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Changes to Earth's Surface and Natural Resources Review
Changes to Earth's Surface and Natural Resources Review
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5th grade review of Earth's surface and natural resources
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1
What process is most directly involved in oil formation?
erosion of sediments on the sea floor
breakdown of organisms’ remains into hydrogen and carbon
changes in the ocean environment
formation of fossils of sea organisms
2
Which of the following explains why the United States must import oil?
We waste more oil than we recycle.
We use more oil than we produce.
We must produce gasoline for export.
We possess more oil than we need.
3
Based on the picture, from which source does the house get at least some of its heat?
sunlight
coal
oil
water
4
Which of the following best describes what these machines are doing?
converting wind energy to electricity
transporting electrical energy
using the wind to drill for oil
cleaning pollution from the air
5
What landform is likely to form due to changes to Earth’s surface by a river's running water?
moraine
canyon
sand dune
mountain
6
Which type of alternative energy comes from heat inside Earth?
biofuel
fossil fuel
hydroelectric
geothermal
7
Using fossils as evidence, what have scientists learned about woolly mammoths?
They could to live in the very cold climate of the ice age.
They became too largeand caused them to become extinct.
The more fur on their bodies, the older they were.
Their fur helped block spears from hunters.
8
Which type of alternative energy comes from the flow of water?
fossil fuel
geothermal
hydroelectric
biofuel
9
Which of the following is the first step in the recycling process?
buying and reusing recycled goods
collecting and sorting used products
making new goods from recycled materials
burning or burying unusable waste
10
Which landform is the result of changes to Earth’s surface by a glacier?
U-shaped valley
canyon
ocean shore
delta
11
What term describes the movement of rock materials from one place to another?
flooding
weathering
erosion
deposition
12
As a class project, what can you make with old magazines?
medicine
food for animals
paper
clothing
13
Which is the best definition of the term fossil?
type of rock formed by weathering and deposition
energy-rich resource formed from once-living organisms
preserved remains or traces of a living thing
process that changes the surface of Earth
14
Where on Earth are most fossil fuels located?
near the ocean’s surface
in desert sand dunes
deep underground
near the African coast
15
What best explains the relationship between the slope of a hill and the weathering that occurs?
Steeper slopes result in more rapid rates of weathering.
The slope's steepness doesn't effect the rate of weathering
Steeper slopes result in slower rates of weathering.
16
Which of the answers most completely lists the processes by which wind changes Earth’s surface?
deposition and weathering
erosion
erosion and deposition
erosion, deposition, and weathering
17
Which is the most important reason to conserve resources that are nonrenewable?
to keep landfills from filling up
because they are less expensive than renewable resources
so renewable resources can be imported less expensively
so that they will not disappear forever
18
Which would cause better quality coal to be produced?
faster rate of burial of plant remains
greater amounts of heat and pressure
faster rate of change in environmental conditions
greater amounts of plant materials
19
Which of these natural resources is nonrenewable?
trees
coal
water
wind
20
Hanging wet laundry to dry on an outdoor clothesline is conserving electricity by?
recycling waste
renewing resources
reusing products
reducing use
21
Which is a similarity shared by chemical and physical weathering?
It usually causes rapid changes to rock.
It involves chemical reactions.
It can be caused by water.
It involves mechanical processes.
22
Which term best describes mechanical processes that break down rocks?
chemical weathering
deposition
physical weathering
gravity
