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Materials from the Earth Including Fossils

Total questions: 18

Worksheet time: 14mins

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Class
Date
1.

Any material we get from nature is called a...

a)

Natural resource

b)

Renewable Resource

c)

Organic Resource

d)

Fossil

2.

A resource that comes from something that used to be alive is called a(n)

a)

Organic Resource

b)

Inorganic Resource

c)

Renewable Resource

d)

Non-renewable Resource

3.

A resource that comes from something that cannot be replaced faster than we use it is called a(n)...

a)

Organic Resource

b)

Inorganic Resource

c)

Renewable Resource

d)

Non-renewable Resource

4.

Which are ways we use fossil fuels?

a)

eating and drinking

b)

arts and crafts

c)

paper and building

d)

cars and heat

5.

Renewable resources ...

a)

are not replaceable

b)

are used more frequently than non renewables

c)

are never going to run out

d)

going to run out

6.

natural resources, such as coal, oil and natural gas are also known as

a)

renewable resources

b)

petroleum

c)

fossil fuels

d)

none of the above

7.

Plants and animals are considered

a)

renewable resources

b)

nonrenewable resources

c)

all of the above

d)

none of the above

8.

An animal has sharp, pointy teeth, what can we infer about this animal?

a)

The animal lived in the water

b)

The animal lived near the beach.

c)

The animal is a carnivore.

d)

The animal only ate plants.

9.

If a scientist found a fish fossil in the desert, what can they infer?

a)

An animal ate the fish.

b)

The water covered the area long ago.

c)

Today's fish looks the same

d)

The fish is endangered.

10.

What needs to happen FIRST for a fossil to form?

a)

A plant or animal must be covered by sediment.

b)

A plant or animal must die.

c)

Sediments fill a a mold to form a cast.

d)

An earthquake shifts the land up.

11.

Iron is...

a)

Renewable and organic

b)

Non-renewable and organic

c)

Non-renewable and inorganic

d)

Renewable and inorganic

12.

Silk can be used to

a)

make fabric for things like clothes.

b)

make buildings

c)

make energy by burning it

d)

make paper

13.

Smelting is when....

a)

the remains of a dead animal are preserved as rock.

b)

we take an old item and use it to make something new.

c)

fossil fuels are burned to create energy.

d)

metal is separated from ores using heat.

14.

A trace fossil...

a)

shows parts of an organism's body, like teeth or bones.

b)

shows things left behind by animals, like footprints.

c)

shows what an animal was thinking.

d)

is a small fossil.

15.

Plastic comes from...

a)

Sand

b)

Oil

c)

Sunlight

d)

Wind

16.

Sunlight is a...

a)

Non-renewable and organic resource.

b)

Non-renewable and inorganic resource.

c)

Renewable and organic resource.

d)

Renewable and inorganic resource.

17.

Rocks can be used to...

a)

make buildings.

b)

make paper.

c)

make plastic.

d)

make water.

18.

A fuel is...

a)

something that makes plants grow better.

b)

something you use to make food.

c)

something you use to make plastic.

d)

something you burn for energy or heat.