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Earth Resources

Total questions: 11

Worksheet time: 6mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which type of water is found in an estuary?

a)

Salty

b)

Brackish

c)

Fresh

2.

A watershed helps drain water? A watershed is the land that surrounds

a)

streams and rivers

b)

oceans

c)

mountains

3.

It collects in the tiny spaces between pieces of soil and in layers of porous rock. Groundwater is

a)

water that collects on the grass

b)

water naturally held in the ocean

c)

water held underground in soil or rock

4.

A large tank or lake used for collecting and storing water for human consumption or agricultural use.

a)

watershed

b)

reservoir

c)

aquifer

5.

An aquifer

a)

is located above ground

b)

can be used as a swimming pool

c)

an underground layer of rock, sand, or other material that can hold and absorb groundwater

6.

The Chesapeake Bay

a)

is a stream that feeds into a creek

b)

is a part of a large body of water that extends (opens) into the sea

c)

is an ocean

7.

Minerals are

a)

not valuable to humans or other organisms

b)

pockets of sparkly unicorn dust

c)

a type of natural resource

8.

Select the answer(s) that best describe human resources

a)

goods

b)

are people who do physical or mental work to produce goods or services

c)

labor force

9.

A place where minerals are taken from the ground by digging or blasting is called

a)

a mine

b)

a lake

c)

a cultivator

10.

A rock quarry is very deep. After the quarry is no longer useful for excavating, it could become

a)

a lake

b)

an office building

c)

a national monument

11.

To cultivate land means

a)

to turn and break up the soil

b)

burn the soil

c)

to prepare the soil for farming or gardening