Earth Science -5th

Front

How do plants cause weathering?

Back

through the root growth of plants as they lengthen and expand

Front

What question might a scientist need to ask when monitoring Tsunamis? Options: How high was the tallest tsunami? How many people live in the coastal area? How many tsunamis have affected the coastal area? How can large movements be detected from far away?

Back

How can large movements be detected from far away?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

Front

What is the BEST question a scientist might ask when constructing a dam? Options: How many houses are built along the river? How high can the river rise before it floods nearby houses? On average, how many days per year does it rain in the area? On average, how many times a year does the river flood the area?

Back

How high can the river rise before it floods nearby houses?

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS3-2

NGSS.MS-ETS1-1

Front

Which method would NOT prevent flood damage to homes along a river?

• adding sediment to the river bottom to raise the water level
• digging ponds and canals to safely hold or redirect excess water from the river
• building levees to prevent water from overflowing the river's banks
• constructing dams to control the flow of water within the river

Back

adding sediment to the river bottom to raise the water level

Tags

NGSS.MS-ETS1-2

Front

What landform could form if 2 tectonic plates collide?

Back

mountain

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

All landforms occur in which layer of the Earth?

Back

the crust

Front

Ice wedging is an example of: weathering, erosion, sedimentation, deposition

Back

weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Cliffs near ocean waters most likely formed from: erosion, weathering, deposition, sedimentation

Back

weathering

Tags

NGSS.MS-ESS2-2

Front

Mountains form between plates by the movement of plates ___________ each other.

Back

towards

Front

Why are volcanoes concentrated around The Ring of Fire?

Back

It lies along the zone where plates move towards each other and many volcanoes form.

Tags

NGSS.HS-ESS1-5

NGSS.HS-ESS2-1