WorksheetsSoil, Forces, and Resources
Total questions: 10
Worksheet time: 20mins
The weathering of rocks into small pieces forms what natural resource?
Minerals
Water
Coal
Soil
A student made a mixture of sand, tiny rocks, small twigs, and some leaves. This student has modeled -
how rocks change over time.
the life cycles of plants.
the formation of soil.
how landforms are created.
Lava from a volcanic eruption can change the Earth’s surface by -
forming new land
making oceans boil
carving deep valleys
pushing aside hills
Which of the following best describes how earthquakes change the Earth’s surface? Earthquakes -
throw rocks and ash into the air
force lava through holes in the ground
violently shift the surface of the earth
cause clouds to form and rain to fall
The rock layers pictured here have split and shifted. What most likely caused this change?
River
Landslide
Volcano
Earthquake
Which events force melted rock from deep in the Earth toward the surface and build it up on the earth’s surface?
Landslides
Volcanic Eruptions
Earthquakes
Mountain building
Rocks, loose soil and sand rapidly sliding down a slope are a change to the surface of the earth known as a -
Tsunami
Volcano
Landslide
Glacier
All of the following are ways we can conserve natural resources EXCEPT –
using less water
building new houses
planting more trees
reusing paper bags
Coal, oil, and natural gas are useful resources because they -
produce smoke
are hard to find
release energy
pollute the Earth
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 school playground.
Use paper towels to clean spills in the lab.
