
Dynamic Earth - Pre-Test
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4th Grade
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Robin Chambers
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Multiple Choice
What role have glaciers played in changing the way that Earth’s surface looks?
a) They have made the oceans bigger
b) They have created valleys and glacial landforms
c) They have caused flooding
d) They have changed the Earth’s temperature because they are so cold
2
Match
Match the following
freezing and thawing
plants
exfoliation
abrasion
When water from rain or melted snow enters small cracks in rocks
the roots can force their way through small cracks in rocks
some buried rocks are changed when heavy layers of rock wear away
happens when winds carry bits of sand
When water from rain or melted snow enters small cracks in rocks
the roots can force their way through small cracks in rocks
some buried rocks are changed when heavy layers of rock wear away
happens when winds carry bits of sand
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Multiple Select
What are some of the causes of weathering? (select all that are causes)
oxygen
acids
carbon dioxide
videos
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Multiple Choice
How will waves change the rocks shown in this picture?
The waves will press small rocks together, and they will form larger rocks.
The waves will pound, smooth, and break apart rocks.
The waves will wet the rocks, but not change their shapes.
The waves will change rocks into ocean water.
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Multiple Choice
Chemical weathering ____ the minerals in rocks.
changes
does not change
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Multiple Choice
Which best explains how the canyon may have formed?
A volcanic eruption formed the canyon.
The canyon was formed by animals and plants.
Erosion from flowing water formed the canyon.
Humans carved the canyon out of a mountain using small tools.
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Multiple Choice
If a fern fossil is found in a rock layer lower than a fossil of a small fish, the fern is probably ____ .
older
younger
8
Multiple Choice
What is plate tectonics?
The explanation of how and why the Earth’s plates move
A way to describe how fossils are found in the different layers of rock
The description of how rocks can be changed from one type into another
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Multiple Choice
How does the movement of plates cause rocks to change?
Plates squeeze past each other, toward each other, or away from each other which reshapes the rocks.
The plates are found in the inner core, which melts rocks.
Both a and b
Neither a nor b
10
Multiple Choice
Earthquakes and volcanoes are closely related.
True
False
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Multiple Choice
Circle of Fire
Ring of Lava
Ring of Fire
Circle of Magma
12
Multiple Choice
The breakdown of rock into smaller particles from the effects of wind, water and ice
erosion
cementation
pressure
weathering
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Multiple Choice
Wind, water, ice and gravity carry sediments away
weathering
deposition
erosion
cementation
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Multiple Choice
Sediment that is left behind in rivers lakes and oceans
weathering
erosion
cementation
deposition
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Multiple Choice
The process of layers become stuck together forming sedimentary rocks
sticking
pressuring
cementation
deposition
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Multiple Choice
_________________ is the breaking down of rock into smaller pieces of rock.
erosion
weathering
deposition
17
Multiple Choice
A scientist found a fossil of a water snail deep under the Earth’s surface in a desert in Mexico. What does this tell you about what used to be in this desert?
The fossils were formed from a volcanic eruption
The fossils were moved there from a glacier
There used to be an ocean or body of water there
The fossils were buried by a little kid there.
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Multiple Choice
Wind, water, and ice are involved in both weathering and erosion. However, weathering and erosion are two different processes. Which sentence states a difference between weathering and erosion?
Erosion moves rocks to a new location. Weathering breaks rocks down into smaller pieces.
Weathering moves rocks from place to place. Erosion breaks rocks down into smaller pieces.
Erosion breaks down rocks but does not move them. Weathering moves rocks to a new location but does not break them down.
Weathering moves rocks without breaking them down. Erosion moves rocks without breaking them down.
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Match
After a sandstorm, sand falls from the air onto a sand dune
A creek moves sediment downstream
Water freezes and expands inside a rock, splitting the rock into pieces
wind
water
ice
wind
water
ice
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Multiple Choice
After a sandstorm, sand falls from the air onto a sand dune
weathering
erosion
sediment
deposition
21
Match
weathering
erosion
deposition
sediment
Glacier
weathering
erosion
deposition
sediment
Glacier
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Multiple Choice
Ice gets in the cracks of a rock, freezes and expands,
which cracks the rock apart.
weathering
erosion
deposition
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Multiple Choice
The waves on the beach create a sandbar from deposited sand.
weathering
erosion
deposition
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Multiple Choice
Lime water drips into a cave and forms giant stalagmites.
weathering
erosion
deposition
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Multiple Choice
A waterfall is carving away the rocks beneath it over a long period of time.
weathering
erosion
deposition
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Multiple Choice
Gravity caused dirt and grass to slide downhill toward a street.
weathering
erosion
deposition
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Multiple Choice
Rain and oxygen are causing some of the rocks in a canyon to turn red in color.
weathering
erosion
deposition
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Multiple Choice
The wind is carrying bits of sand along in the desert.
weathering
erosion
deposition
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Multiple Choice
A delta is forming at the end of a river where it meets the bay
weathering
erosion
deposition
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Multiple Choice
Which is the youngest layer of sediment?
layer A
layer B
layer C
layer D
What role have glaciers played in changing the way that Earth’s surface looks?
a) They have made the oceans bigger
b) They have created valleys and glacial landforms
c) They have caused flooding
d) They have changed the Earth’s temperature because they are so cold
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