Science Spiral Practice

Erosion is one of the processes involved in the formation of sedimentary rock. Which of these best describes the process of erosion?

• Rocks are broken into smaller pieces that remain in the same location.
• Pressure compacts layers of sediment and turns them into rock.
• Pieces of rock or soil are carried from one place to another.
• Sediment grains fall to the bottom of a lake to form sedimentary layers.

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Which gets all its energy from the sun?

• consumer
• producer
• decomposer
• no living organism

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What characteristic is inherited by only some members of its species?

• gills on a fish
• wings on a bird
• spots on a horse
• trunk on an elephant

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Which characteristic would a child not inherit from one or both of its parents?

• freckles
• hair style
• eye color
• dimples

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A litter of kittens have traits that are similar to both the mother cat and the father cat. Which best explains this situation?

• The kittens are provided the same kind of milk from their mother as they grow.
• The kittens inherit some of their traits from their mother and some from their father.
• The kittens are kept at the same temperatures by their mother when they are first born.
• The kittens are taught by their parents to have similar traits.

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Most earthquakes happen along the _________________. 

• coast
• faults
• desert
• directions

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What is Magma when it reaches the surface of Earth?

• Lava
• Mafic Magma
• Felsic Magma
• None of these

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Dormant volcanoes might erupt in the future.

• True
• False

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A place where plants and animals live and grow is called a ____________. It provides, food, water, shelter, and air.

• shelter
• tree
• habitat
• organism

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How was the Grand Canyon formed?

• earthquake

• flowing river

• waterfall

• rainstorm

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