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5 Written Questions

1. a white, radioactive metallic chemical element that weighs more than any other element in nature
2. a huge, rocky region that curves around Hudson Bay like a giant horseshoe. The Shield covers half the land area of Canada
3. a white substance found in the earth and in seawater; sodium chloride; table salt. Salt is used to season and preserve food and in many industrial processes
4. all of the surrounding things, conditions, and influences affecting the growth or development of living things
5. preventing soil erosion from water and wind

5 Matching Questions

1. Leduc
2. Tectonic Movement
3. volcano
4. coal
5. iron ore

1. a a cone-shaped hill or mountain around this opening, built up of the material that is forced out
2. b On 13 Feb 1947, the Leduc No 1 well, in Alberta, successfully tapped the huge Leduc oil field. By the end of 1947, some 30 wells in the field were producing 3500 barrels of oil a day
3. c a solid, hard black substance that burns and gives off heat. Coal is composed mostly of carbon. It is formed from partly decayed vegetable matter under great pressure and heat in the earth
4. d belonging to the structure of the earth’s crust and to general changes in it, such as folding or faulting
5. e The term "iron ore" is used when the rock is sufficiently rich in iron minerals to be mined economically

5 Multiple Choice Questions

1. produced by fire, great heat, or the action of a volcano; solidified from a molten state. Igneous rock is formed by the cooling and solidification of magma
   1. Leduc
   2. sedimentary rock
   3. igneous rock
   4. iron ore
2. an oily, dark-colored, flammable liquid found in the earth, consisting mainly of a mixture of various hydrocarbons
   1. metallurgy
   2. uranium
   3. petroleum
   4. potash
3. the science or art of metals. It includes the study of their properties and structure, the separation and refining of metals from their ores, the production of alloys, and the shaping and treatment of metals by heat and rolling
   1. petroleum
   2. uranium
   3. metallurgy
   4. Leduc
4. the heaviest, thickest form of petroleum
   1. potash
   2. nickel
   3. bitumen
   4. enviroment
5. a metallic chemical element that looks like silver and is somewhat like iron. Nickel is hard and used as an alloy and in electroplating
   1. coal
   2. volcano
   3. bitumen
   4. nickel

5 True/False Question

1. potash → any on of several substances made from various minerals, wood ashes, blast furnace dust, or the like, and used in making soap, fertilizers, and glass
   

   True        False

2. sedimentary rock → produced by fire, great heat, or the action of a volcano; solidified from a molten state. Igneous rock is formed by the cooling and solidification of magma
   

   True        False

3. earthquake → an oily, dark-colored, flammable liquid found in the earth, consisting mainly of a mixture of various hydrocarbons
   

   True        False

4. metamorphic rock → Rock changed in structure by heat, moisture, and pressure
   

   True        False

5. petrochemical → a chemical made or derived from petroleum or natural gas
   

   True        False