Science- Earth Changes

Question 1

Once these resources are used up, they are gone forever.

Accepted Answer

nonrenewable

Question 2

This is a slow process that occurs over time and changes the surface of the earth .

Accepted Answer

erosion

Question 3

Which material decomposes the slowest?

Accepted Answer

plastic cup

Question 4

These resources can be used again and again.

Accepted Answer

renewable

Question 5

What change is caused by cracks on the surface of the earth?

Accepted Answer

earthquake

Question 6

What rock forms when magma cools and hardens?

Accepted Answer

igneous rock

Question 7

Water erosion carries the land away by _____ and re-deposits it in the form of pebbles and mud.

Accepted Answer

rainfall

Question 8

Wind causes erosion by moving _____ from one place to another.

Accepted Answer

soil

Question 9

Heat & pressure causes what rock to form?

Accepted Answer

metamorphic rock

Question 10

Layers of sediments pressed together over long periods of time form which type of rock?

Accepted Answer

sedimentary rock

Question 11

______ and _____ help earth by saving natural resources & eliminating air pollution.

Accepted Answer

Recycling & reusing

Question 12

This is massive slide of rock and soil that changes the surface of the earth.

Accepted Answer

landslide

Question 13

What type of resource is a material found on Earth and used by people?

Accepted Answer

natural

Question 14

Fill in the missing part of the rock cycle.

Accepted Answer

heat & pressure

Question 15

Fill in the missing part of the rock cycle.

Accepted Answer

weathering & erosion

Question 16

________ are formed over millions of years from pressure and decayed plants & animals.

Accepted Answer

fossil fuels

Question 17

Oil, coal & natural gas are all examples of?

Accepted Answer

fossil fuels

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