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Soil, Forces, and Resources

Total questions: 10

Worksheet time: 20mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

The weathering of rocks into small pieces forms what natural resource?

a)

Minerals

b)

Water

c)

Coal

d)

Soil

2.

A student made a mixture of sand, tiny rocks, small twigs, and some leaves. This student has modeled -

a)

how rocks change over time.

b)

the life cycles of plants.

c)

the formation of soil.

d)

how landforms are created.

3.

Lava from a volcanic eruption can change the Earth’s surface by -

a)

forming new land

b)

making oceans boil

c)

carving deep valleys

d)

pushing aside hills

4.

Which of the following best describes how earthquakes change the Earth’s surface? Earthquakes -

a)

throw rocks and ash into the air

b)

force lava through holes in the ground

c)

violently shift the surface of the earth

d)

cause clouds to form and rain to fall

5.

The rock layers pictured here have split and shifted. What most likely caused this change?

a)

River

b)

Landslide

c)

Volcano

d)

Earthquake

6.

Which events force melted rock from deep in the Earth toward the surface and build it up on the earth’s surface?

a)

Landslides

b)

Volcanic Eruptions

c)

Earthquakes

d)

Mountain building

7.

Rocks, loose soil and sand rapidly sliding down a slope are a change to the surface of the earth known as a -

a)

Tsunami

b)

Volcano

c)

Landslide

d)

Glacier

8.

All of the following are ways we can conserve natural resources EXCEPT –

a)

using less water

b)

building new houses

c)

planting more trees

d)

reusing paper bags

9.

Coal, oil, and natural gas are useful resources because they -

a)

produce smoke

b)

are hard to find

c)

release energy

d)

pollute the Earth

10.

Which of the following is a way students could conserve paper?

a)

Buy only new paperback books.

b)

Use both sides of the paper in a notebook.

c)

Pick up paper wrappers in the school playground.

d)

Use paper towels to clean spills in the lab.