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Natural Resources 1 Study Card

Total questions: 9

Worksheet time: 7mins

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1.

What forces change the physical features of the Earth's surface?

a)

Water, wind, and ice

b)

The remains of once living organisms

c)

Solar energy

d)

The greenhouse effect

2.

What are weathering, erosion, and deposition?

a)

Weathering:dropping sediment in a new place, Erosion: breaking of rock, Deposition: the movement of sediment

b)

Weathering: the movement of sediment, Erosion: the breaking of rock, Deposition: dropping sediment in a new place

c)

Weathering:breaking of rock, Erosion:the movement of sediment, Deposition:dropping sediment in a new place

d)

Weathering: breaking of rock, Erosion:dropping sediment in a new place

3.

What can help slow down wind erosion on land?

a)

Sun: the heat will help retain the soil

b)

Water: the water will help retain the soil

c)

Animals: the animals will help retain the soil

d)

Plants: the roots help retain the soil

4.

What landforms does water erosion create?

a)

Sand dunes

b)

Rivers, Valleys, Canyons, Deltas, Caves

c)

U-shaped valleys

d)

Island

5.

How does wind erosion affect landforms?

a)

creates canyons

b)

shapes rivers

c)

shapes mountains, creates sand dunes

d)

creates deltas

6.

What landforms does glacier erosion create?

a)

Sand dunes

b)

Canyons

c)

Deltas

d)

U-Shape Valleys (wide valley)

7.

Beginning with the outermost layer, what are the layers of the Earth?

a)

Crust, Mantle, Core

b)

Core, Crust, Mantle

c)

Mantle, Core, Crust

d)

Crust, Core, Mantle

8.

What are fossils?

a)

The remains of once living organisms.

b)

breaking of rock

c)

coal, oil, natural gas

d)

resources that can never be used up

9.

What are the fossil fuels?

a)

Coal:from plants in swamps, Oil: from plants in swamps, Natural Gas: from plants & animals in the ocean

b)

Coal: from plants & animals in the ocean, Oil: from plants in swamps, Natural Gas: from plants & animal in the ocean

c)

Coal: from plants in swamps, Oil: from plants & animals in the ocean, Natural Gas: from plants in swamps

d)

Coal:from plants in swamps, Oil:from plants & animals in the ocean Natural Gas:from plants & animals in the ocean