Science 4/27-5/1

The Whole Earth gets the same amount of Sunlight at the same time.

• True
• False

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In 24 hours, the Earth _____________.

• Revolves
• Rotates

When a hemisphere is pointed directly towards the Sun, what season will it be?

• Fall
• Winter
• Spring
• Summer

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Which planet is now classified as a dwarf planet?

• Mercury
• Mars
• Pluto
• Jupiter

About how many days does it take the Earth to orbit around the Sun?

• 30

• 100

• 365

• 500

What is the process that picks up and moves weathered rocks?

• deposition
• landslide
• weathering
• erosion

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A cliff formed near the ocean.  Which statement best describes how this cliff formed?

• Warm air melted the rock.
• Sun rays evaporated the rock.
• Ocean waves washed away rock.
• Plant roots pushed away the rock.

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Over long periods of time, deposition may change the Earth’s surface by _____.

• forming new land features
• breaking down large rocks into smaller ones
• washing away beaches
• severely draining topsoil

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Deposition changes the Earth’s surface because eroded materials _____.

• stop the river's flow
• make rich farmlands
• are dropped in new places
• move very slowly

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What has the greatest erosion effect on our beaches?

• waves
• gravity
• glaciers
• wind