Landforms
Are sand dunes and canyons slow or fast changes?
Slow!!
Move it . . . Weathering, erosion, or deposition?
Erosion!
True or false: Soil can collect in a porous rock allowing a plant to grow
True!
True or False: Recycling conserves natural resources and increases trash in landfills
False: Recycling conserves natural resources but it decreases trash in landfills
How do we protect and rebuild forests after cutting down trees?
Replace the trees by planting new seeds
Do rivers cause a slow or fast change to Earths surface?
Slow!!
What causes rocks to be gathered along a river?
Deposition from the water in the river
Liquid in the spaces of a permeable rock is a(n) _______________
Aquifer
Categorize the following resources as renewable and nonrenewable:
Minerals
Water
Wind
Coal
Nonrenewable:
- Minerals
- Coal
Renewable:
- Water
- Wind
What do electric cars not use that keeps their cars from polluting the air?
They do not use gasoline
Name two things that causes fast changes to earths surface.
Rocks near the ocean have been weathered. The holes in the rock create drinking pits for pigeons. What weathering created these holes: Ice, water, or wind?
Water weathering
Which property of a rock, such as limestone, allows water to flow through it?
Permeability
What makes plants renewable resources?
They can be replaced through planting seeds.
Natural gas and solar energy are renewable resources used to heat buildings.
False: Natural gas is a nonrenewable resource