Chapter 6-Using Earth's Resources

Question 1

Energy from the sun is called

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Solar Energy

Question 2

A mineral property identified by the color of powder left behind when rubbed across a surface?

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Streak

Question 3

Salt is a type of

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Mineral

Question 4

What are the impressions that living things leave behind in the mud called?

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Imprints

Question 5

A resource that takes millions of years to form and cannot be easily replaced is a

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Nonrenewable Resource

Question 6

What is another name for a valuable mineral such as a diamond or a ruby?

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Gem

Question 7

A resource that can be used over and over is a

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Renewable Resource

Question 8

Tiny bits of rock or dead plant and animal matter is called

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Sediment

Question 9

A material on Earth that is necessary or useful to people is a

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Natural Resource

Question 10

Melted rock cools and hardens, forming

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Igneous Rock

Question 11

Making resources last longer is called

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Conservation

Question 12

What is water that is held in rocks below ground called?

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Groundwater

Question 13

Harmful things in the air cause

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Pollution

Question 14

A rock that is formed from layers of sediment is called a

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Sedimentary Rock

Question 15

Which part of the soil works like a sponge?

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Humus

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