Earth’s surface is made of rock and soil. What is the surface of the Earth called?

• Ocean

• Crust

• Sand

• Plants

Which of the following is a slow process in which rocks are broken down into small pieces by wind, water, ice, and chemicals?

• Erosion

• Earthquake

• Weathering

• Landslide

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The Megalodon is a shark that lived long ago and it is no longer living today. Several fossilized Megalodon teeth have been found along the coast of North Carolina. What can a scientist learn by comparing a Megalodon tooth with the tooth of a Great white shark?

• The Megalodon shark was the same size as a Great white shark.

• The Megalodon shark was bigger than a Great white shark.

• The Great white shark is able to live on land.

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Which of the following best describes a mold fossil?

• A. The remains of an animal or plant leave an impression in soft sediment. This mark is preserved in rock by pressure and heat.

• B. Sediment fills in an impression made by a mold such as shell or bone.

• C. Hard parts of a living organism are surrounded by sediment and are preserved over time as sediments are hardened into rock.

• D. Any fossil that flows to the surface of the Earth from a volcanic eruption.

Which of the following is an example of erosion?

• Someone climbing to the peak of a mountain.

• A volcano erupting and forming an island.

• A river carrying away rock and creating a valley.

• Farmers growing crops on plains

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Which of the following is the process in which weathered rock and soil are moved from one place to another by wind, water, ice, or gravity?

• Volcanic Eruption

• Earthquake

• Erosion

• Fossil

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Which is an example of a slow change to Earth’s surface?

• A well collects rain water.

• A tree branch falls to the ground.

• A river carries sediment to the ocean

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Heat and pressure of melted rock and gases build up under the Earth’s surface. This pressure can cause the Earth’s crust to crack. Then melted rock and gases are released through the crack or opening in Earth’s crust.Which rapid process is described in the sentences above?

• Volcanic Eruption

• Earthquake

• Landslide

• Weathering

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What can a scientist learn from studying fossils? (4.E.2.2)

• A. How organisms may have changed over time

• B. How the weather is predicted

• C. How islands are formed

• D. How volcanoes erupt

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Which of the following is a rapid process that changes Earth’s surface when gravity causes large sections of soil and rock to move suddenly down an incline? (4.E.2.3)

• Weathering

• Earthquake

• Volcanic Eruption

• Landslide