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Earth Recourses

Total questions: 23

Worksheet time: 12mins

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Class
Date
1.

What is soil?

a)

the top layer of Earth

b)

anything from nature that people can use

c)

anything from nature that people can use

2.

What is a property?

a)

something that forms soil

b)

a thing that breaks down rock

c)

one part of what something is like

3.

This picture shows a large body of flowing water.


What is this body of water?

a)

a lake

b)

an ocean

c)

a river

4.

What is a large body of salty water where most of Earth’s water is found?

a)

a lake

b)

an ocean

c)

a river

5.

What is pollution?

a)

a way to care for resources

b)

waste that harms land, water, and air

c)

something that people use to make products

6.

Which is true about natural resources?

a)

They are living things.

b)

They are nonliving things.

c)

They can be living or nonliving things

7.

What can you compare about soils by looking?

a)

color

b)

sound

c)

texture

8.

Look at this picture.

Which natural resource moves a windmill?

a)

air

b)

plants

c)

water

9.

Look at this picture.

What happens to rock as it breaks down into small bits?

a)

It becomes soil

b)

It becomes a plant.

c)

It changes its color

10.

What happens if plants, animals, and people do not have water?

a)

They eat more.

b)

They get bigger.

c)

They cannot live

11.

Look at this picture


What can you observe about the rocks?

a)

They are all the same size.

b)

They all come from Earth.

c)

They all have the same texture.

12.

Look at this picture.

What difference can you observe between the two rocks?

a)

Rock A is larger.

b)

Rock A is harder.

c)

Rock A is smaller

13.

Look at this picture.

What is another way to sort these rocks?

a)

by color

b)

by shape

c)

by texture

14.

What gives soil its color?

a)

the color of the water

b)

the color of the leaves

c)

the color of the rock bits

15.

Leo observes a sample of soil. How will he use this tool?

a)

to look at rock bits

b)

to break up rock bits

c)

to separate rock bits

16.

What is a natural resource?

a)

a pot for a plant

b)

all the things that are in a place

c)

anything from nature that people can use

17.

Look at these pictures. Which one is a natural resource?

a)
b)
c)
18.

Where are natural resources found?

a)

in space

b)

deep below Earth

c)

on or near Earth’s surface

19.

What natural resource do people use to breathe?

a)

air

b)

soil

c)

water

20.

Which is something that breaks down rock?

a)

living things

b)

sunshine

c)

wind

21.

Which word best tells a property of the soil you can see in this picture?

a)

red

b)

rough

c)

smooth

22.

What things break down to make soil?

a)

only bits of rock

b)

only once-living things

c)

bits of rock and once-living things

23.

Which is true about water?

a)

Water breaks down rock.

b)

Water gives rocks a red color.

c)

Water changes once-living things into rocks