Science Study Guide
Using Earth’s Resources
Directions: Write the word or words that best completes each sentence in the spaces below.
Words may only be used once.
Conservation
Nonrenewable Resource
Sedimentary Rock
Igneous Rock
Renwable Resource
Solar Energy
Pollution
Natural Resource
Mineral
Sediment
A resource that can be used over and over is a (p. 253)
Renewable Resource
Tiny bits of rock or dead plant and animal matter is called (p. 232)
Sediment
A rock that is formed from layers of sediment is called a (p. 232)
Sedimentary Rock
Harmful things in the air cause (p. 264)
Pollution
Melted rock cools and hardens, forming (p. 231)
Igneous Rock
Making resources last longer is called (p. 266)
Conservation
A material on Earth that is necessary or useful to people is a (p. 244)
Natural Resource
Energy from the sun is called (p. 254)
Solar Energy
Salt is a type of (p. 228)
Mineral
A resource that takes millions of years to form and cannot be easily replaced is a (p. 253)
Nonrenewable Resource
Directions: Circle the letter of the best answer for each question.
Which is NOT a gem? (p. 234)
A.
B.
C.
D.
diamond
slate
ruby
topaz
What is water that is held in rocks below
ground called? (p. 261)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Groundwater
Aqueducts
Fresh water
Reservoirs
Which mineral property is identified by how
light bounces off of it? (pg. 229)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Hardness
Streak
Luster
color
What are the impressions that living things
leave behind in the mud called? (p. 250)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Casts
Remains
Fossils
Imprints
Which part of the soil works like a sponge?
(p. 240)
A.
B.
C.
D.
Bedrock
Humus
Subsoil
Sand