Earth Resources
Practice Test
1.
What state of the United States has the greatest percentage of public land?
a.
Texas
b.
Utah
c.
Alaska
d.
Montana
2.
How do crystals of salt form?
a.
in glacial ice
b.
inside caves
c.
from magma
d.
from solution
3.
According to the table, which mineral is capable of scratching garnet?
Mineral
Color
Hardness
Gold
Metallic gold
2.5- 3
Apatite
Blue, green
5
Pyrite
Metallic pale brass, gold
6-6.5
Garnet
Red, deep red, brown
7.5- 8
Corundumm
Red, deep red
9
a.
pyrite
b.
apatite
c.
corundum
d.
gold
4.
What is water used most for, according to the graph?
a.
irrigation
b.
electricity
c.
public supply
d.
industry
5.
Artesian aquifers __________.
a.
contain water under pressure
b.
often are contaminated with salt water
c.
have hard water
d.
have problems with subsidence
6.
What are natural resources?
a.
all nonrenewable
b.
the resources that the oceans provide
c.
all renewable
d.
the resources that Earth provides
7.
When condensation takes place, __________ is released and __________ the air.
a.
latent heat, decreases the temperature of
b.
latent particles, warms
c.
latent energy, cools
d.
latent heat, warms
8.
Oxygen __________.
a.
has not always been a part of Earth's atmosphere
b.
was used up by early life-forms during photosynthesis
c.
has been in Earth's atmosphere for the past 4.6 billion years
d.
is released by volcanic eruptions in large quantities
9.
A mineral is __________ if it can be mined for profit.
a.
an ore
b.
a rock
c.
a crystal
d.
an igneous rock
10.
According to the graph, which year saw the highest usage of water for irrigation?
a.
1990
b.
1950
c.
1980
d.
1960
11.
The constant movement of water between the atmosphere and Earth's surface is called __________.
a.
the rain cycle
b.
convection currents
c.
the water cycle
d.
evaporation
12.
What is an example of a phenomenon that occurs in a microclimate?
a.
temperatures that are above normal
b.
warm summers and cold winters
c.
lake-effect snow
d.
hail
13.
Aggregates, bedrock, and metallic minerals are all __________.
a.
hydrothermal ores
b.
renewable resources
c.
depleted resources
d.
land resources
14.
How much lower was sea level 10,000 years ago?
a.
130 m
b.
100 m
c.
20 m
d.
500 m
15.
A(n) __________ is a solid in which the atoms are arranged in repeating patterns.
a.
atom
b.
crystal
c.
magma
d.
rock
16.
A __________ occurs where groundwater is discharged at Earth's surface at the contact between an aquifer and an aquiclude.
a.
wetland
b.
geyser
c.
lake
d.
spring
17.
Which of the pictures shows a nonrenewable resource?
a.
B
b.
C
c.
D
d.
A
18.
Water movement parallel to shore is called __________.
a.
longshore current
b.
longshore bar
c.
upwelling
d.
rip current
19.
The area of the globe that receives the most solar radiation year round is called the __________?
a.
south pole
b.
tropics
c.
north pole
d.
temperate region
20.
What part of this township shown in the map can negatively impact the air resources?
a.
river
b.
gravel pit
c.
highway
d.
woods
