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Soil, Fast and Slow Changes, Conservation

Total questions: 13

Worksheet time: 7mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

All of these are ways to conserve or recycle wood EXCEPT

a)

Use sawdust and wood chips in your home or garden.

b)

Save old furniture to be used for other projects.

c)

Throw it away

d)

Reuse old boards that are still in good quality.

2.

All of the following are fast changes except?

a)

Landslide

b)

weathering and erosion

c)

Earthquake

d)

Volcanic Eruption

3.

This quick change creates new land

a)

Volcanic Eruption

b)

Tsunami

c)

Tornado

d)

Landslide

4.

One benefit of using cotton for clothing or furniture is that it ...

a)

magnetic

b)

is bright

c)

is firm

d)

is soft

5.

An earthquake can cause all of the following except...

a)

tornadoes

b)

road damage

c)

building damage

d)

landslide

6.

Plants dying and decomposing contributes to...

a)

erosion

b)

weathering

c)

the formation of soil

d)

landslides

7.

A seismometer measures what?

a)

Hurricanes

b)

Torndoes

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Floods

8.

Earthquakes, Landslides, and Volcanic Eruptions are all examples of...

a)

Slow Changes

b)

Erosion

c)

Weathering

d)

Rapid Changes

9.

What is the pattern in these numbers 52, 53, 56, 61, 68, 77

a)

count by 2s

b)

1,3, 5, 7, 9

c)

count by 5s

d)

2, 4, 6, 8, 10

10.

Which change to the Earth's surface is caused by hot molten rock?

a)

Adding new land

b)

Flooding

c)

Cracks in the earth's surface

11.

How can large rocks become part of the soil

a)

leave them alone

b)

melting them

c)

putting them in a pile

d)

breaking the rocks into tiny pieces

12.

All of the following cause weathering of rocks Except

a)

wind

b)

water

c)

ice

d)

fire

13.

Soil contains all of the following except

a)

ice

b)

minerals

c)

decaying plants and animals

d)

tiny pieces of rock