and rock.
b)
The process of breaking down rock.
c)
The melting of rocks.
d)
All of the above.
13.
Piles of sand deposited by wind are...
a)
valleys
b)
deltas
c)
glaciers
d)
dunes
14.
Rocks, soil, water, and air are ___________.
a)
human made resources
b)
natural resources
c)
not important
d)
fun
15.
A rock is
a)
nonliving
b)
soft
c)
the same size
d)
a super star
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