5th Grade Earth Science

Most of Earth's volcanoes and earthquakes occur along

• continental plates

• plate boundaries

• oceanic plates

• the Indian Ocean

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What kind of land will form as a result of convergent plates? Select ALL that apply...

• mountains

• lakes

• rivers

• volcanoes

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Why would grass grow better on a flat surface than a hilly surface?

• The flat surface is flat.

• The hill surface is high.

• The flat surface can have more erosion.

• The hilly surface can be eroded easily.

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What helps control floods? Select all that apply.

• dam

• levee

• grass

• levee

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What is the cause of earthquakes and volcanoes around the Ring of Fire?

• weathering of rocks

• molten rock from the core

• the flow of magma

• shifting of tectonic plates

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What is happening in the picture?

• weathering

• erosion

• depostion

• flooding

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Which of the following landforms were created by a destructive force?

• ocean

• beach

• canyons

• mid ocean ridges

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Sawgrass helps

• cause the dune erosion process

• slow down the dune erosion process

• slow down the dune weathering process

• speed up the dune weathering process

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What forms a delta?

• sediments deposited in the ocean

• sediments deposited in a lake

• sediment deposited at the mouth of a river

• sediment deposited at the base of a hill

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What process causes a mountain path?

• constructive

• destructive

• weathering

• deposition

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