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Earth's Features & Processes

Earth's Features & Processes

Assessment

Presentation

Science

4th Grade

Practice Problem

Hard

NGSS
MS-ESS2-2

Standards-aligned

Created by

Jacob A Hoffman

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46 Slides • 20 Questions

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What are the steps to play the game as described in the image?

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Divide the class into teams

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Pick a category and point value

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Use the Scoreboard slide

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Finish with the Final Jeopardy question

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How can you use the scoreboard to track team performance during the game?

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By recording points in each cell

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By renaming teams

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By clicking on the scoreboard

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By updating the game rules

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Which type of weathering most likely caused the rock shape in this picture?

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tree roots

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acid rain

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freeze/ thaw

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sand blown by wind

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The photograph shows a canyon in Northern Arizona. Which of these describes how this canyon was most likely formed?

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Floods eroded the sandstone away from the canyon walls

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Glaciers eroded the canyon rock as they melted and moved

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Ice wedged into cracks in the rock and weathered the canyon walls

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Wind blew large rocks that smashed against the canyon walls

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What is the primary agent (it moves the sediment) of sediment transport in rivers?

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Ice

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Wind

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Water

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Gravity

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How can you tell if a rock has weathered and eroded a lot?

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Explain the examples of weathering and erosion seen in the video

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How does freezing water cause the weathering of rocks?

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It keeps the rocks in place.

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It expands cracks and breaks rocks.

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It makes the rocks last longer

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It causes rocks to fall in landslides

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Multiple Choice

What is the process called when water freezes in cracks, expands, and pushes the rock apart?

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Ice wedging

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Erosion

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Sedimentation

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Weathering

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Where does ice wedging usually occur?

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What type of weathering occurs in places with cold winters where temperatures go above and below freezing, creating many cracks?

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Chemical weathering

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Physical weathering

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Biological weathering

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Erosion

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What is root wedging?

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In which environments is root wedging common?

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What type of weathering is common where plants and trees grow, in both cold and warm climates?

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Mechanical Weathering

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Chemical Weathering

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Biological Weathering

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Physical Weathering

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What causes an earthquake?

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Movement of tectonic plates

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Changes in the moon's position

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Heavy rainfall

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Solar flares

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Describe the role of tectonic plate boundaries in the formation of the Ring of Fire.

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They create stable regions with no volcanic activity.

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They are areas where plates move apart, causing earthquakes.

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They are zones where plates collide or slide past each other, leading to volcanic activity.

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They are regions where plates are stationary, preventing volcanic eruptions.

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Why is it important to know about the Cascadia Subduction Zone?

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