4th Grade Va's Natural Resources

Question 0

A hard, black mineral fuel formed deep in the earth from buried vegetable matter by the heat and great pressure. Virginia’s most valuable mineral resource

Answer 0

Coal

Question 1

Broad inlet of water surrounded by land

Answer 1

Bay

Question 2

Animals that have been tamed

Answer 2

Domesticated animals

Question 3

Growth of trees covering a large area of land

Answer 3

Forests

Question 4

Igneous rock of Quartz, mica used for building

Answer 4

Granite

Question 5

Coarse sand or small stones used for roads, paths

Answer 5

Gravel

Question 6

Water found beneath the earth’s surface

Answer 6

Ground water

Question 7

A person who provides a service that is helpful to others

Answer 7

Human resource

Question 8

A large body of water surrounded by land

Answer 8

Lake

Question 9

Rock made mostly of calcium carbonate ( shells)

Answer 9

Limestone

Question 10

Not natural, artificial, made by man

Answer 10

Man-made

Question 11

A solid, found in nature that has a definite chemical makeup

Answer 11

Mineral

Question 12

Any material from earth that can be used by people

Answer 12

Natural resource

Question 13

A waterway flowing to the sea, freshwater not salty

Answer 13

River

Question 14

Loose grains found from the erosion of rock found on the seashore, river beds, desert

Answer 14

Sand

Question 15

Upper layer of earth in which plants grow

Answer 15

Soil

Question 16

A river or stream that flows into a larger river or stream

Answer 16

Tributary

Question 17

The area of land that catches rain and snow and drains or seeps into a marsh, stream, river, lake or groundwater

Answer 17

Watershed

Question 18

A system for identifying and numbering watersheds. Chesapeake is part of the Albemarle Watershed. It’s address is 03010205

Answer 18

Watershed address