WorksheetsNatural Resources, Soil, Changes to Land Review
Total questions: 37
Worksheet time: 21mins
The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces is ...
deposition
weathering
erosion
The process of weathered material being carried away to a new location is...
deposition
weathering
erosion
What is the height in the atmosphere that something reaches?
elevation
deposition
landform
erosion
The process of eroded material settling down in one place is called...
deposition
weathering
erosion
A ____________ is a shape made out of land and rock on the surface of the earth.
river
soil profile
elevation
landform
What soil texture has the largest particles?
silt
sand
clay
loamy
Which of the following is not a trait of minerals?
It can be a solid, liquid, or gas.
It must be found naturally on earth.
It must be nonliving.
It must have a crystal shape.
Physical weather results in a new type of rock that is different from the original rock.
True
False
_______________ weathering results in smaller pieces of rock that are the same as the original rock.
Physical
Chemical
Erosion
_____________ weathering results in a new type of rock that is different than the original rock.
Physical
Chemical
Erosion
What layer of soil contains living, dead, and decaying materials?
humus
topsoil
subsoil
rock
____________ soil contains all three different textures.
Clay
Loamy
Sandy
Coal cannot be made again (for thousands and millions of years) once it has been used. Coal is a _______ resource.
renewable
nonrenewable
Freshwater can be made again from salty water through evaporation. Water is a __________ resource.
renewable
nonrenewable
What fossil fuel mostly forms above places in the earth's crust that have oil?
Coal
Natural gas
Methane
Which fossil fuel is made from dead plants that lived long ago?
Coal
Natural gas
Oil
___________ is a fossil fuel made from tiny living things that lived in the ocean long ago.
Coal
Natural gas
Oil
________ rock is made from small materials like sand, seashells, and tiny rock fragments called sediment that are pressed together.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
________ rock is formed from magma and lava.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
________ rock is formed from high levels of heat and pressure.
Igneous
Sedimentary
Metamorphic
What is the name of soil horizon A in the diagram?
topsoil
rock
subsoil
humus
What process does the damage to this statue show?
deposition
chemical weathering
erosion
physical weathering
What process does the rock and water/ice show?
physical weathering
erosion
chemical weathering
deposition
What process does wind and water help with?
erosion
weathering
erosion and weathering
Glaciers can form lakes due to______.
erosion
deposition
weathering
all of these
The ________ of a river is the place where a river starts.
delta
tributary
source
mouth
A __________ is a small river that flows into a larger river.
delta
tributary
source
mouth
The __________ of a river is the end of the river, where the river flows into another river, lake, or the ocean.
delta
tributary
source
mouth
A ________ is a triangular landform made of sediment that forms at the mouths of some rivers.
delta
tributary
source
plain
A ___________ is a large stream of water that flows into a large body of water.
delta
tributary
mesa
river
Slow changes like weathering, erosion, and deposition are the result of moving water and ice along with _____.
pressure
heat
tides
wind
________ are what help form canyons.
Rivers
Oceans
Rain
Hail
Which of the following changes to the earth's surface is mostly created by moving wind?
Deep cracks forming
Canyons forming
Sand dunes moving
Tall mountains rising
When ice forms, it causes weathering by ____.
holding water
lifting sediment
cooling wind
breaking rocks
A resource is considered renewable if it ____________.
can be created only over millions of years
is made of Earth's materials like rocks and minerals
can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time
is useful to humans in making energy and materials
Select all of the renewable resources. (There is more than 1 answer)
water
air
oil
plants/animals
fossil fuels
Select all of the nonrenewable resources. (There is more than one answer.)
minerals/rocks
soil
natural gas
oil
coal
