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WorksheetsEarth's Resources
Total questions: 25
Worksheet time: 13mins
Name
Class
Date
1.
Formed from remains of prehistoric animals and plants
a)
Geothermal
b)
Fossil Fuels
c)
Terraces
d)
Metallic Minerals
2.
Water-bearing layers of rock, sand, or gravel.
a)
aquaducts
b)
terraces
c)
aquifers
d)
refineries
3.
Process crude oil into products here.
a)
refineries
b)
nuclear power plant
c)
hydroelectric plant
d)
wind turbine
4.
Reduces erosion on steep hillsides.
a)
aqueducts
b)
aquifers
c)
crop rotation
d)
terraces
5.
Process that removes salt from seawater.
a)
desertification
b)
crop rotation
c)
desalinization
d)
refining
6.
Heat from within the Earth.
a)
uranium
b)
geothermal
c)
solar
d)
petroleum
7.
Most popular source of renewable energy.
a)
geothermal
b)
wind
c)
hydroelectric
d)
solar
8.
Maintains soil fertility.
a)
crop rotation
b)
desertification
c)
desalinization
d)
erosion
9.
Long-term loss of plant life and soil fertility.
a)
desalinization
b)
desertification
c)
erosion
d)
terraces
10.
Artificial channels for carrying water.
a)
terraces
b)
refineries
c)
aquifers
d)
aqueducts
11.
Created when moisture in the air combines with air pollution.
a)
fossil fuels
b)
uranium
c)
acid rain
d)
geothermal
12.
Has a dull surface and is a poor conductor of heat and electricity.
a)
metallic minerals
b)
uranium
c)
petroleum
d)
nonmetallic minerals
13.
Fossil fuels and minerals are an example of:
a)
renewable resources
b)
nonrenewable resources
c)
meatallic
d)
nonmetallic
14.
The planting of trees in an area where they have been cut down.
a)
desalinization
b)
desertification
c)
deforestation
d)
reforestation
15.
A gradual increase in Earth's overall temperature.
a)
geothermal
b)
global warming
c)
desertification
d)
deforestation
16.
These are shiny and are good conductors of heat and electricity.
a)
metallic minerals
b)
nonmetallic minerals
c)
renewable resources
d)
nonrenewable resources
17.
An oily liquid pumped from the ground.
a)
uranium
b)
potassium
c)
sodium
d)
petroleum
18.
Los Angeles and Mexico City have this problem.
a)
open sewer systems
b)
smog
c)
reforestation
d)
erosion
19.
Excessive grazing by livestock can cause:
a)
desertification
b)
reforestation
c)
terraces
d)
acid rain
20.
Gemstones are an example of:
a)
nonmetallic minerals
b)
metallic minerals
c)
renewable resources
d)
fossil fuels
21.
This power is created by the splitting of the atom:
a)
geothermal
b)
nuclear
c)
hydroelectric
d)
soalr
22.
This is needed for the production of nuclear energy:
a)
petroleum
b)
potassium
c)
uranium
d)
calcium
23.
Gold, silver, and platinum are examples of:
a)
nonmetallic minerals
b)
renewable resources
c)
geothermal energy
d)
metallic minerals
24.
Site of the worst nuclear disaster in history.
a)
China
b)
Romania
c)
Ukraine
d)
Turkmenistan
25.
The largest aquifer in the United States.
a)
Okachobee
b)
Ogallala
c)
Okeedokee
d)
Okefanokee
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