WorksheetsFormation of Soil and Resources
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 20mins
Soil is composed of all of these natural materials EXCEPT
weathered rock
plant matter
plastic substances
animal remains
Which of the following processes will most likely contribute to the development of soil?
Volcanic eruptions that make new land
Building up of snow in very cold areas
Migration of animals to warmer climates
Breaking down of rock by wind, water, and ice
Plants and animals become part of soil when they --
Die and Decay
Produce offspring
Grow and Develop
Take in nutrients
One component of soil is decayed plant and animal remains, but the major component of soil is -
Fossil Fuels
Weathered rocks
Iron ore
Salt water
Rocks near the ocean get broken into smaller pieces. What causes this change to these rocks?
Leaves falling from trees
Clouds forming in the sky
Water crashing against the rocks
Salt dissolving in the water
Rock is broken into smaller and smaller pieces over time by all of the following EXCEPT -
Flowing water
Blowing wind
Cooling sand
Moving Ice
How do plants contribute to the formation of soil? Plants -
cover the soil and shade it from sunlight
die, decompose and become part of the soil
use soil to grow and develop over time
support the animal life in the soil
Any useful material that is found in nature:
Natural Resource
Human Resource
Plants
The Jones family cares about the environment. They run their dishwasher only when it is completely full. Which of the following BEST explains why they do this?
To save money
To recycle dish soap
To reduce sewage
To conserve water
Cotton is useful for making clothing because it –
grows in soil
is food for insects
can be washed
has no color
All of the following characteristics of wood make it a good resource to make furniture EXCEPT –
easy to get and inexpensive
burns at high temperatures
can be cut into shapes
relatively light in weight
Which of the following is a way students could conserve paper?
Buy only new paperback books.
Use both sides of the paper in a notebook.
Pick up paper wrappers in the schoolyard.
Use paper towels to clean spills in the lab.
What characteristic of wood makes it useful as a building material? Wood -
decomposes quickly.
is very expensive.
catches on fire easily
can be cut into shapes.
Cotton is useful in making clothing because cotton can be -
heated to high temperatures
spun to make thread
melted very quickly
buried deep underground
What is weathering?
Wearing down and breaking apart rocks
Rain
soil when it gets wet
Erosion
