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WorksheetsScience chapter 5 Rocks!
Total questions: 18
Worksheet time: 9mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
How much of the Earth's surface is covered with water?
a)
1/4
b)
all of it
c)
1/2
d)
3/4
2.
Most of the water on the earth is:
a)
fresh water
b)
salt water
c)
Glacier water
d)
Underground
3.
A material that is found in nature that has never been alive is a:
a)
Igneous rock
b)
Mineral
c)
Renewable resource
d)
weathering
4.
Geological features are:
a)
The Natural shape or form of the Earth's surface.
b)
Canyons, plains,and valleys
c)
Landforms
d)
all of these
5.
A material from the Earth that is useful to people is called:
a)
Weathering
b)
conservation
c)
Natural resources
d)
Geological resources
6.
A geological feature with a narrow and deep valley that often has a stream or river flowing through it is called a:
a)
Canyon
b)
Valley
c)
Plain
d)
plateau
7.
A geological feature that is mostly flat land is called a:
a)
Plateau
b)
Mountain
c)
Canyon
d)
Plain
8.
A geological feature that is a large flat land area with raised steep sides is called a:
a)
Valley
b)
Canyon
c)
Plateau
d)
Plain
9.
The low area of land between mountains is called a:
a)
Valley
b)
Canyon
c)
Mountain
d)
Plateau
10.
How do sedimentary rocks form?
a)
From sediment that hardens
b)
from heat and pressure
c)
from melted rock that cools
d)
from metamorphic rocks
11.
Sedimentary rocks can contain the remains of animals that were once alive.
a)
True
b)
False
c)
No one really knows
12.
A metamorphic rock forms when igneous rocks or sedimentary rocks are changed by:
a)
Natural resources
b)
heat only
c)
Pressure
d)
Heat and pressure
13.
Igneous rocks form when _____ from deep inside the Earth cools and hardens.
a)
Weathering
b)
melted rock
c)
Metamorphic rock
d)
Sedimentary rock
14.
When natural forces like wind, ice, and water break rock into sediment, this is called:
a)
Landforms
b)
Natural resources
c)
Weathering
d)
Conservation
15.
Using natural resources wisely is called:
a)
Weathering
b)
Geological features
c)
Conservation
d)
Mining
16.
What are ways to conserve natural resources?
a)
Reduce (use less)
b)
Recycle
c)
Reuse
d)
All of these
17.
Which is NOT an example of conserving natural resources?
a)
Reusing a water bottle
b)
Using less water
c)
Using both sides of a piece of paper
d)
Get a clean cup every time you want a drink of water at home instead of reusing your own cup
18.
What are two types of natural resources?
a)
Renewable and nonrenewable
b)
old and new
c)
reusing and recycling
d)
weathering and conservation
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