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ESS3.1 Natural Resources Review

Total questions: 15

Worksheet time: 8mins

Name
Class
Date
1.

Which of the following is NOT a characteristic of minerals?

a)

Naturally occurring

b)

Crystalline structure

c)

Liquid

d)

Solid

2.

How do minerals form from magma/lava?

a)

By dissolving in water

b)

By evaporating from water solutions

c)

By cooling and crystallizing

d)

By decomposing living organisms

3.

How long does it take for fossil fuels to form?

a)

Thousands of years

b)

Millions of years

c)

Billions of years

d)

Instantaneously

4.

Where does groundwater exist?

a)

In the atmosphere

b)

On the surface of the Earth

c)

In the spaces between soil and rock

d)

In the oceans

5.

What is an aquifer?

a)

A type of fish

b)

A type of cloud

c)

A type of rock

d)

An underground water source

6.

What allows for oil and gas formation?

a)

Ocean environments

b)

Forests and swamps

c)

Tectonic plates

d)

Volcanoes

7.

What type of rock structures hold more water?

a)

Metamorphic rock

b)

Igneous rock

c)

Sedimentary rock

d)

Porous rock

8.

What can elevation of the land allow for?

a)

More volcanic activity

b)

More groundwater seepage

c)

More mineral formation

d)

More rain run-off

9.

Which of the following is NOT a property of minerals?

a)

Naturally occurring

b)

Liquid state

c)

Crystalline structure

d)

Unique chemical composition

10.

How do minerals form from water solutions?

a)

By cooling and crystallizing

b)

By dissolving in magma/lava

c)

By evaporating from water

d)

By decomposing living organisms

11.

How long does it take for coal to form?

a)

Millions of years

b)

Instantaneously

c)

Billions of years

d)

Thousands of years

12.

Where does groundwater primarily come from?

a)

Precipitation seeping into the ground

b)

Rivers and lakes

c)

Volcanoes

d)

Ocean currents

13.

What allows coal formation?

a)
Animal decomposition
b)
Erosion of rocks
c)
Volcanic activity
d)
Burial and decomposition of plant material
14.

What shape in sedimentary rock might indicate an oil deposit?

a)
Fossils
b)
Volcanic ash
c)
Crystals
d)

arch

15.

What is the shape of an aquifer?

a)
Square
b)

V or U shaped

c)
Cylindrical
d)
Triangular