4th grade Earth Science

Question 1

Phosphate is used for:

Accepted Answer

fertilizer

Question 2

Materials that cannot be replaced quickly enough to keep from running out are called:

Accepted Answer

non-renewable resources

Question 3

A solid, nonliving material that forms in nature is described as:

Accepted Answer

mineral

Question 4

Sedimentary rock is formed by:

Accepted Answer

layers pressed together

Question 5

waves washing sand off a beach is an example of:

Accepted Answer

erosion

Question 6

How do metamorphic rocks form?

Accepted Answer

heat and pressure

Question 7

Which Florida resource is renewable?

Accepted Answer

sun

Question 8

What is sediment?

Accepted Answer

material found from breakdown of rock

Question 9

True or False. Color is a good way to identify minerals.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 10

Sand is used for making:

Accepted Answer

glass

Question 11

The 5 properties of minerals are:

Accepted Answer

color, luster, hardness, streak, and cleavage

Question 12

The breakdown of materials by wind, water and temperature is called

Accepted Answer

weathering

Question 13

Which is not a renewable resource?

Accepted Answer

coal

Question 14

Roots breaking rocks into smaller pieces is an example of:

Accepted Answer

weathering

Question 15

Resources that can be replaced and never run out are called:

Accepted Answer

renewable

Question 16

True or False: Oil is a renewable resource.

Accepted Answer

False

Question 17

True or False: Plants are a renewable resource.

Accepted Answer

True

Question 18

What is erosion?

Accepted Answer

the carrying away of rocks and minerals

Question 19

True or False: Rocks are made of minerals.

Accepted Answer

true

Question 20

What is it called when weathered material gets moved to a new place?

Accepted Answer

erosion

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