Earth Science STAAR

The features of two groups of natural resources are listed here. • Fossil fuels are considered nonrenewable resources because of which feature?

• where they come from
• how they are produced
• how long they take to form
• how useful they are

What is the process and agent that forms sand dunes?

• deposition by water
• weathering, erosion by water
• deposition by wind
• weathering, erosion by glacier

What's the process and agent for the formation of a canyon?

• deposition by river water
• weathering, erosion by river water
• deposition by wind
• weathering, erosion by glacier

What's the process and agent involved with the formation of a delta?

• deposition by glacier
• deposition by wind
• deposition by river wter
• deposition by ice

Which of these is not an example of deposition?

• river dropping sediments to form a delta
• wind dropping sand to form sand dunes
• receding glacier leaving a hill of sediment called a moraine
• ice expanding and breaking a rock into smaller pieces

Which statement is true about the sedimentary rock layers?

• The top layer is the oldest.
• The area was a desert first then became an ocean
• The area was an ocean first then became a forest
• The bottom layer is the youngest

Fossils are found in what type of rock?

• Metamorphic
• Sedimentary
• Igneous
• Metamorphosis

Day and night on Earth is caused by-

• Earth revolving around the sun
• Earth rotating on its axis
• Moon revolving around Earth
• Moon revolving around the sun

Which of the following occurs on a daily basis?

• Earth revolves around the sun one time 
• Moon rotates once on its axis
• Earth rotates  once on its axis
• The moon revolves around Earth one time

How many hours does it take Earth to rotate one time?

• 365 days
• 1 day
• 28 days
• 7 days