Jaelyn Chapter 6

Question 1

What rock is produced by a volcano

Answer 1

Igneous

Question 2

What rock is formed by heat and pressure

Answer 2

Metamorphic

Question 3

What type of rock forms when bits of dirt, dust, sand and soil are pressed together

Answer 3

Sedimentary

Question 4

Which type of soil has a thin layer of topsoil and a small amount of humus

Answer 4

Forest soil

Question 5

In what type of rock are fossils usually found

Answer 5

Sedimentary

Question 6

A fossil is found in a layer of rock. this layer of rock determines the fossils age. This demonstrates

Answer 6

Absolute age

Question 7

What percentage of earths water is a liquid freshwater

Answer 7

.06%

Question 8

A sedimentary rock may change to an igneous rock as part of the process called the

Answer 8

Rock cycle

Question 9

Fish and soil are

Answer 9

Renewable resources

Question 10

A mixture of pieces of rock and parts of once living plants and animals is called

Answer 10

Soil

Question 11

Acid rain is a type of

Answer 11

Pollution

Question 12

Most plant roots grow in

Answer 12

Topsoil

Question 13

An underground layer of rock with pours that can absorb water is called

Answer 13

Aqufir

Question 14

What happens When igneous and sedimentary rock are exposed to heat and pressure

Answer 14

Metamorphic rock may form

Question 15

The measure of how well a mineral resist scratching is called

Answer 15

Hardness

Question 16

A human made lake that stores water is

Answer 16

Reservoir

Question 17

Remnants or impressions in rocks called __________ are the same age as the rocks in which they are found

Answer 17

Fossils

Question 18

What rock is made of layers

Answer 18

Sedimentary

Question 19

What percentage of earths surface is covered with water

Answer 19

3/4 with most if that being oceans

Question 20

_______ enters much of earths water as rain and ocean waves wash over dirt and mountains

Answer 20

Salt

Question 21

Running water includes sources such as

Answer 21

Streams and rivers

Question 22

Standing water includes sources such as ________ & ________ that fill holes in the ground

Answer 22

Lakes and reservoirs

Question 23

Water beneath earths surface is

Answer 23

Groundwater

Question 24

Ground water collects underground in layers of rock or soil called

Answer 24

Aquifers

Question 25

Name the steps that clean drinking water in water treatment plants

Answer 25

Coagulation, sedimentation, Filtration, and disinfection

Question 26

People can reduce their use of water through

Answer 26

Conservation

Question 27

Particles produced by cars and trucks can create a yellow haze in the air called

Answer 27

Smog

Question 28

Chemicals in old aerosol cans and old air-conditioners can escape high into the atmosphere and destroy

Answer 28

Ozone

Question 29

In some areas, pollution caused by smoke and gases from factories combines with rain to form

Answer 29

Acid rain

Question 30

Many pollutants are now banned or disposed of before they get into the air because of the

Answer 30

Clean air act

Question 31

Vehicles have devices that limit the amount of pollutants that come out of ________. This is an example of the clean air act

Answer 31

Exhaust pipes