Quiz about Earths Features 4th Grade

Question 1

Sedimentary rocks are formed by

Accepted Answer

Compacting and cementing

Answer

Cooling of lava or magma

Answer

Heat and pressure

Question 2

Rock made of layers of compressed sediments

Accepted Answer

sedimentary rock

Answer

metamorphic rock

Answer

igneous rock

Answer

school house rock

Question 3

The process by which running water, wind, or ice carry away bits of broken-up rock

Accepted Answer

erosion

Answer

weathering

Answer

sediment

Answer

cememtation

Question 4

Small pebbles, pieces of other rock, and sand are called?

Accepted Answer

sediment

Answer

weathering

Question 5

What characteristic to sedimentary rocks often have?

Accepted Answer

striped layers

Answer

weather patterns

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tiny crystals

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glassy surfaces

Question 6

What environment is a swamp?

Accepted Answer

floodplain

Answer

upper river

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beach

Answer

shallow ocean

Question 7

(Ignore D) Which layer is the oldest?

Accepted Answer

E

Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Question 8

(Ignore D) Which layer is the youngest?

Accepted Answer

A

Answer

B

Answer

C

Answer

E

Question 9

A small stream or other source of flowing water cannot form a canyon?

Accepted Answer

False

Answer

True

Question 10

What is a person who studies rocks is called?

Accepted Answer

geologist

Answer

physicist

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biologist

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astronomer

Question 11

Fossils can only be dinosaur bones.

Accepted Answer

No, fossils can also be leaves, footprints, wood, shells and more.

Answer

Yes, only dinosaurs made fossils.

Answer

No, fossils can also be big rocks that break up into smaller rocks.

Question 12

What is a fossil?

Accepted Answer

Fossils are what is left of living things from the past.

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Fossils are dinosaur bones that have become hard.

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Fossils are skeletons from a long time ago.

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Fossils are any animal bones.

Question 13

The faster water moves the _________ the sediment that can be carried by it.

Accepted Answer

bigger

Answer

smaller

Question 14

When a river cuts through rock it is called a____________

Accepted Answer

canyon

Answer

valley

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rocky outcrop

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cliff

Question 15

Where will the most erosion happen?

Accepted Answer

Fast river/long amount of time

Answer

Fast river/short amount of time

Answer

Slow river/short amount of time

Answer

Slow river/long amount of time

Earths Features 4th Grade

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