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Chapter 6: Earth's Resources

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

A rock that formed from magma has very large crystals. How did it cool?

a)

very slowly

b)

very quickly

c)

under water

d)

on land

2.

A rock has layers and is made from small grains. What type of rock is it?

a)

metamorphic

b)

igneus

c)

sedimentary

d)

volcanic

3.

Which statement about minerals is true?

a)

A mineral can scratch any mineral with a higher hardness.

b)

A mineral always has the same color.

c)

A streak can be a different color than the mineral itself.

d)

Cleavage refers to the shape of a mineral's crystal.

4.

What does this mineral show?

a)

hardness

b)

streak

c)

magnetism

d)

crystals

5.

Which is an example of liquid water on Earth's surface?

a)

a glacier

b)

a lake

c)

water vapor

d)

an ice cap

6.

What is the sun's role in the water cycle?

a)

Water evaporates in the sun's warmth.

b)

The sun makes water particles slow down.

c)

Water condenses when it is warmed by the sun.

d)

The sun's warmth changes water from a gas to a liquid.

7.

Which of the following can rapidly change Earth's surface?

a)

canyons

b)

chemical weathering

c)

physical weathering

d)

volcanoes

8.

Where do earthquakes occur?

a)

near an epicenter

b)

in the mountains

c)

along a fault

d)

in a river

9.

A canyon is formed by erosion.

a)

true

b)

false

10.

A delta is formed by deposition.

a)

true

b)

false

11.

Look at the image. What most likely formed this land feature.

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

people

d)

tractors

12.

There is never new water made on Earth.

a)

True

b)

False

13.

Any form of water that falls to Earth is called ________________.

a)

rain

b)

snow

c)

precipitation

d)

water vapor

14.

Movement of water from Earth's surface to the atmosphere and back is called the ______________________.

a)

water fall

b)

rain

c)

water factory

d)

water cycle

15.

Ground water is any water that is underground.

a)

True

b)

False