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Natural Resources, Soil, Changes to Land Review

Total questions: 37

Worksheet time: 21mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The process of breaking down rocks into smaller pieces is ...

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

2.

The process of weathered material being carried away to a new location is...

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

3.

What is the height in the atmosphere that something reaches?

a)

elevation

b)

deposition

c)

landform

d)

erosion

4.

The process of eroded material settling down in one place is called...

a)

deposition

b)

weathering

c)

erosion

5.

A ____________ is a shape made out of land and rock on the surface of the earth.

a)

river

b)

soil profile

c)

elevation

d)

landform

6.

What soil texture has the largest particles?

a)

silt

b)

sand

c)

clay

d)

loamy

7.

Which of the following is not a trait of minerals?

a)

It can be a solid, liquid, or gas.

b)

It must be found naturally on earth.

c)

It must be nonliving.

d)

It must have a crystal shape.

8.

Physical weather results in a new type of rock that is different from the original rock.

a)

True

b)

False

9.

_______________ weathering results in smaller pieces of rock that are the same as the original rock.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Erosion

10.

_____________ weathering results in a new type of rock that is different than the original rock.

a)

Physical

b)

Chemical

c)

Erosion

11.

What layer of soil contains living, dead, and decaying materials?

a)

humus

b)

topsoil

c)

subsoil

d)

rock

12.

____________ soil contains all three different textures.

a)

Clay

b)

Loamy

c)

Sandy

13.

Coal cannot be made again (for thousands and millions of years) once it has been used. Coal is a _______ resource.

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

14.

Freshwater can be made again from salty water through evaporation. Water is a __________ resource.

a)

renewable

b)

nonrenewable

15.

What fossil fuel mostly forms above places in the earth's crust that have oil?

a)

Coal

b)

Natural gas

c)

Methane

16.

Which fossil fuel is made from dead plants that lived long ago?

a)

Coal

b)

Natural gas

c)

Oil

17.

___________ is a fossil fuel made from tiny living things that lived in the ocean long ago.

a)

Coal

b)

Natural gas

c)

Oil

18.

________ rock is made from small materials like sand, seashells, and tiny rock fragments called sediment that are pressed together.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

19.

________ rock is formed from magma and lava.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

20.

________ rock is formed from high levels of heat and pressure.

a)

Igneous

b)

Sedimentary

c)

Metamorphic

21.

What is the name of soil horizon A in the diagram?

a)

topsoil

b)

rock

c)

subsoil

d)

humus

22.

What process does the damage to this statue show?

a)

deposition

b)

chemical weathering

c)

erosion

d)

physical weathering

23.

What process does the rock and water/ice show?

a)

physical weathering

b)

erosion

c)

chemical weathering

d)

deposition

24.

What process does wind and water help with?

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

erosion and weathering

25.

Glaciers can form lakes due to______.

a)

erosion

b)

deposition

c)

weathering

d)

all of these

26.

The ________ of a river is the place where a river starts.

a)

delta

b)

tributary

c)

source

d)

mouth

27.

A __________ is a small river that flows into a larger river.

a)

delta

b)

tributary

c)

source

d)

mouth

28.

The __________ of a river is the end of the river, where the river flows into another river, lake, or the ocean.

a)

delta

b)

tributary

c)

source

d)

mouth

29.

A ________ is a triangular landform made of sediment that forms at the mouths of some rivers.

a)

delta

b)

tributary

c)

source

d)

plain

30.

A ___________ is a large stream of water that flows into a large body of water.

a)

delta

b)

tributary

c)

mesa

d)

river

31.

Slow changes like weathering, erosion, and deposition are the result of moving water and ice along with _____.

a)

pressure

b)

heat

c)

tides

d)

wind

32.

________ are what help form canyons.

a)

Rivers

b)

Oceans

c)

Rain

d)

Hail

33.

Which of the following changes to the earth's surface is mostly created by moving wind?

a)

Deep cracks forming

b)

Canyons forming

c)

Sand dunes moving

d)

Tall mountains rising

34.

When ice forms, it causes weathering by ____.

a)

holding water

b)

lifting sediment

c)

cooling wind

d)

breaking rocks

35.

A resource is considered renewable if it ____________.

a)

can be created only over millions of years

b)

is made of Earth's materials like rocks and minerals

c)

can be replaced in a relatively short amount of time

d)

is useful to humans in making energy and materials

36.

Select all of the renewable resources. (There is more than 1 answer)

a)

water

b)

air

c)

oil

d)

plants/animals

e)

fossil fuels

37.

Select all of the nonrenewable resources. (There is more than one answer.)

a)

minerals/rocks

b)

soil

c)

natural gas

d)

oil

e)

coal