Soil
Natural Resources
Vocabulary and Definitions
Natural Disasters
100

This type of soil has decaying insect and animal materials in it.

Humus

100

Wood is a __________________ resource.

(What kind of resource is wood?)

Renewable

100

The sudden movement of loose dirt and soil falling down a hillside is called __________________.

Landslide

100

It's caused by an earthquake under water.

Tsunami

200

Think about the layers of soil. The bottom layer is called ___________.

Bedrock

200

Plastic is a not a natural resource.

True or False

True

200

We learned about nine weather hazards.

True or False?

FALSE! We learned about eight weather hazards: Flooding, Drought, Tornado, Blizzard, Lightning, Mudslide, Dust storm, and Hurricane.

200

This natural disaster is known to create and form new islands.

Volcano. 

300

This type of soil does not drain water very well.

Clay

300

The 3 R's are called:

Re___

Re___

Re___

Recycle

Reduce

Reuse

300

What is a natural resource?

Things that are produced by Earth.

300

Natural disasters that happen slowly are volcanoes, landslides, and earthquakes. True or False?

False. 

Volcanoes, landslides, and earthquakes cause rapid or fast changes to Earth's crust.

400

This type soil drained the quickest.

Sand or Sandy Soil

400

Oil and gas is not a __________________ resource.

Renewable

400

In Science, the word save means _____________.

For example, I want to ____________ water to help make sure there is enough water in the future.

Conserve

400

You are packing an emergency kit.  Which 3 items can stay at home?

Blanket   Life Jacket    Flashlight    Plants   TV’s    

Pillows    Copies of important documents

Phone   Crayons   Clothes

Shoes     Boots


Plants, TVs, and Crayons.

500

These 2 types of soil are very common in the Houston area and all of Southeast Texas

Clay and sandy soil

500

A renewable natural resource that is used the most.

Water

500

What is a natural disaster?

Major event caused by Earth’s natural processes that often causes harm to people and property.

500

The 3 forces of weathering are:

Water, Ice and Wind
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