Natural Resources
Slow Changes to Earth's Surface
Water Cycle
Properties of Soil
Landforms
100
What are the advantages of using renewable resources for energy generation? Select all that apply.
A. They are clean sources of energy.
B. They are cheap and widely available.
C. They are easy to use.
D. They produce harmful pollutants and greenhouse gases.
A. They are clean sources of energy.
B. They are cheap and widely available.
C. They are easy to use.
100
Water getting into cracks, freezing, and breaking the rock apart.
A. Weathering
B. Erosion
C. Deposition
A. Weathering
100
The _____ is the primary source of energy for the water cycle.
A. moving wind
B. sun
C. water
D. fire
B. sun
100
Decayed twigs, leaves, or animals make up this component of soil.
A. silt
B. clay
C. topsoil
D. humus
D. humus
100
Which landform is most likely the result of deposition?
A
B
C
D
C
200
Which renewable resource do scientists predict will last for billions of years?
A. Animals
B. Coal
C. Plants
D. Sunlight
D. Sunlight
200
What type of area will be changed the MOST due to erosion?
A. A hill covered with bushes
B. A flat area covered with grass
C. A flat area without grass
D. A hill with no grass or bushes
D. A hill with no grass or bushes
200
During the water cycle, water goes through _______.
A. precipitation
B. condensation
C. evaporation
D. all of the above
D. all of the above
200
In one soil they observe that water drains through the soil easily. When they rub the soil between their fingers, it feels rough and scratchy, and its particles feel hard. The soil the students observed is most likely
A. clay
B. silt
C. loam
D. sand
D. sand
200
The picture below shows a landform called a delta. A delta forms when sand and small rocks are carried by water and deposited at the mouth of a river. 
A. Deposition – Erosion – Weathering
B. Erosion - Weathering - Deposition
C. Weathering - Erosion - Deposition
D. Weathering - Deposition - Erosion
C. Weathering - Erosion - Deposition
300
Which one of these statements is TRUE?
A. Earth will never run out of natural resources.
B. Pollution only affects nonrenewable resources.
C. Some renewable resources can run out if we do not use them carefully.
D. We do not need to conserve renewable resources because they will last forever.
C. Some renewable resources can run out if we do not use them carefully.
300
Which of the following will most likely cause rocks to break into smaller pieces?
A. Stems of plants surrounding and squeezing the rocks
B. Water evaporating on a rock
C. People walking on rocks
D. Water freezing and thawing inside cracks in rocks
D. Water freezing and thawing inside cracks in rocks
300
Why is the ocean an important part of the water cycle?
A. Cloud rains into them.
B. Many living things live in it.
C. It holds the majority of Earth's water.
D. Living things drink from it.
C. It holds the majority of Earth's water.
300
Which substance retained the most water?
Substance 4
Substance 3
Substance 2
Substance 1
Substance 4
300
Which of these landform is most likely a result of weathering by wind?
A
B
C
D
A
400
Which of the following is not a fossil fuel?
A. Coal
B. Oil
C. Natural Gas
D. Minerals
D. Minerals
400
Which process is most responsible for creating this delta?
A. Weathering
B. Erosion
C. Deposition
D. Flooding
C. Deposition
400
How does evaporated water return to Earth's surface?
A. condensation
B. runoff
C. precipitation
D. Collection
C. precipitation
400
Sarah planted marigold seeds in sand and potting soil. She sat both pots by a window, and watered them the same. After 3 weeks she measured their heights. What was Sarah testing?
A. How does light affect the growth of marigolds?
B. Which type of plant grows the fastest?
C. Which soil supports the growth of marigolds?
D. How does water affect the growth of marigolds?
C. Which soil supports the growth of marigolds?
400
Question
If the ground under the river in the picture below is made mostly of rock, what landform would be expected to develop over a long period of time?
A. Canyon
B. Delta
C. Glacier
D. Mountain
A. Canyon
500
Where are fossil fuels found?
A. top soil
B. bedrock
C. Sedimentary Rock
D. sand
C. Sedimentary Rock
500
Which of the following landforms was NOT formed from weathering, erosion, and deposition by a river?
A. Canyon
B. a river delta
C. a U-shaped valley
D. a V-shaped valley
C. a U-shaped valley
500
What happens to water during the condensation phase?
A. It changes from a gas to a liquid.
B. It changes from a solid to a liquid.
C. It changes from a gas to a solid.
D. It changes from a liquid to a gas.
A. It changes from a gas to a liquid.
500
Dark colored soil indicates that is rich in organic matter.
True or False?
True
500
The picture shows a thick glacier moving slowly down the mountain. Which best describes the effect the glacier will have on the landscape?
A. It will create an underwater delta.
B. It will shape the valley between the mountains.
C. It will flatten all the land under and around it to create a plain.
D. It will carve out some underground caves beneath the mountains.
B. It will shape the valley between the mountains.