WorksheetsThird 9 weeks Fry ES
Total questions: 26
Worksheet time: 13mins
1. Which group consists only of nonrenewable resources?
sunlight, water, aluminum
trees, water, oxygen
. natural gas, gold, coal
coal, trees, water
Which group consists only of renewable resources?
sunlight, water, aluminum
trees, water, oxygen
natural gas, gold, coal
natural gas, gold, coal
Which of the following situations is most likely to occur, if a renewable natural resource is overused.
Increased amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Dropping sea levels
Decreased amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere
Increased amount of global ice (glaciation)
What is the most likely reason that large fossil fuel companies are investing in sustainable resource development?
Sustainable resources have a greater output of energy.
Sustainable resources are easier to produce in an industrial setting.
Global crude oil reserves will not continue to supply current rates of consumption.
sustainable resource development is less expensive.
Which statement best describes the relationship between desertification and crop production?
. Desertification increases the amount of crops produced
Desertification does not impact crop production.
Desertification increases the speed of crop production
Desertification decreases the amount of crop production.
What is true about minerals?
They are naturally occurring and inorganic.
. They are organic and inorganic.
They can be synthetically produced.
They are occasionally found in a liquid state.
Which of the following is NOT a property used to identify minerals?
luster
quartz
hardness
streak
Gypsum’s properties make it very useful for local building trades. Which characteristic(s) is most useful?
appearance (bright and shiny)
hardness value (not able to be cut with a knife)
hardness (able to be cut with a knife)
resistance to weathering
What Indiana resource is primarily used in the formation of buildings and decorative building designs?
shale
aggregate
limestone
corn
. How are metamorphic rocks formed?
weathering and erosion
magma
extreme heat and pressure
. from chemical solution
How are igneous rocks formed?
heat and pressure
magma
from solution
compression
How are sedimentary rocks NOT formed?
weathering and erosion
cementation of small rocks
extreme heat and pressure
from chemical solution
How does a sedimentary rock such as limestone become a metamorphic rock such as marble?
weathering and erosion
additional heat and pressure
volcanic eruption
formation of magma
How does an igneous rock become a sedimentary rock?
weathering and erosion
magma
heat and pressure
from chemical solution
Which type of environmental conditions has the greatest effect on the rate of limestone weathering?
acidic precipitation
usually hot summers
unusually cold winters
frequent and intense rainfall
Analyze which would be the correct sequence of events in the making of a sedimentary rock?
cementation, compaction, lithification, and weathering
erosion, lithification, cementation, and compaction
erosion, deposition, cementation, and compaction
erosion, deposition, compaction and cementation
Which of the following rock would most withstand the physical weathering of frost wedging?
conglomerate
shale
limestone
marble
As soil (sediments) are carried down a river and eventually are emptied into a larger lake, millions of years will pass: Starting at the shoreline and moving into the body of water, what is the order of rock type (moving into deeper water)?
sandstone, conglomerate, and shale
sandstone, shale, and conglomerate
conglomerate, sandstone, and shale
limestone, shale, granite
Over thousands of years: How will geologic features on Earth (like mountains) be altered?
Over thousands of years: How will geologic features on Earth (like mountains) be altered?
they will become smaller and more defined (sharper edges)
they will become taller and more defined (sharper edges)
they will become smaller and less well defined (rounded edges)
Which layer is the youngest?
F
B
H
R
Which layer is oldest?
R
I
B
H
Which happened first, the tilting, intrusion or the nonconformity?
nonconformity
tilting
they happened at the same time.
intrusion
Which is the correct order? Youngest to oldest...
K, J, I, H, N. O
Q, P, O, N, M, L, K, J, I, H
K, J, I, H, P, L, M. N, O
Q, o, n, m, l, p, n, i, j, k
Which letter represents an igneous rock?
E
D
B
A
The large rock mass on the right caused which of the following?
the rocks to cracked
the rocks to be tilted
weathering to occur
a river bed to form between 2 layers
Which is the correct order of layers, Oldest to youngest?
C, E, D, B, A
A, B, D, E, C
C, E, D, A, B
B, A, D, E, C
