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9.6 Earth's resources and applied geology

Total questions: 30

Worksheet time: 16mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

_____________ is the water that is found on the ground like oceans, lakes and ponds.

a)

Surface water

b)

Aquifer

c)

Spring

2.

_____________ is the water that is found in the spaces between soil granules until the impermeable layer of rocks.

a)

Spring

b)

Surface water

c)

Aquifer

3.

Groundwater may flow out to the Earth's surface through ________________.

a)

Surface water

b)

Aquifer

c)

Spring

4.

Hot spring water will be produced if the water flows out through layers of hot rocks in the __________.

a)

crust

b)

mantle

c)

outer core

d)

inner core

5.

Which is not the example of surface water?

a)

lake

b)

river

c)

ocean

d)

hot spring

6.

Which is non-metallic mineral?

a)

Carbon

b)

Phosphorus

c)

Gold

d)

Silver

e)

Petroleum

7.

Which unplanned human activities may cause negative effects to all living things? (MORE THAN 1)

a)

Deforestation

b)

Global Warming

c)

Swimming

d)

Open burning

e)

Industrialisation

8.

Groundwater faces the risk of pollution due to the _____________ of chemical fertilizers and pesticides into the soil.

a)

landslides

b)

leaching

c)

landing

9.

Petroleum and coal are used as...

a)

fuel

b)

food

c)

fan

10.

Under high ______ and heat, fossil of plants turned slowly into coal.

a)

light

b)

pressure

c)

cold

11.

The continuous decomposition by _____ under high temperature and pressure finally produced petroleum and natural gas.

a)

plant

b)

animal

c)

bacteria

12.

When the water is heated naturally by the heat from the Earth, it is caused by the process known as...

a)

hydrothermal process

b)

hypotesis

c)

hydroponics

13.

Hot steam is used to drive a turbine and generate....

a)

magnetic energy

b)

thermal energy

c)

electricity

14.
What are natural resources? 
a)
things people cannot live without
b)
things people make to protect nature
c)
things from nature that people can use
15.
Which of the following is a fossil fuel?
a)
Wind
b)
Coal
c)
Solar
d)
Biomass
16.

Which renewable resource is it?

a)

Water

b)

Wind

c)

Solar

d)

Air

17.

Fossil fuels are non-renewable resources, True or False?

a)

True

b)

False

18.

What action is good for lighting up the room?

a)
b)
19.

Which picture is not the effect of global warming?

a)
b)
c)
20.
Heat from within the Earth.
a)
hydroelectric
b)
geothermal
c)
neuclear
d)
solar
21.
They are shiny, and conduct heat and electricity.
a)
gems
b)
metallic minerals
c)
non-metallic minerals
d)
fossil fuels
22.
Created when moisture in the air combines with air pollution and falls to the ground.
a)
ozone
b)
global warming 
c)
deforestation
d)
acid rain
23.

gold, diamond, oil, and natural gas

a)

fossil fuel

b)

renewable resources

c)

non-renewable resources

24.

Which unplanned human activities may cause negative effects to all living things?

a)

Deforestation

b)

Global Warming

c)

Swimming

d)

Open burning

e)

Industrialisation

25.

Groundwater faces the risk of pollution due to the _____________ of chemical fertilizers and pesticides into the soil.

a)

landslides

b)

leaching

c)

landing

26.

What action is good for the Earth?

a)

Use less water

b)

Use more water

c)

Use more plastic bags

27.

How coal are formed?

a)

By dead organisms were buried underground with the continuous decomposition by bacteria under high temperature.

b)

By died plants were buried under layers of sediment and mud under high pressure and heat.

c)

By organic material mixed with other sediments and was buried.

d)

By smelted in blast furnaces where the impurities are removed and carbon was added.

28.

Those activity will give negative effects of unplanned human activities, except?

a)
b)
c)
d)
29.

How petroleum and natural gas are formed?

a)

By died plants were buried under layers od sediment and mud under high pressure and heat.

b)

By organic material mixed with other sediments and was buried.

c)

By smelted in blast furnaces where the impurities are removed and carbon was added.

d)

By dead organisms were buried underground with the continuous decomposition by bacteria under high temperature.

30.

How surface water can be polluted?

a)

by waste materials from industrial and housing area.

b)

by dead algae and plants in the surface water

c)

by excessive fertilisers and pesticides from agricultural areas.

d)

by with a bath in the river