5th grade Earth Science Review: SEEd Science, Strand 5.1

This picture shows patterns of mountain ranges on Earth. Which is a reasonable statement to describe and explain these patterns of mountain ranges?

• There are no mountain ranges under the ocean, only on continents.

• Mountain ranges occur in bands BOTH inside continents and along the edges of continents/plate boundaries.

• There are no patterns in mountain range formations.

• Mountain ranges occur randomly throughout the earth and are the result of the geosphere interacting with the atmosphere.

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The picture shows PATTERNS of earthquake and volcanic activity on Earth. Select all reasonable conclusions about earthquake and volcano patterns? (Select ALL that apply.)

• Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur in bands that are often along the boundaries between continents and oceans.

• There are no patterns of earthquakes and volcanoes on Earth.

• Most earthquakes and volcanoes occur along the edges of plate tectonic boundaries.

• Most of the earthquakes and volcanoes are inside continents.

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The image shows how water is distributed on Earth. What does this mean for humans? Select all that apply.

• Plenty of water is available for humans

• Humans can use 97% of the earth's water for drinking, washing, and other uses.

• Usable freshwater is very limited for humans so we need to be careful about how we use it.

• The distribution of water on earth is extremely uneven with the majority of earth's water being salt water.

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The image shows the distribution of water on Earth. Only 2.5% (often rounded up to 3%) of earth's water is freshwater.

Of the 2.5%, what percentage of water is fresh groundwater, AKA under the earth's surface? (HINT: use the image.)

• 30.1%

• 68.7%

• 69.0%

• 20.9%

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A reservoir is an example of....

• often manmade but sometimes natural body of water used for collecting and preserving water

• a lake

• a fast moving river on a steep downhill slope

• a sheet of slow moving ice

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What is this picture likely evidence of? Select ALL that apply.

• chemistry

• The biosphere interacting with the geosphere

• weathering and erosion to change the face of this rock

• destruction from an earthquake

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Overtime the copper-colored Statue of Liberty has become greenish. What is the cause of this?

• Chemical weathering--Oxidation (air and water chemically reacting with the copper metal, similar to rust)

• Physical weathering--wind and water weathered sediments

• Green paint--early Americans painted it a green color to stand out for boats in the harbor.

• No explanation for the greenish color

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Which of the following is a real-life example of the physical weathering process known as "ice wedging"?

• A tree's roots cause cracks to form in a rock or sidewalk.

• A boulder in a river splits in half as running water breaks it down over a long period of time.

• The roads in an area have several more cracks and potholes in the spring than they did before winter.

A rainstorm in a desert is an example of which two spheres interacting? The (a)   interacting with the geosphere.

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Which of the following is NOT an example of the four major spheres of the earth?

• biosphere

• hydrosphere

• humansphere

• geosphere/lithosphere

• atmosphere

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